While Alenia Aermacchi secured the rights to develop their own version of the aircraft designated M-346, the Yak-130 continued its own development using Russian-sourced materials including the Ivchenko Progress AI-222 engines, K-36D ejection seats, the latest ‘glass cockpit’ avionics, and the ability to operate a range of Russian and NATO armaments. Externally, the current Yak-130 and M-346 look very similar, but each of the M-346’s F124 engines produces 750lbs more thrust than the Yak’s AI-222 engines giving the M-346 the ability to fly supersonic (neither aircraft have afterburners). The leading edges of the Yak-130’s horizontal stabilators have a dogtooth similar to the wings’ leading edges while the M-346 has straight leading edges on its stabilators. The standard M-346 does not have wingtip weapons stations (that is a recent development) while the Yak-130 has wingtip stations that can carry chaff/flare dispensers or lighter weapons.
Features and Options:
- Nicely detailed K-36D ejection seats with photo-etched crew restraints
- Nicely detailed cockpits
- Positionable canopy
- Positionable boarding ladder
- Canopy has optional det-chord traces provided as decals
- Intake ducts down to compressor faces (see notes)
- Turbine faces at ends of exhaust ducts
- Nicely detailed wheel wells
- Positionable speed brake
- Positionable leading edge and trailing edge flaps
- Positionable ailerons
- Positionable stabilators
- Positionable rudder
- 2 x external fuel tanks
- Optional centerline GSh-23 gun pod
- Optional wingtip countermeasures dispensers
Weapons set includes:
- KAB-500KR
- KAB-500KL
- KAB-1500KR
- KAB-1500KL
- KAB-1400SE
- Kh-29L
- Kh-29T
- Kh-31
- Kh-58
- Kh-25
- K-27ER
- K-27ET
- K-27R
- K-27T
- R-60
- R-73
- R-77
Markings are provided for a variety of subjects:
- Yak-130, Bort 01/130, company demo aircraft
- Yak-130, Bort 02/131, company demo aircraft
- Yak-130, Bort 04/133, company demo aircraft
- Yak-130, Bort 134, company demo aircraft
- Yak-130, Bort 53, Russian AF
- Yak-130, Bort 63/RF-44578, Russian AF
- Yak-130, Bort 63/15112, Bangladesh AF