Yakovlev Yak-17
| Yak-17 | |
|---|---|
| Yak-17 in the Russian Central Air Force Museum, Monino Airfield | |
| General information | |
| Type | Fighter aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing |
| Designer | Yakovlev |
| Primary users | Soviet Air Forces |
| Number built | 430 |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 1948–1949 |
| Introduction date | 1948 |
| First flight | June 1947 |
| Retired | early 1960s |
| Developed from | Yakovlev Yak-15 |
| Variants | Yakovlev Yak-23 |
The Yakovlev Yak-17 (Russian: Яковлев Як-17; USAF/DOD designation Type 16, NATO reporting name Feather) is an early Soviet jet fighter. It was developed from the Yak-15, the primary difference being tricycle landing gear. The trainer version, known as the Yak-17UTI (NATO reporting name Magnet), was the only Soviet jet trainer of the 1940s. Both aircraft were exported in small numbers and the Yak-17 was soon replaced by the far superior Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 beginning in 1950.