Yak-3

Як-3

Family
Yak
Class
Fighter
Changes
Developed from the Yak-1M: smaller wing (9.2 m span) with metal spars, oil cooler moved to the wing roots, two wing tanks and a fuselage collector tank, reduced tail surfaces, mastless antenna, VK-105PF2. The first 197 had one UBS, later aircraft two.
Produced
4,848
Crew
1
Length
8,500 mm
Wingspan
9,200 mm
Height
2,380 mm
Empty weight
2,105 kg
Normal takeoff weight
2,650 kg
Max takeoff weight
2,697 kg
Engine
ВК-105ПФ2
Engines
1
Blades
3
Pitch
Constant speed
Takeoff run
345 m
Turn time
17 s

Climb time

AltitudeTime, min
5,000 m4.5

Armament

WeaponCountRoundsPositionSynchronized
ShVAK1150Hub—
Berezin UB2170FuselageTrue

Service

≈ Jun 1944 – May 1945
≈ Aug 1945 – Sep 1945