Yakovlev Yak 14

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. During World War II, the Soviet Union operated only light gliders like the Gribovski G-11, Antonov A-7 and Kolesnikov-Tsybin KC-20 which were unable to transport vehicles, light tanks or artillery. Only after the war were Soviet designers ordered to develop medium gliders capable of carrying heavy or bulky loads. Work started during 1948, at the Yakovlev bureau, to produce a transport and assault glider for Airbourne Troops (VDV - Vozdooshnodesahntnyye voyska). The Yak-14 was a surprising development for the Yakolev Design Bureau, being developed in 1948 at a time when the bureau was already overloaded with projects, and despite the fact that the design bureaus of Antonov Grokhovskii and Tsybin already had considerable experience designing gliders while Yakolev did not. It also came at a time when most Western air forces had already abandoned the concept of heavy assault gliders.

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