Yakovlev Yak-9
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | Frank
(NATO) |
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| Type | Fighter |
Crew | 1 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Plant No.153
(Novosibirsk), Plant No.166 (Omsk), Plant No.82 (Moscow) |
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| Production | 16769 all-versions
(September 1942 – December 1948), 459 Yak-9, 35 Yak-9R |
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| First Flight | 6 July 1942 (Yak-7DI) |
Introduction | October 1942 |
| Variants | |||
| Yak-9 | Initial serial version. 1180 horsepower Klimov M-105PF engine, a 20mm ShVAK cannon with 120 rounds and a 12.7mm UBS machine gun with 200 rounds. One was powered by a 1350 horsepower Klimov M-106-1SK, but the engine was unreliable and the variant was not mass produced. | ||
| Yak-9B | Fighter-Bomber version. 4 vertical tubes placed behind the cockpit allowed to drop 4 FAB-100 bombs of 100 kg. In practice, the lack of maneuverability and sighting equipment limited the interest of this version. | ||
| Yak-9R | Tactical reconnaissance version. | ||
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Length | 8.5 m |
Empty Weight | 2277 kg |
| Wingspan | 9.74 m |
Loaded Weight | 2873 kg |
| Height | 3 m |
Max takeoff weight | ? kg |
| Wing area | 17.15 m² |
Wing Loading | 167.3 kg/m² |
| ARMAMENT | ||||
| Main Guns | Engine mounted* |
1 × 20 mm (0.8 in) ShVAK cannon |
Ammunition Carried | 1 x 120 |
| Secondary Guns | Nose ** |
1 x 12.7 mm (0.50 in) Berezin UBS MG |
Ammunition Carried | 1 x 200 |
| Other Armament | none / 4 x FAB100 or 128 PTAB (Yak-9B,
bomber version) |
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(*) firing through propeller hub, (**) synchronized in the upper nose fuselage
| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 1 × M-105PF |
Type & Displacement | V-12 liquid-cooled, 35.101 L |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 1180
hp |
Power/Weight Ratio | 410.72 hp / ton * |
| Fuel Capacity | 440 L
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| mPERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 520 km/h at sea level, 599 km/h
at altitude |
Cruise Speed | 304 km/h |
| Stall Speed (takeoff/landing) * | 140 km/h |
Service Ceiling | 11100 m |
| Rate of Climb | 16.3m/s |
Range | 875 km |
(*) vitesse de décrochage (décollage/atterrissage)
| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | aviationsmilitaires.net | ||
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