jan.mevis(at)informavia.b
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 Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 11:27 pm Post subject: YAK50 spar mod |
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A Russian mechanic, Andrei Glukhov, told me recently that when the wings fold due to excessive G’s, the fuselage and thus the cockpit also get crumped up.
Andrei told me that there have been cases where the pilot could not get out anymore. Probably because the canopy could not be opened again. Perhaps a good idea to have something at hand to break it?
I saw pictures of UK registered Yak 50’s with a small axe fixed in the cockpit (is that correct, Richard ?).
You should assume that your YK50 has been flown to and above the limits (unless perhaps the very few last 50’s that have been made).
In my logbooks, I can see that a.o. Egorov and Timofejev flew a lot with my plane. Since both were outstanding aerobatics pilots, I accept that my plane was “tortured”. My plane was “put away” after about 120 hours total time flying by the Russians in 1981, 1982 (only 9 hours) and 1983 (only 4 hours !). According to the logbooks (it’s a good idea to have it de-cyphered !!) the overhaul in 2001 was very extensive. The spar mods were done.
Jan Mevis
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