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EXCLUSIVE! THUNDER TIGER YAK 54-45 3D

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PHOTOGRAPHY BY HOPE MCALL An excellent choice for stepping into 3D aerobatics THE YAK IS EXTREMELY STABLE WITHOUT GIVING ANYTHING UP IN THE RESPONSE DEPARTMENT THE YAKOVLEV YAK-54 is a 1990s Russian aerobatic and sports competition aircraft designed by the Yakovlev Aircraft Corporation. Designed by Chief Constructor Dmitry Drach and lead engineer Vladimir Popov, the Yak-54 was developed from the popular Yak-55M and first flew in December 1993. With a wingspan of 26 feet 9...

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