I’d always assumed that the Nanchang CJ-6A was essentially a copy of the Yak-52 from behind the Bamboo Curtain, in much the same way that a Tupolev Tu-4 Bull is basically a reverse-engineered Boeing B ...

but we can’t afford it. What to do? Make what you’ve got go better maybe? Lighter weight? Bigger engine? For me the idea of putting a Russian radial in a Nanchang CJ-6 was compelling. The very first ...

The 1964 Nanchang CJ-6A is registered to CRA Travel, LLC in Payson, Arizona. The 1987 Yakovlev Yak-52 is registered to Fight’s On! LLC. According to ABC 7, the deceased pilot was identified as 62-year ...

According to the Tiger Squadron website, Adams flew a 1985 Nanchang CJ-6A. The Tiger Squadron site said Adams earned his pilot’s license in January 2012, “and attained his high-performance ...

Officials confirmed that a Yakovlev Yak 52 collided with a Nanchang CJ-6A near Lancaster, about an hour and a half north of Los Angeles, around noon. The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department (LASD ...

The National Transportation Safety Board says the mid-air collision of a Yakovlev Yak 52 and Nanchang CJ-6A happened around 1 p.m. Sunday while both airplanes were on a joint cross-country trip.

22, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 12:50 p.m. and involved a Yakovlev Yak 52 and Nanchang CJ-6A, according to the National Transportation Safety Board, which is investigating.