Yak-1B

Як-1Б

Family
Yak
Class
Fighter
Changes
Cut-down rear fuselage with an all-round-vision canopy, armoured windscreen, retractable tail wheel, new control column, electro-pneumatic firing, M-105PF; one 12.7 mm UBS in place of the two ShKAS. Built from August 1942 (all Yak-1 from October 1942) to July 1944.
Produced
4,188
Crew
1
Length
8,480 mm
Wingspan
10,000 mm
Wing area
17.15 m²
Empty weight
2,316 kg
Max takeoff weight
2,884 kg
Engine
М-105ПФ
Engines
1
Blades
3
Pitch
Constant speed
Max speed
592 km/h
Max speed altitude
4,900 m
Service ceiling
10,050 m
Takeoff run
340 m

Climb time

AltitudeTime, min
5,000 m5.4

Range

Distance, kmFuel
700Internal

Armament

WeaponCountPositionSynchronized
ShVAK1Hub—
Berezin UB1FuselageTrue

Service

≈ Aug 1942 – May 1945