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Aircraft Taken at More: Untitled More: Bacau Yak-52 More: Denham (EGLD) More: UK - England, January 23, 2005 Remark Photographer G-CBSS (cn 833707) "Janie". Well, this photo made the day and the cold worth while !!!! A very helpfull pilot who started the old girl up for me + a great aircraft + great weather all addded up to my best photo of the day. When he fired her up he realy gave her a good old rev and said get ready for the smoke. Boy he was'nt kidding !!!!! [Canon 20D+17-40 L F4] More: Simon Curtis Contact Simon Curtis Link to me!

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A visitor from South Africa posted Sun October 18, 2009: This Yak 52 is now based at Cerfontaine airfield (EBCF) in Belgium. Gravity park : http://www.gravitypark.be/eng/Aviation/Stuntflying/tabid/178/Default.aspx
A visitor from - posted Sat March 7, 2009: Man, what a clever shot.
A visitor from - posted Mon February 16, 2009: Indeed ... quite a dramatic shot.
A visitor from India posted Thu December 11, 2008: Fantastic timing !
A visitor from - posted Sun October 12, 2008: THIS shot is the most dramatic Yak-52 engine start I've ever seen. Well done
A visitor from Thailand posted Fri October 10, 2008: Yak-52 have the most charismatic engine starting I've ever seen or heard. Just look at this amazing photo. But for the compressed air noise and cylinder firing when this radial engine starts, you will have to witness a real start. Now I would love to fly in one lovely Yakovlev like this one ...
A visitor from Lithuania posted Fri September 26, 2008: Best Yak 52 starting photos I have ever seen. Regards, Jurgis - Lithuania.
A visitor from United States posted Thu September 4, 2008: Nice Yak 52. Interesting start. GREAT shot !
A visitor from Japan posted Mon September 3, 2007: That's what I call "starting an engine". In this case, a 9 cylinders RADIAL : even better !!
A visitor from France posted Sat August 18, 2007: Me not speak English but I say in French : Yak 52 very good and this photo : "SUPERBE" ;-))
A visitor from India posted Wed February 28, 2007: Lovely ... Lovely ... LOVEly ... LOVELY ... !!!!
A visitor from France posted Wed August 23, 2006: You have captured one of the rare instances in aviation today: a piston engine being kicked up! A pity that there is no sound to accompany it!
A visitor from United States posted Mon August 21, 2006: In my openion Yak-52 is the best plane for privet use and a lot more. Feel the starting 360 h.p. M-14 engine!
A visitor from France posted Sat August 19, 2006: Oh la la !! Fantastique !! Bravo to the photograph and to the pilot .
A visitor from United States posted Tue July 18, 2006: WAOW !!! Sometimes you just get lucky. Nice aircraft, good weather, helpfull pilot ... a really nice shot. Congratulations !
A visitor from Brazil posted Tue July 11, 2006: Great photo! beautiful plane
A visitor from Mexico posted Tue June 27, 2006: MAGNIFICO ! Viva Mexico !
A visitor from Singapore posted Mon May 29, 2006: 5 STARS. It will be difficult to shoot a better Yak 52 start. What a great photo !
A visitor from United Kingdom posted Sat May 20, 2006: You have 2 get close and low 2 take such a great pic ! But then you get rewarded with a brilliant shot ! Well done to the photograph (and the pilot).
A visitor from Belgium posted Thu May 4, 2006: Today, Thursday 04 May 2006, this lovely shot of "Janie" became the most popular Yak 52 picture on Airliners.net with 12,500 distinct views ! Hope to see more photos of this very "classy" Yak 52 registered G-CBSS on your great website for aviation fanatics like me. If you want to see this baby for real and even fly "Russian", go to the beautiful grass airfield of Namur in Belgium where she is regularly flown by Etienne Verhellen and his friends. You will also see another Yak 52, a Yak 50, a couple of Stampes (SV-4), a Pitts S-2B, some gliders and the Pilatus going up with the Paras and down without ... ! What a great place !
