Yak-3UA
After visiting the Museum of Flying in 1990, Sergei Yakovlev, son of the famous designer Alexander S. Yakovlev, reached an agreement with Flight Magic to put the famed Yak 3 fighter back into limited production.
Reconditioned Allison V-1710 engines, designated Allison 2L, driving a 3 blade Hamilton Standard propeller would be used. Aircraft assembly was to be a the Strela plant at Orenburg.
This aircraft, serial #1, is in the colors of Comdnt. Louis Delfino of the famed Free French unit Normandie-Niemen that flew alongside units of the Russian Air Force from late 1942 until June 1945.
Yakovlev Design Bureau
Total Built: 10 of a projected 20
Specifications:
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Powerplant: 1,350 hp Allison 2l/-1F V-12 |
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Wingspan: 30 ft 2 in |
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Length: 28 ft 6 in |
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Weight: 4872/5730 lbs Empty/Max |
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Range: 480 miles |
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Speed: 402 mph at 14,750 ft |