A small and light airplane. A topic seemed unworthy of an interesting story. What is there to say? It is not a powerful bomber, nor a fast and streamlined fighter nor a respectable airliner. However, the way to all those real combat aircraft for any pilot always started with a small flying thing. Ask anyone and they will reverently remember their first obedient, faithful, forgiving all mistakes machine… The seeming simplicity of its creation is deceptive. Throughout more than a hundred years history of aviation, thousands of people tried to resolve this problem. But only some machines became a legend.

Bonus material: Kudashev-1, P-6bis, U-1 (AVRO-504K), Pо-2 (U-2), АIR-1, АIR-2, АIR-3, BICh-7А, LK-4, АIR- 7, UT-1, UТ-2, G-10, SАM-5bis, G-23, КАI-1, Yak-11, UТ-2L, Yak-18, Yak-52, Yak-18P, Yak-18PM, Yak-50, Kvant, МАI-900 Acrobat, Yak-55, Su-26М, Su-29, Yak-54, Yak-13, Yak-10, Yak-12, Yak-18T, Il-103, М-101Т Gzhel, Yak-30, L-29 Delfin, L-39 Albatros, МiG-АТ, Yak-130.