[1][2] In the late 1940s the Soviet forces had a need for a light liaison aircraft that was smaller than the Antonov An-2.
[2] The company derived two four-seat aircraft with wooden wings and metal fuselages, from the earlier AIR-6.
[2] After tests in 1945, the Yak-10 was awarded a production contract for 40 aircraft, despite unimpressive performance.
[2] The company built a number of different variants but soon produced an improved design, the Yak-12, which, although of similar layout, was not a derivative of the Yak-10.
[1][2] Data from [1]The Osprey Encyclopaedia of Russian Aircraft 1875 – 1995General characteristics Performance