sentences:  In 1948 the Soviet Air Forces issued a specification for a large assault glider needed by the "VDV" ("Vozdushnodesantnyye Voyska" – airborne troops) which was to be capable of carrying a payload of , including loads like an anti-tank or field gun with its crew and associated tow vehicle, or up to 35 troops.The Yakovlev design bureau was instructed to design an aircraft to meet this requirement, despite its relative inexperience in the design of such large aircraft.Yakovlev's design, the Yak-14 was a high-wing monoplane.