YAKOVLEV YAK 3

 

BRAND and MODEL

YAKOVLEV YAK 3

TYPE

Single-seat close-support fighter

ORIGIN

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

ENGINE

One 914 kw (1,225 hp) Klimov VK-105PF-2 twelve-cylinder VEE liquid-cooled engine

SPECIFICATIONS

Wingspan: 9.20 m (30 ft 2¼ in)

Length: 8.49 m (27 ft 10¼ in)

Height: 2.42 m (7 ft 11¼ in)

Wing area: 14.83 m² (159.63 sq ft)

Max speed at 3,100 m (10,170 ft): 655 km/h (407 mph)

Service ceiling: 10,700 m (35,105 ft)

Time to 4,999 m (16,400 ft): 4 mins 30 seconds

Range at 491 km/h (305 mph): 814 km (506 miles)

Range at 301 km/h (193 mph): 901 km (560 miles)

Max endurance: 2 hrs 55 mins

Empty weight: 2,105 kg (4,641 lb)

Loaded weight: 2,660 kg (5,864 lb)

PHOTO

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