Yak-23 Short History … The Tbilisi aircraft factory began producing the Yak-23 jet fighter in 1949. It entered service of the Soviet Air Force starting with the same year. A total of 316 aircraft were built, Yakovlev ceasing production in 1952. The Yak-23 was exported to Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Poland and Romania. Most of the […]
Scale Models
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Apr
Apr
Which scale models manufacturer to choose … I have started for some time to build 1:48 scale models of the planes made by Yakovlev Design Bureau that have flown or are still flying in Romanian colors. In Romania the Yak-52 has a special story in the sense that it has been built, under license, by […]
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Jul
Jul
C45 Expeditor – the plane The C-45F Expeditor was the military version of the Beechcraft Model 18 passenger aircraft. Like any plane manufacturer from the 30’s, the designers of this aircraft kept a close eye on the military needs because that was where the money and large orders came from. The occasion popped up in […]