The Yakovlev Yak-130, NATO reporting name: Mitten (ICAO: Y130 / WAKE: MEDIUM) is a subsonic two-seat advanced jet trainer/light attack aircraft or lead-in fighter trainer. Created in Second Life by Amok Dynamics and DLM Aerospace, the aircraft was based on the real-life Yakovlev Yak-130 originally developed by Yakovlev and Aermacchi.
Background
Development of the real-life Yak-130 began in 1991, and the maiden flight was conducted on 26 April 1996. In 2002, it won a Russian government tender for training aircraft, and in 2009 the aircraft entered service with the Russian Air Force. As an advanced training aircraft, the Yak-130 is able to replicate the characteristics of several 4+ generation fighters as well as the fifth-generation Sukhoi PAK FA. It can also perform light-attack and reconnaissance duties, carrying a combat load of 3,000 kg.[1]
Features
- Pilot's heads-up display (HUD) attachment with:
- Helmet display.
- Power toggle, military power, landing gear, flaps, auto-level, canopy toggle, fuel toggle, airbrake, eject, weapon select, ordinance launch, and countermeasures switches.
- Animated components (flaps, rudder, ailerons, landing gear and canopy).
- MCE combat system variants available with:
- AA missiles.
- Iron Bombs.
- Rockets.
- Emergency ejection system.
- x5 included liveries.
Images
References
- ↑ Yakovlev_Yak-130 (English). Wikipedia. Retrieved on 2015-03-15.