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Cool flight demo by Oleg Mutovin flying the Yakovlev YAK-130 (Яковлев, Як-130) russian trainer jet piloted at MAKS 2019 Airshow in Zhukovskiy, Moscow (August 28th). The Yakovlev Yak-130 (NATO reporting name: Mitten) is a subsonic bi-seater advanced jet trainer originally developed by the russian company Yakovlev and italian firm Aermacchi. It has also been marketed as a potential light attack aircraft. Development of the plane began in 1991 and the maiden flight was conducted on 25 April 1996. In 2002, it won a Russian government tender for training aircraft and in 2009 the aircraft entered service with the Russian Air Force. As an advanced training aircraft, the Yak-130 is able to replicate the characteristics of several 4 generation fighters as well as the fifth-generation Sukhoi Su-57, making the airplane an actual FLYING simulator, which is kind of amazing, if you ask me. It can also perform light-attack and reconnaissance duties, carrying a combat load of up to 3,000 kg, including various guided and un
