Yakovlev Yak-9M
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | Frank
(NATO) |
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| Type | Fighter |
Crew | 1 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Plant No.153
(Novosibirsk) |
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| Production | 16769 all-versions
(September 1942 – December 1948); 4239 (May 1944 - June 1945) |
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| First Flight | 1944 |
Introduction | 1944 |
| Variants | |||
| Yak-9M | Improved version. Yak-9D incorporating certain modifications from earlier versions, including the remote cockpit of the Yak-9T. A version was developed specifically for the PVO (air defense): designed for night hunting, it had a Klimov VK-105PF2 engine of 1240 horsepower, a reduced fuel capacity, radio-navigation equipment RPK-10. | ||
| Yak-9S | Derived version of the Yak-9M. Powered by a Klimov VK-105PF, armed with one NS-23 cannon (60 rounds) and two B-20 cannons (120 rounds each). Was deemed inferior to Yak-9U and Yak-3 and not mass produced. | ||
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Length | 8.5 m |
Empty Weight | 2428 kg |
| Wingspan | 9.74 m |
Loaded Weight | 3096 kg |
| Height | 3 m |
Max takeoff weight | ? kg |
| Wing area | 17.15 m² |
Wing Loading | 181 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 × VK-105PF |
Type & Displacement | V-12 liquid-cooled, 35.101 L |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 1180
hp |
Power/Weight Ratio | 381.14 hp / ton * |
| Fuel Capacity | 650 L
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| mPERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 518 km/h at sea level, 573 km/h
at altitude |
Cruise Speed | 304 km/h |
| Stall Speed (takeoff/landing) * | 140 km/h |
Service Ceiling | 9500 m |
| Rate of Climb | 16.3m/s |
Range | 950 km |
(*) vitesse de décrochage (décollage/atterrissage)
| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | aviationsmilitaires.net | ||
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