Aerostar

Aerostar S.A. is an aeronautical manufacturing company based in Bacău, Romania.
Since its establishment in 1953, the company's name has changed in turn from U.R.A. to I.R.Av, I.Av. and finally Aerostar. It has been a subsidiary of the Ministry of Armed Forces and has has provided repair and maintenance services for all aircraft types used by the Romanian military. The company also developed the IAR-93 twin-engine, tactical ground-attack and reconnaissance aircraft, the first fighter aircraft built in Romania after World War II. Upgrade programs for the MiG-21 (MiG-21 LanceR) and MiG-29 were developed by Aerostar in cooperation with Elbit Systems from Israel.
The company has produced more than 1,800 Yakovlev Yak-52 aircraft, in three versions: the Iak-52, Iak-52W, and Iak-52TW.

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Aerostar Yak-52 (Iak-52)

The Yakovlev Yak-52 is a Soviet primary trainer aircraft which first flew in 1976. It is still being produced in Romania by Aerostar, as Iak-52, which gained manufacturing rights under agreement within the now defunct COMECON socialist trade organisation.

Aerostar Yak-52 (Iak-52), registration PH-YAX, built 1984, serial number 844007
Volkel, Netherlands, 28 May 2017

Aerostar Yak-52 (Iak-52), registration PH-YAX, built 1984, serial number 844007
Den Helder Airport (Maritiem Vliegkamp De Kooy) (DHR/EHKD), Den Helder, Netherlands, 16 September 2017

Aerostar Yak-52 (Iak-52), registration PH-DTW, built 1991, serial number 9111413
Volkel, Netherlands, 28 May 2017

Aerostar Yak-52 (Iak-52), registration PH-DTX, built 1987, serial number 877803
Volkel, Netherlands, 28 May 2017

Aerostar Yak-52 (Iak-52), registration PH-DTX, built 1987, serial number 877803
Den Helder Airport (Maritiem Vliegkamp De Kooy) (DHR/EHKD), Den Helder, Netherlands, 16 September 2017

Aerostar Yak-52 (Iak-52), registration PH-DTY, built 1986, serial number 866811
Den Helder Airport (Maritiem Vliegkamp De Kooy) (DHR/EHKD), Den Helder, Netherlands, 16 September 2017

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