| Technical data | |||
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| Type | AIR-6 | ||
| Function | Proto- type | Passen- ger | Ambu- lance |
| Year | 1932 | 1933 | |
| Crew | 1 | ||
| Powerplant (1) | |||
| Type | M-11 | ||
| Power | 100hp | ||
| Size, m | |||
| Length | 8.0 | ||
| Height | 2.30 | ||
| Wingspan | 12.0 | ||
| Wing area | 19.8m2 | ||
| Weights (kg) and loads | |||
| Empty | 584 | 610 | 620 |
| Loaded | 843 | 900 | 1000 |
| Wing Load (kg/m2) | 42.0 | 47.3 | 50.5 |
| Power load (kg/hp) | 8.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 |
| Speed, km/h | |||
| Maximum at 0m | 166 | 162 | 156 |
| Cruising | 140 | ||
| Landing | 65 | 68 | 68 |
| Roll, m (sec) | |||
| Takeoff | 70 (7) | 90 (9) | 85 (8) |
| Landing | 120 (13) | 120 (13) | 165 (15) |
| Maneuverability | |||
| Turn time (sec) | 16 | 16 | 17 |
| Range, km | |||
| Practical | 650 | ||
| Flight Endurance | 5h | ||
| Ceiling, m | |||
| Maximum | 4500 | 4000 | 3000 |
| Climb, min | |||
| 1000m | 6.9 | 6.6 | - |
| 3000m | 30 | 29.3 | - |
| Payload | |||
| Seats | 2 to 3 | stretcher + doctor |
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AIR-6, Ya-6 by A.S.Yakovlev
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AIR-5 adaptation for domestic M-11 engine at Factory N°39. It was ready in May 1932, flown on September 8 (May?) by Yu.I.Piontkovskij. Passed all trials easily. Designed to comply with popular concept of a "flying automobile", AIR-6 was adopted as short range liaison aircraft. Gained fame as "ispolkomovskij samoliot" (airplane for local executives), AIR-6 was well fit for rural areas with small unpaved airfields.
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Construction - Yakovlev's classic mixture. Steel tube frame of the fuselage carries duralumin skinning on the front section and fabric - on the tail. Wooden 2-spar wings carries ailerons with duralumin frame. Tail surfaces - also duralumin framing with fabric skin.
In 1934 group of four AIR-6 performed flight Moscow-Irkutsk-Moscow (with refuel landings), covering more than 10,000km with average speed 122km/h. Tour finished at Tushino airfield on August 18, during first celebration of the Air Fleet Day.
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During 1934-36 total 486 AIR-6 were built. Twenty of them were modified as ambulance with room for a stretcher and doctor. In 1937 AIR-6 was renamed in politically correct Ya-6.
In 1939 A.S.Moskalev designed (under GVF order) replacement for AIR-6. SAM-14 also was a high-wing monoplane with fixed landing gear, but differed by cantilever wing.
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| Predecessors | Modifications |
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 AIR-5 |
 AIR-6A |
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