- Yakovlev Yak-44
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name = Yak-44
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type = Carrier-basedAirborne Early Warning and Control
manufacturer =Yakovlev
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status = Cancelled; mock-up only
primary user =Soviet Navy
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variants with their own articles =The Yakovlev Yak-44 was a proposed twin
turboprop Airborne Early Warning (AEW) aircraft, resembling theUnited States Navy 'sE-2 Hawkeye , and intended for use with theSoviet Navy 's "Ulyanvosk" classsupercarrier s. Along with theaircraft carrier it would have flown from, the Yak-44 was cancelled after the demise of theSoviet Union . A full-scale mock-up with foldable wings was built.pecifications
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External links
* [http://www.aviation.ru/Yak/Yak-44.jpg.php Photo of full-scale mockup]
* [http://www.aviation.ru/Yak/Yak-44.gif.html Line drawing]
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