Yakovlev Yak-9D
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | Frank
(NATO) |
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| Type | Long-Range
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); 3058 Yak-9D (March 1943
- June 1946), 339 Yak-9DD (May 1944 - September 1945) |
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| First Flight | 1942 |
Introduction | 1943 |
| Variants | |||
| Yak-9D | Long range version. The fuel capacity increased from 440 liters to 650 liters, giving a passable distance of 1360 km. The lack of radio navigation equipment limited the interest of such a version. | ||
| Yak-9DD | Bomber escort version. Yak-9D and T modified to receive up to 845 liters of fuel, obtaining a range of 2285 km, as well as radio-navigation equipment. | ||
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Length | 8.5 m |
Empty Weight | 2350 kg |
| Wingspan | 9.74 m |
Loaded Weight | 3117 kg |
| Height | 3 m |
Max takeoff weight | ? kg |
| Wing area | 17.15 m² |
Wing Loading | 182 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 | - |
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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 | 378.57 hp / ton * |
| Fuel Capacity | 650 L (Yak-9D),
845 L (Yak-9DD)
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(*) with loaded weight
| mPERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 535 km/h at sea level, 591 km/h
at 4300 m |
Cruise Speed | 304 km/h |
| Stall Speed (takeoff/landing) * | 140 km/h |
Service Ceiling | 9100 m |
| Rate of Climb | 16.3m/s |
Range | 1360 km |
(*) vitesse de décrochage (décollage/atterrissage)
| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | aviationsmilitaires.net | ||
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