YAK-UL 3U CONSTRUIT LA AVIOANE CRAIOVA A BATUT RECORDURI MONDIALE DE VITEZA LA CLASA SA IN 2011

In tumultuoasa sa istorie, Avioane Craiova a incercat in cateva momente sa intre intr-o nisa mica de piata, cea a avioanelor replica sau de colectie.
Rezultatul a fost construirea , sau refacerea unor avioane sovietice YAK- 3U sau YAK -11, pastrand proiectul de structura  originala , dar echipate cu motoare Pratt &Whitney, cam de doua ori mai puternice fata de motorul original si cu o elice mult mai performanta . Rezultatul a fost un avion "de curse" folosit in SUA  la competitiile de la Reno, unde inca se mai zboara ca pe vremea lui Vlaicu in jurul a noua piloni , desigur pe clase de competitori, pe primul loc fiind desigur viteza.

Avionul din imagine a fost construit la Avioane in 2005 si este cel care a batut recordul detinut de Howard Hughes in 1935 ( filmul AVIATORUL  cu Leonardo DiCaprio ) la clasa sub 6000 pounds .   ( 2800 kg)

                                                         In link e un film superb

                                                     https://vimeo.com/30833749

SI  AICI YOUTUBE 

                                         

Acest avion a fost vandut si zboara acum in Australia .

VH-YOV / N46463 / 33 Avioane Craiova Yak-3U-R2000 (MSN 001-3/2005) named ‘Steadfast’, owned by Eastern Fighters Pty Ltd, at Jandakot Airport – Australia Day, Mon 26 Jan 2015.
Though based on the World War Two Yakovlev Yak-3U, this example is based on a Yak-11 airframe and was built in Romania in 2005, powered by a Pratt and Whitney R-2000 radial engine. It was registered N46463 to William E Whiteside, in California in 2005, and was used in the Reno Air Races with the name ‘Steadfast’.
In 2011 it broke the 3K World Speed Record at Wendover, Utah in the USA travelling at a speed of 416.02 mph (670 kph). You can watch a video of this event herehttp://vimeo.com/30833749
In late 2013, it was shipped to Australia and has been under rebuild in the AeroJacks hangar since November 2013. It was registered in Australia on 24 December 2013 as VH-YOV, but still carries its US registration. Great to see it on static display with the Australia day aircraft at Jandakot.
Photo © Keith Anderson.

CHIAR E O PERFORMANTA DEOSEBITA !

FOTOGRAFII DIN AUSTRALIA 

Si inca patru recorduri mondiale !!!

Pilot Will Whiteside Sets Climb Record

Will Whiteside, the former airline pilot whose day job is flying members of Sonoma County's prominent Trione and Codding families wherever they need to go, has always been a fast climber.

Whiteside, 40, just raised his own bar. Taking off from the Charles Schulz-Sonoma County Airport, he and his race team set four world records this week by pushing their Romanian-built fighter — named Steadfast — to great heights in very little time.

Whiteside reached 3,000 meters — nearly 10,000 feet — in two minutes, five seconds. The previous record for a propeller-driven, radial-engine airplane in the same weight class as Steadfast was three minutes, 33 seconds.

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/2307439-181/air-racer-sets-climb-record?artslide=0

Bravo SRI-ului care in 1995  a sesizat Parchetul  despre fabricatia  acestui  avion ca fiind  destinat transportului de droguri in Columbia, avion nici militar nici civil, oricum  foarte suspect la nivelul de intelegere de atunci al " specialistilor " in aviatie , Programul a fost stopat dupa fabricarea a 5 avioane si reluat in 2005.

Deregistered Aircraft 1 of 2
Aircraft Description
Serial Number	001-3/2005	Certificate Issue Date	None
Manufacturer Name	AVIOANE CARIOVA SA	Mode S Code (base 8 / oct)	51325675
Model	YAK-3U/R-200	Mode S Code (base 16 / hex)	A5ABBD
Year Manufacturer	2005	Cancel Date	11/07/2013
Reason for Cancellation	Exported	Export To	AUSTRALIA
Type Registration	Individual
Aircraft Registration prior to Deregistration
Name	WHITESIDE WILLIAM E
Street	601 YERBA BUENA WAY
City	WINDSOR
State	CALIFORNIA	Zip Code	95492-6833
County	SONOMA
Country	UNITED STATES
Deregistered Airworthiness
Engine Manufacturer	P & W	Classification	Experimental
Engine Model	52023	Category	Exhibition
		A/W Date	10/11/2005
Deregistered Other Owner Names
None