30 years with George Coy / 2023 02 10/
Year 1993. An-2 Lithuania, Pociūnai.
30 years ago, American aviator George Coy flew the first Cessna to Lithuania. After a dangerous adventure over the ocean, he returned to America piloting an An-2.
Year 2006. Yak-12 "Hydra", Lithuania, Pociūnai.
George is back in Lithuania. He is now inspecting the Yak-12 Hydra aircraft and conducting test flights. Termikas has modified the power plant of this aircraft, and manufactured the original floats with retractable landing gear.
Year 2023. An-2, United States, Vermont.
George invited us to help him refurbish an An-2 aircraft in the United States. Nice to see you again George. We hope that our cooperation will continue for a long time to come.
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Last week - first week / 2023 01 06/
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Seasons greetings to all our clients and friends! / 2022 12 21 /
Season’s greetings from the entire crew at "Termikas". Wishing You a Merry Christmas & a New Year full of new opportunities and many new success. See you in 2023!
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Office is closed 2022 12 27 - 2022 12 30.
Aircraft for sale / 2022 12 12 /
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Three aircraft for sale! Santa said discounts are availabe for the first customers and also a full tank of fuel as a present. Warm wishes for the upcoming holiday season!
Exclusive planes in "Termikas". Yak-18A / 2022 09 09 /
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A member of the second generation of Russian aircraft designers, and best known for fighter designs, Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev always retained a light aircraft design section. In May 1945, Yakovlev initiated design of the Yak-18 two-seat primary trainer. He designed it to replace the earlier Yakovlev UT-2 and Yak-5 in service with the Soviet Air Forces and DOSAAF ( Voluntary Society for Collaboration with the Army, Air Force and Navy, which sponsored aero clubs throughout the USSR ). In 1944, an advanced version of the UT-2 had been built and featured an enclosed canopy and fixed landing gear which bears a striking resemblance to the new Yak-18. The new aircraft flew a year later, powered by a 119 kW (160 hp) Shvetsov M-11 five-cylinder radial engine and featuring pneumatically operated retractable main landing gear and a fixed tailwheel. It entered service as a trainer later that year and was built by Yakovlev up until 1956. Examples were exported to China in kit form beginning in 1950. The Chinese then went on to redesign the aircraft with the designation CJ-5.
The Yak 18’s greatest claim to fame is its use as a night bomber by the North Korean Air Force during the Korean War. The aircraft were modified with bomb racks on the wing center section and flew over UN troop locations at night to drop bombs and harass UN forces. The single most successful attack of the North Korean aviation during the war was destroying of a fuel dump with nearly 5.5 million gallons of fuel in Inchon area in June 1953 by 4 or 5 Yak-18s. The five-cylinder engine reminded many of the US troops of the sound made by early gasoline powered washing machines earning them the name: “Washing Machine Charlie”. The name “Bed Check Charlie” was also used for these night intruders. The Yak-18’s along with Polikarpov Po-2‘s became quite a nuisance until US night fighters began shooting them down.
Other claims to fame for the Yak-18 are an international speed record for class in 1951 as well as being the aircraft used for initial flight training by Yuri Gagarin (1st human in space) and Ken Rowe ( No Kum-Sok: defected with a Mig-15 during the Korean War ). Later, as the need for conventional landing gear trainers abated Yakovlev re-designed the Yak-18 with retractable tricycle landng gear and an Ivchenko AI-14RF radial, 224 kW (300 hp) and was designated the Yak-18A. The design proved exceptionally easy to build and maintain.
From the YAK UK,
Mark Jefferies
| YAK-18A GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS | |||
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| Crew: | 2 | Wingspan: | 10.6 m (34 ft 9 in) |
| Length: | 8.35 m (27 ft 5 in) | Height: | 3.35 m (11 ft 0 in) |
| Wing area: | 17.8 m2 (192 sq ft) | Emty weight: | 1.025 kg (2.260 lb) |
| Max takeoff weight: | 1.025 kg (2.260 lb) | ||
| Powerplant: | 1 × Ivchenko AI-14RF 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 224 kW (300 hp) | ||
| Propellers: | 2-bladed variabre-pitch propeller | ||
| PERFORMANCE | |||
| Max. speed: | 300 km/h (190 mph) | Range: | 700 km (430 mi) |
| Service ceiling: | 5.060 m (16.600 ft) | ||
Mustang P-51 & ScaleWings 70% replica / 2022 06 24 /
P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II and the Korean War, among other conflicts. The Mustang was designed in April 1940 by a team headed by James Kindelberger of North American Aviation (NAA) in response to a requirement of the British Purchasing Commission.
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The prototype NA-73X airframe was rolled out on 9 September 1940, 102 days after the contract was signed, and first flew on 26 October. The cost of production in 1945 was 50 000 dollars.
A total of 15,875 aircraft were produced.
