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The Yakovlev Yak-1 (Russian: Яковлев Як-1) was a Soviet fighter aircraft of World War II. The Yak-1 was a single-seat monoplane with a composite structure and wooden wings; production began in early 1940. [1] The Yak-1 was a maneuverable, fast and competitive fighter aircraft.
Yak-38 fighter aircraft of Soviet aircraft carrier Novorossiysk. Yak-1 (1940 - World War II fighter) Yak-3 (1943 - World War II fighter) Yak-7 "Mark" (1941 - World War II single-seat fighter) Yak-9 "Frank" (1942 - World War II fighter/bomber, improved Yak-7DI) Yak-15 "Feather" (1946 - first successful Soviet jet fighter, developed from Yak-3U)
The Yakovlev Yak-9 (Russian: Яковлев Як-9; NATO reporting name: Frank) [2] is a single-engine, single-seat multipurpose fighter aircraft used by the Soviet Union and its allies during World War II and the early Cold War.
Lydia Vladimirovna Litvyak (Russian: Лидия Владимировна Литвяк; 18 August 1921 – 1 August 1943), also known as Lilya, was a fighter pilot in the Soviet Air Force during World War II. [1]
The Yakovlev Yak-3 (Russian: Яковлев Як-3) is a single-engine, single-seat World War II Soviet fighter. Robust and easy to maintain, it was much liked by both pilots and ground crew. [ 2 ] One of the smallest and lightest combat fighters fielded by any combatant during the war, its high power-to-weight ratio gave it excellent ...
The "PF" was installed on the most numerous versions of "Yak" fighters - Yak-1B, Yak-7B, Yak-9. VK-105PF2 & PF3 - (1,300 to 1,360 horsepower (970 to 1,015 kW)) Further increase in power output, which was believed to have exhausted the potential of the M-105 design for greater performance. The "PF2" was installed in the Yak-3 and Yak-9U.
On 15 January 1943, while testing a new Yak-1 recently arrived from the factory, he suffered a technical problem and had to perform an emergency landing. He requested permission to fly another Yak-1 and while performing aerobatic figures at 3,000 meters, his aircraft rolled inverted and plunged to the ground, killing him. The cause was unknown. [2]
The list of aircraft of World War II includes all of the aircraft used by countries which were at war during World ... Yakovlev Yak-1: Soviet Union: 1940: 8,700 ...