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A.S. Yakovlev Design Bureau (russian: ОАО Опытно-конструкторское бюро им. А.С. Яковлева) is a
Russian aircraft designer and manufacturer (design office prefix Yak). Its head office is in
Aeroport District,
Northern Administrative Okrug,
Moscow.
Overview
The bureau formed in 1934 under designer
Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev as
OKB
OKB is a transliteration of the Russian initials of "" – , meaning 'experiment and design bureau'. During the Soviet era, OKBs were closed institutions working on design and prototyping of advanced technology, usually for military applications. ...
-115 (the design bureau has its own production base at the facility No.115), but dates its birth from 12 May 1927, the day of maiden flight of the
AIR-1 aircraft developed within the Department of Light Aircraft of GUAP (Head Agency of Aviation Industry) under the supervision of A.S. Yakovlev.
During
World War II Yakovlev designed and produced a famed line of
fighter aircraft
Fighter aircraft are fixed-wing military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat. In military conflict, the role of fighter aircraft is to establish air superiority of the battlespace. Domination of the airspace above a battlefield ...
.
Irkut acquired Yakovlev in April 2004.
Irkut Corporation Completes Yakovlev Design Bureau Acquisition
defense-aerospace.com, April 22, 2004. The Russian government merged the holding company with Mikoyan, Ilyushin
The public joint stock company Ilyushin Aviation Complex, operating as Ilyushin (russian: Илью́шин) or as Ilyushin Design Bureau, is a former Soviet and now a Russian aircraft manufacturer and design bureau, founded in 1933 by Sergey Vl ...
, Irkut, Sukhoi and Tupolev as a new company named United Aircraft Building Corporation in February 2006.
Russian Aircraft Industry Seeks Revival Through Merger
" '' The New York Times.'' February 22, 2006.
See also
* List of military aircraft of the Soviet Union and the CIS
* List of Yakovlev aircraft
* SOKOL Aircraft Building Plant
References
* A book by A.T.Stepanets. ''Yak Fighters in WWII'' (in Russian)
* Степанец А.Т.- Истребители "Як" периода Великой Отечественной войны. Справочник. - М.: Машиностроение, 1992. - 224 с.: ил:
External links
* http://www.yak.ru click on ENG for English.
Yakovlev Aircraft of U.S.
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Companies based in Moscow
Helicopter manufacturers of Russia
Aircraft manufacturers of Russia
Helicopter manufacturers of the Soviet Union
Unmanned aerial vehicle manufacturers
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