A visitor from Canada posted Tue April 25, 2006: Well done "Janie" ! Congratulations on winning the Yak Acro Trophy in Breighton (UK) during the John McLean Trophy 2006 (See British Aerobatic Association website). Bravo Etienne ! Alain, ton ami from Canada.
A visitor from Belgium posted Sun April 16, 2006: Good luck for the First Yak 52 WORLD AEROBATIC CHAMPIONSHIP in South Africa : YakWAC 2006 in Hluhluwe http://www.yakwac.com/ From all of us back here in Belgium ! Have FUN !
A visitor from United States posted Sat March 11, 2006: Found the photo ... Really good timing on this one ! A little bit of a headache this morning ... Nice talking to you last night ... Looking forward to fly aerobatics on my next trip to Brussels. HAVE FUN in South Africa ! John - Seattle - USA.
A visitor from Hong Kong posted Thu March 9, 2006: A powerful and refreshing start up!
A visitor from France posted Wed March 1, 2006: As we say in France : " MAGNIFIQUE !!! "
A visitor from United Kingdom posted Fri February 17, 2006: What can one say in front of such a beautiful shot ?! MAGIC !!!!!
A visitor from Belgium posted Wed February 15, 2006: The smoke from this baby !! Unreal !! Go Janie !! Go !!
A visitor from Netherlands posted Tue January 31, 2006: Turning the prop, priming, turning, priming, what a job, but it's worth. A short doubt and then it's alive, running on all nine cilinders, wow what a sound. This must be a plane with character and watch out, you can fall in love with her/him.
A visitor from Singapore posted Mon January 30, 2006: Starting a 9 cylinders "Radial" engine is great fun for everyone : pilot and spectators alike as this great shot clearly demonstrates ... and try to imagine the lovely growl of this flying machine ... the smell of leather and oil in the cockpit ... the G's when pulling a loop ! Yak 52 ... pleasure for all the senses ! Yeah !!
A visitor from India posted Sat January 14, 2006: It doesn't get any better than this ! BEST Yak 52 pictures on Airliners.net Full stop.
A visitor from United States posted Tue January 10, 2006: Great view, love the smoke!
A visitor from Lebanon posted Sat January 7, 2006: Wonderful! But Greenpeace activists might not like it... nothing comes free!
A visitor from Japan posted Wed November 16, 2005: When I was working in Brussels I used to go to the friendly airfield of Namur just to catch "Janie" starting ... and doing her stuff in the air ! A joy to watch ... and the most wonderful growl of the 9 cylinders radial engine !
A visitor from Brazil posted Wed October 19, 2005: Waow ... Fantastico. The "Yakkes Foundation" website is also very nice. Visit : http://www.yakkes.com/ Regards, Ricardo from Brasil.
A visitor from United Kingdom posted Mon October 10, 2005: Fantastic shot ... perfect timing !
A visitor from United Kingdom posted Fri September 30, 2005: And if you get a chance to listen to the beautiful sound of this radial engine (9 cylinders M-14P)... it's like music to my ears !
A visitor from Australia posted Mon September 26, 2005: The Yak 52 starts are nice to watch ...
A visitor from Belgium posted Sun September 18, 2005: Yep, this is the first picture on Airliner.net of this great looking Yak 52 owned by Etienne Verhellen from Belgium. Hope to see more of her ... The paint scheme is very nice : metallic blue with a grey nose and tail. This aircraft is part of the "Yakkes Foundation". Visit : http://wwww.yakkes.com/
A visitor from Belgium posted Wed September 7, 2005: Best Yak 52 start picture
A visitor from Belgium posted Sun August 28, 2005: The only picture of "Janie" (G-CBSS) on Airliner.net and the more original Yak 52 start-up shot. This Yak is now based in Belgium (Namur - EBNM) and she is flown by a Boeing 747-400 Airline Pilot.

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