Testing
The aircraft first flew on 15 July 1949, with test pilot Anokhin achieving supersonic speed (Mach 1.03 at 10,000 m (33,000 ft)) in a shallow dive during one of the test flights.
Ultimately, none of the newly developed aircraft was selected, and an upgraded MiG-17 was eventually employed. Yakolev later used the velosipednoye landing gear in the Yak-140 fighter and the Yak-120, and later in the Yak-25 and Yak-28 where it proved highly successful.
The Yak-50 never received an ASCC name or USAF reporting number.
Read more about this topic: Yakovlev Yak-50 (1949)
Famous quotes containing the word testing:
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—Bible: New Testament, 1 Corinthians 10:13.