Yakovlev Yak-10

Yakovlev design bureau

Industry	Aerospace
Founded	1934
Headquarters	Soviet Union
Products	Aircraft

The Yakovlev Yak-10 (Russian: Яковлев Як-10) was a light liaison aircraft developed and manufactured by the Yakovlev design bureau in the Soviet Union during the 1940s.

Design and development

During the late 1940s, Soviet military requirements called for a compact liaison aircraft smaller than the Antonov An-2. To meet this demand, Yakovlev produced two four-seat models featuring wooden wings combined with metal fuselages, both evolving from the earlier AIR-6. The Yak-10 was designed as a high-wing, strut-supported monoplane equipped with fixed landing gear, whereas the Yak-13 featured a low-wing cantilever design with manually retractable landing gear. Both variants were powered by a 145 hp M-11MF radial engine. Following evaluation trials in 1945, the Yak-10 received an order for 40 units despite its modest performance metrics. Although several variants were developed, the design bureau soon introduced the more advanced Yakovlev Yak-12, which shared a similar configuration but was not directly derived from the Yak-10.

Production of the Yak-10 remained limited as it was soon superseded by the more capable Yakovlev Yak-12. While the Yak-13 demonstrated better performance compared to the initial Yak-10, it did not proceed to mass production.

Variants

Yak-10

High-wing monoplane featuring strut bracing, equipped with a Shvetsov M-11MF radial powerplant.

Yak-10G

Floatplane model fitted with dual floats for water operations.

Yak-10S

Medical evacuation version designed to accommodate one stretcher.

Yak-10V

Variant equipped with dual controls for pilot training or co-piloting.

Yak-13

Derived low-wing monoplane, utilizing a fuselage nearly identical to the Yak-10 and powered by the same Shvetsov M-11MF engine. Features a cantilever wooden low wing, constructed to allow direct comparison with the Yak-10. Only one unit was produced.