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Yakovlev Aircraft
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Even today, people are still arguing about the legacy of Alexander Sergeevich Yakovlev. Some praise him as an engineering genius, while others say that he was more of a ruthless ladder climber. Despite all that, one thing remains clear: there aren’t that many aircraft engineers that started their career with plywood biplanes… and retired with a legacy of jet fighters and jet airliners. Not many indeed.

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