The Soviet Fighter Yakovlev Yak-3

The Soviet Fighter Yakovlev Yak-3
Author :
Publisher : Topdrawings
Total Pages : 20
Release :
ISBN-10 : 8366673030
ISBN-13 : 9788366673038
Rating : 4/5 (038 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Soviet Fighter Yakovlev Yak-3 by : Anirudh Rao

Download or read book The Soviet Fighter Yakovlev Yak-3 written by Anirudh Rao and published by Topdrawings. This book was released on 2020-12-28 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yakovlev Yak-3 is considered one of the best World War 2 fighters, invariably praised by those who flew it in combat for its remarkable performance. The Germans also treated it with respect, which is perhaps best illustrated by Generalleutnant Walter Schwabedissen's remark: The Yak-3 was a tough nut to crack for our pilots. It outperformed our machines in speed, maneuverability and rate of climb. The emergence of Yak-3 was a compromise between the need to improve the Yak-1's characteristics and the limitations of Soviet aircraft industry and its outdated technologies. The basic design concept took those shortcomings into account, which allowed a rapid launch of mass production of this inexpensive fighter. This in turn would provide frontline units with timely deliveries of new equipment to recoup combat losses. The key to Yak-3's success was not the use of a new powerplant (in those days hard to come by in the USSR), but rather squeezing every bit of performance out of the M-105PF engine, which resulted in a five percent increase in power output. In combination with some serious weight shedding, the Yak-3 had a significantly better performance than the Yak-1. At altitudes up to 5,000 m (which is where most of the air combat over Eastern Front took place), Yak-3 outperformed both the Bf-109 and Fw-190 in rate of climb and maneuverability. Unlike the Yak-1, the new fighter could also stay with the enemy in a dive.


The Soviet Fighter Yakovlev Yak-3 Related Books

The Soviet Fighter Yakovlev Yak-3
Language: en
Pages: 20
Authors: Anirudh Rao
Categories: Crafts & Hobbies
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-12-28 - Publisher: Topdrawings

GET EBOOK

Yakovlev Yak-3 is considered one of the best World War 2 fighters, invariably praised by those who flew it in combat for its remarkable performance. The Germans
Yakovlev YAK-23
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Marian Mikolajczuk
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-10-01 - Publisher: Casemate Publishers

GET EBOOK

The Yak-23 was the final development of the highly successful Soviet fighter series which began with the Yak-1 in 1940. Its immediate predecessors were the Yak-
Yakovlev Fighters of World War Two
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Yefim Gordon
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-03-30 - Publisher: Hikoki

GET EBOOK

Founded in 1927, the design bureau headed by Aleksandr S. Yakovlev started out with light aircraft but soon became a "fighter maker" when the prospect of war lo
The World's Most Powerful Military Aircraft
Language: en
Pages: 230
Authors: Thomas Newdick
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-12-15 - Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

GET EBOOK

Ever since man first took to the air, combat aircraft have been at the cutting edge of aviation technology, resulting in some of the greatest and most complex d
Aircraft of World War II
Language: en
Pages: 48
Authors: Aaron R. Murray
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-12-15 - Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

GET EBOOK

This high-interest volume introduces readers to the exciting world of World War II aircraft. Through detailed diagrams of cockpits, engines, and weapons systems