Yak-112 to be produced by Kazakhstan's Karaganda Aircraft Repair Plant under JV with IAPO and Yak

Published: 12/12/1999

The Yak bureau, along with IAPO in Irkutsk and the Karaganda Aircraft Repair Plant in Kazakhstan, have agreed to create a joint venture to produce the Yak-112 four seat multipurpose light aircraft. Karaganda"s role in the venture will be the final assembly of the airframes produced by IAPO. It has received considerable support from the Kazakhstan government, according to reports, with import duties on the aircraft"s Teledyne Continental engine and Allied Signal avionics being waived. Kazakhstan also promises to be a significant customer for the aircraft, having expressed interest in ten. The Yak-112 was the winner of competition in 1988 to provide a two seat primary trainer for Russia and the CIS aero clubs. Since then, it has developed into its current four-seat configuration, with the first prototype flying in 1992. After testing the aircraft with the Textron Lycoming (210 hp) IO-550-M-A4B5, the producers settled on the Teledyne Continental IO-360ES for the production aircraft. Initial reports of the aircraft"s sales in 1993 claimed that orders exceeded 500, including exports to China and India. To date, the aircraft has been series produced in the IAPO facility in Irkutsk, although total numbers are not known. The nature of the proposed JV is also unclear. It makes little logistical sense to ship unfinished airframes from Irkutsk to Karaganda, in central Kazakhstan.

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