Program Review

摘要

Background. Yakovlev initially teamed with Italy's Aermacchi in 1993 to design an aircraft that could fill a Russian Air Force requirement for up to 800 new jet trainers to replace its fleet of Aero L-39s. This was in the era after the Cold War when NATO states and Russia were on friendlier terms. The deal envisioned Aermacchi marketing the Yak-130 in the West, while Yakovlev would service Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States. Two different engine configurations were to be used to meet the needs of Western and Russian/CIS customers. Russian Yak-130s were to be powered by Slovak engine maker Povazske Strojarne's DV-2 turbofan, the same engine that powered Aero Vodochody's L-59. Western aircraft would use a Western-made engine.