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A little bird told me that filming of vintage aircraft is taking place at Shoreham this week so I took the camera along to investigate. Soon after I arrived this odd looking aeroplane was wheeled out of a hangar, started up & took off. It then proceeded to do a touch & go before departing. I managed to get a couple of shots of it in the air. Here's the best one. Anyone know what it is? (Answer below)


















I must admit to not recognising it but the fin & rudder looked familiar. After checking on Google all became clear. It's a "Yakfire", a specially modified Yak 52TW camera ship involved in the filming of the new movie "Dunkirk". http://www.pressreader.com/uk/pilot/20160701/282179355363000

Wonderful find, Doug!

One of my favourite aeroplanes is the Yak 52 tricycle model, (rather than the Yak 50 tail-wheel model).
(A nice FS 2004 model).
"Tail-wheelers" always get me into a ground spin!.... ....!

A Yak 52 occasionally appears in the annual Air Races at my local Shobdon airfield!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bvto06NNVAU

Paul.... ...!

Fantastic find Doug, my hat is off to you

Great find and a wonderful shot.

Anthin.

Yet another beauty posted by the great Hagar (Doug) Looking at this makes me wonder when 'they' would angle those exhaust pipes more downward. I mean at taxi speeds and burble effects = exhaust overwhelms.

Another well done Doug...

Thanks for the comments chaps.

Hey! Where can I get one???
(And a superb photo, as well...)

There is one by A.F. Scrub here in the FSX/Props/FSX page 49. See if this link works: http://simviation.com/simviation/download.php?ID=5737 . This link takes you directly to DOWNLOAD page so just click on 'Download'.
Chuck B
Napamule

or .... just type 'yak 52' into the simviation search ......

https://simviation.com/1/search?submit= ... &x=11&y=17

napamule wrote:There is one by A.F. Scrub here in the FSX/Props/FSX page 49. See if this link works: http://simviation.com/simviation/download.php?ID=5737 . This link takes you directly to DOWNLOAD page so just click on 'Download'.
Chuck B
Napamule

Very old link from the old site around 2007 .... not sure how you found that ...... .... (FSX Props page 49 no Yak 52 ...... https://simviation.com/1/browse-Props-62-48 ) .... somehow you accessed the old site pages it seems

You are right. Thanks for the correction. The way I found it is thru right click of 'word' then 'search google for 'word'. There is no Yak on page 49 in the new library. Maybe google did a demographic on me as I am 77 yrs old.
Chuck B
Napamule

Thanks for the renewed interest in this old thread.

I'd just like to point out that the aeroplane in my photo is a highly modified Yak 52TW (taildragger). I think it's the only one in existence, hence the title of this topic.
It's unlikely that there would be an FS model of it.

This is what it looked like before modification. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Yakolev_Yak52TW_%E2%80%98N699DP%E2%80%99_%2826134347593%29.jpg/800px-Yakolev_Yak52TW_%E2%80%98N699DP%E2%80%99_%2826134347593%29.jpg

Well that exact one maybe not. But here are a couple I found at FltSimCom.
Chuck B
Napamule

Yak-52TW, Aerobatic, For FS9/FSX, by A.F. Scrub
https://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/fslib.ph ... fid=137440

Yak-52TW, Yakers Aerobatics Team - Romanian, For FS2004, by Patrick George Mititeanu.
https://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/fslib.ph ... fid=148626

Mr Scrub also uploads to simviation ... (same file)

https://simviation.com/1/search?submit= ... p&x=27&y=9