Bargain Buys on AircraftForSale: 1986 Yakovlev Yak-52

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Bargain Buys on AircraftForSale: 1986 Yakovlev Yak-52

Visit nearly any airshow or large fly-in, and it’s easy to find oneself dreaming of warbird ownership. The sound of a round engine, the feel of power and torque, and the legacy of military aviation all in one enchanting package. Typically, such packages cost hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars. But at $77,500, today’s bargain provides all of those things for less than the price of a loaded Ford F-150. Derived from the taildragger Y…