YAK-55M

A view into the front of John's hangar
A closer view into the hangar
9 cylinder radial 360 HP supercharged guts
Another look at the 'naked' engine
The tail section
Dennis sits in the cockpit and makes airplane noises
Still making noises... gauges are all in russian.
Engine cowl re-installed... another hangar view
John pushes the YAK onto the taxiway
Getting ready to rumble and roll
Engine started
Taxiing to the runway
Still Taxiing
Liftoff... aerial photos did not turn out, due to cheap camera
After landing
Parking in front of the hangar
John strikes a pose