Yakolev Yak
(Arriving On Runway 23 At Yeager 7-02)
Yakolev Yak - 1/3/7/9
One of the Yak-9DDs of the Balkan air force that escorted US bombers over Yugoslavia
| Specifications | ||||
| Model | Yakolev Yak-3 | |||
| Engine |
1
x Klimov VK-105PF-2 1,225hp |
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| Max. Speed |
404
|
mph
|
650
|
Km/h
|
| Max. Range |
506
|
Mls
|
814
|
Km
|
| Empty Weight |
4,960
|
lbs
|
2,252
|
Kg
|
| Loaded Weight |
5,864
|
lbs
|
2,662
|
Kg
|
| Span |
30
/ 2.25
|
Ft/in
|
9.21
|
m
|
| Length |
27
/ 10.2
|
Ft/in
|
8.5
|
m
|
| Height |
7 /
10
|
Ft/in
|
2.39
|
m
|
| Armament |
2
x 12.7mm machine guns |
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| Notes | This
enormously successful series of fighters began with the Yak-1's first
flight in march 1939 and stretched all the way to the Yak-9P's service
in the Korean war a decade later. By the end of the production run, over 37,000 Yak-1/3/7/9's had been delivered, second in number only to the Illyushin IL-2. |
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