The majority of P-51's remained in the Air Force for a long time, although from 1946 they were gradually replaced by jet fighters. The obsolete P-51 could be bought very cheaply ($1000), so it was also used extensively for personal use. The P-51C won many victories in various air races. It is still used in many places for recreational purposes, but its price has risen to two million dollars.
| P-51D MUSTANG SPECIFICATIONS | |||
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| Crew: | 1 | Wingspan: | 11 m (37 ft) |
| Length: | 9.83 m (32 ft 3 in) | Height: | 4.07 m (13 ft 4.5 in) |
| Wing area: | 21.8 m2 (235 sq ft) | Emty weight: | 3.463 kg (7.635 lb) |
| Max takeoff weight: | 5.488 kg (12.100 lb) | Gross weight: | 4.173 kg (9.200 lb) |
| Powerplant: | 1 × Packard (Rolls Royce) V-1650-7 Merlin 12-cylinder liquid cooled engine, 1,490 hp (1,110 kW) at 3,000 rpm; 1,720 hp (1,280 kW) at WEP | ||
| Propellers: | 4-bladed Hamilton Standard constant-speed, variable-pitch, 11 ft 2 in (3.40 m) diameter | ||
| P-51D MUSTANG PERFORMANCE | |||
| Max. speed: | 710 km/h (440 mph) | Cruise speed: | 583 km/h (362 mph) |
| Power/mass: | 300 W/kg (0.18 hp/lb) | Stall speed: | 160 km/h (100 mph) |
| Service ceiling: | 12.800 m (41.900 ft) | Rate of climb: | 16 m/s (3.200 ft/min) |
| Range: | 2.660 km (1.650 mi) | Wing loading: | 190 kg/m2 (39 lb/ft2) |
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Guns: | 6 × 0.50 caliber (12.7mm) AN/M2 Browning machine guns with 1,840 total rounds (380 rounds for each on the inboard pair and 270 rounds for each of the outer two pair) | ||
| Rockets: | 6 or 10 × 5.0 in (127 mm) T64 HVAR rockets (P-51D-25, P-51K-10 on) | ||
| Bombs: | 1 × 100 lb (45 kg) or 250 lb (110 kg) bomb or 500 lb (230 kg) bomb on hardpoint under each wing | ||
Bellanca CH-300 Pacemaker / 2021 12 04 /
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The Bellanca CH-300 Pacemaker was a six-seat utility aircraft, built primarily in the US in the 1920s and 1930s. Manufacturer – Bellanca. It was a development of the Bellanca CH-200, fitted with a more powerful engine and, like the CH-200, soon became renowned for its long-distance endurance. Number build – 35.
On July 15, 1933 6:24 AM two Lithuanian pilots Steponas Darius and Stasys Girėnas flying a heavily modified CH-300 named “Lituanica” lifted off from Floyd Bennet Field to attempt a non stop transatlantic flight. They successfully crossed the Atlantic, however crashed in the forest near Pszczelnik, Poland. Flying replica of the plane is on display in Lithuanian Museum of Aviation, the wreckage of the original is kept in Vytautas Magnus War Museum, Kaunas, Lithuania.
| GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS | |||
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| Crew / Capacity: | 1 pilot / 5 passengers | Length: | 8.5 m (27 ft 9 in) |
| Wingspan: | 14.1 m (46 ft 4 in) | Height: | 2.5 m (8 ft 4 in) |
| Emty weight: | 1.032 kg (2,275 lb) | Gross weight: | 1.847 kg (4,072 lb) | Powerplant: | 1 × Wright J-6 radial , 330 hp (246 kW) |
| PERFORMANCE | |||
| Max. speed: | 266 km/h (165 mph) | Range: | 1.086 km (675 mi) |
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Steponas Darius and Stasys Girėnas, Bellanca CH-300, "Lituanica", on the 10 litas banknote.
YAK aircraft & RED A03 V-12 Diesel
On March 9, 2009 "Termikas" has signed an agreement with the German company "RED aircraft GmbH" ( Raikhlin engines development ) to modify the Yak-52 aircraft by replacing the standard engine M-14P ( 360HP ) with a new RED A03 V-12 Diesel ( 500 hp ) engine and to additionally install hydraulic and electrical systems.
We performed fuselage and aircraft systems modifications. Company "RED" installed its diesel engine and assembled engine control and monitoring equipment.
With the participation of specialists from both companies, the aircraft was finally assembled and tested in Adenau, Germany. Test pilot - Antanas Marčiukaitis.
In 2010, the aircraft was presented at the largest European aviation exhibition in Friedrichshafen.
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Today we present the 4-seater Yak-18T aircraft. "Termikas" and the project engineer Jonas Janušauskas modified and prepared the aircraft for the installation of the RED A03 V-12 Diesel (500 hp) engine. The engine was installed at the company's "RED" base in Adenau, Germany. Test flights were conducted there. At the end of July, the aircraft was registered in the Lithuanian register LY-BID and flew to our airfield. Test pilot – Žilvinas Lidžius.
"Termikas" will now do some work on modifications, testing and aircraft appearance.
We are looking forward to the visit of "RED" representatives soon.
Together with colleagues from "RED", we will tell you more about this project later on.
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