Yakovlev Yak-9T
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | Frank
(NATO) |
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| Type | Fighter, Tank
Destroyer |
Crew | 1 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Plant No.153
(Novosibirsk) |
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| Production | 16769 all-versions
(September 1942 – December 1948); 2748 Yak-9T (March 1943
- June 1945) |
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| First Flight | 4 March 1943 |
Introduction | 1943 |
| Variants | |||
| Yak-9T | Version armed with a 37 mm NS-37 gun. Its NS-37 gun is powered by 30 rounds and replaces the ShVAK. Cockpit 40 cm back to compensate for the heaviness of the nose. It served successfully against tanks, despite the constraints of gun recoil and lack of ammunition. | ||
| Yak-9TD | Yak-9D equipped with an NS-37 cannon and 4 FAB-50 bombs of 50 kg. | ||
| Yak-9K | Version armed with a NS-45 gun. Yak-9T armed with an NS-45 gun with 29 rounds. Firing this gun at a speed below 350 km/h caused loss of control. It was little used. | ||
| Yak-9TK | Version which can be either armed with a 20 mm ShVAK, 23 mm VYa or 45 mm NS-45 gun. It was not produced in series because the difference between the 20 and 23 mm guns was minor and the 45 mm gun unreliable. | ||
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Length | 8.66 m |
Empty Weight | 2298 kg |
| Wingspan | 9.74 m |
Loaded Weight | 3025kg |
| Height | 3 m |
Max takeoff weight | ? kg |
| Wing area | 17.15 m² |
Wing Loading | 176 kg/m² |
| ARMAMENT | ||||
| Main Guns | Engine mounted* |
1 × 37 mm NS-37 gun |
Ammunition Carried | 1 x 32 |
| 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 | 390.08 hp / ton * |
| Fuel Capacity | 650 L in
4-tank as of Yak-9D in theory**
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(*) with loaded weight, (**) However, usually because of weak of efficient radio equipment, the aircraft were not used with full fuel tanks.
| mPERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 533 km/h at sea level, 597 km/h
at altitude |
Cruise Speed | 304 km/h |
| Stall Speed (takeoff/landing) * | 140 km/h |
Service Ceiling | 10000 m |
| Rate of Climb | 16.3m/s |
Range | 735 km |
(*) vitesse de décrochage (décollage/atterrissage)
| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | aviationsmilitaires.net | ||
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