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...dapted an engine to it, specifically the Klimov RD500 turbojet engine. The Yak-23 saw limited success compared to more famous MiG-9, but it was still prod
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...ipment, and production-friendly improvements to the undercarriage over the Yak-7A. An incredible 5,000 aircraft were built to this specification.
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[[File:Yak-17.jpg|thumb|405x405px|Yak-17 in exhibition]]
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...ory, thus a new version with most of the problems fixed was developed, the Yak-30D. This new variant showed good results but the superior MiG-15 was alrea
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...s Germany made their rush into the Soviet Union. Conversion options of the Yak-2 resulted in an unusual setup, but a functioning multi-use aircraft. The '
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The Yak-4 has relatively unsurprising flight characteristics given its size and ran
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The '''Yakovlev Yak-3''' was a Soviet single-engine fighter that entered service in June 1944.
* [[Yak-3]]
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...t entered service in October 1942 in the Soviet Air Force. Based off the [[Yak-7B]], it was produced until 1948 and served in numerous air forces. More th
* [[Yak-9]]
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The '''Yakovlev Yak-1''' was a Soviet single-engine fighter designed in 1939. It served in the
* [[Yak-1]]
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|code=yak-3u
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| link = Yak-38
|code=yak-38m
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The '''Yakovlev Yak-38''' is a Soviet subsonic VTOL aircraft that entered service in 1976. 230
* [[Yak-38]]
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...28P, codename Firebar) was the most produced variant of Yak-28 family. The Yak-28B was the tactical bomber variant with Lotos radar and was produced as on
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...et for the Soviet Navy — however, the collapse of the USSR prevented the Yak from entering serial production and operational service in real life.
...n is phenomenal. Carrying R-27ERs and boasting a radar range of 70 km, the Yak-141 is a terrifying opponent with fantastic avionics and sensors able to sl
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| link = Yak-9 (Family)
|code=yak-9p_hungary
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...e"]] as a reward for the [[wt:en/news/8877-event-legend-of-victory-eremins-yak-3-en|2024 Legend of Victory event]].
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...ent of even more advanced aircraft, such as the Yak-120 (also known as the Yak-25), which rendered the {{Specs|name}} obsolete before it could be fully de
...ation La-17. However, due to the appearance of the Yak-120 (later known as Yak-25), which surpassed the La-200's performance in testing, the La-200 order
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* [[Yak-1B]]/[[Yak-7B]]
...you, without losing speed- avoid engaging and losing speed, otherwise, the Yak will catch you. If you are in a squad, stick together and use the scissor-b
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...them only when you have a decisive energy advantage. You will fight early Yak-9s as well, but they have anaemic engine performance above 2 km and poor ar
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...dapted an engine to it, specifically the Klimov RD500 turbojet engine. The Yak-23 saw limited success compared to more famous MiG-9, but it was still prod
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...n confidently outmanoeuvre this plane just because it is twin-engined. The Yak-2 has an amazing turn rate for a heavy fighter, thus the {{PAGENAME}} must
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...confidently out manoeuvre this plane just because it is twin-engined. The Yak-2 has an amazing turn rate for a heavy fighter, thus the {{PAGENAME}} must
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...choice for attacking tanks, but anyone expecting similar results to the [[Yak-9T]]'s 37 mm cannon will be disappointed. The poor muzzle velocity, lower p
...r speeds are comparable. The [[Yak-3]] is superior in a dogfight and the [[Yak-9U]] exceeds the P-63A-10 in almost all metrics except high-speed handling,
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...rn exceptionally well. The Yak-9T will also give you some problems, as the Yak-9T's 37 mm cannon will turn your aircraft into pieces of flying debris with
...s makes the Lightning an even deadlier foe- especially if you are flying a Yak. If you find yourself facing a Lightning in a head-on engagement, fire a qu
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* Yakovlev [[Yak-9 (Family)|Yak-9]]
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* Yakovlev [[Yak-23]]
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...ore an easy target for enemy planes with good energy retention, like the [[Yak-1]].
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...ver 6,500 m altitude). Once it reaches max speed, only the Yak-3 (VK-107), Yak-3U, La-9, and Do 335 B-2, can catch it at sea level. This means diving away
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* Extremely poor weapons when compared to Fw-190, J2M, Spitfire, and Yak variants, among others
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...less manoeuvrable and more heavily armed. The [[Yak-15]] is essentially a Yak-3 VK-107 in regards to performance and redline.
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...icantly faster than the F-80C and slower than jets from other nations, the Yak-30, M.D.452, J29 or export versions of the F-84G, also the structural speed
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...78,000 sorties. It secured the first U.S. Naval air to air kill against a Yak-9. Famous F9F pilots included astronaut John Glenn and Boston Red Sox playe
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...n confidently outmanoeuvre this plane just because it is twin-engined. The Yak-2 has an amazing turn rate for a heavy fighter, thus the {{PAGENAME}} must
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...n confidently outmanoeuvre this plane just because it is twin-engined. The Yak-2 has an amazing turn rate for a heavy fighter, thus the {{PAGENAME}} must
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...47]] Thunderbolt, all variants of the [[Me 410 (Family)|Me 410]] and the [[Yak-9T]]; these aircraft can destroy your aircraft without much difficulty, whe
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...ll be able to catch you. In addition, aircraft such as the [[Yak-9P]] or [[Yak-9UT]], which wield both [[ShVAK (20 mm)|20 mm]] and either a [[NS-37 (37 mm
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...ighter, even scoring the first aerial jet-to-jet night victory against a [[Yak-15]] in 03 November 1952. Only one F3D Skyknight was shot down during the r
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...easy to target and knock out with centreline weaponry like those found on Yak-1s and LaGG-3s
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...ix "Yak". You especially need to pay attention to the [[Yak-9P]] and the [[Yak-9UT]], which have a mix of 20 mm cannons and a combination of either a 37 m
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...225) to make a diving escape or high-speed pass depending on the scenario. Yak and La series aircraft also suffer from performance issues above 6,000 m, a
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...nes. The most common enemies to worry about are any plane with the prefix "Yak". Perhaps the most common cause of US teams being defeated by the Soviets,
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..., which has a 45 mm cannon that can utterly obliterate your plane, and the Yak-9T, which has a 37 mm cannon that will do the same damage to your aircraft.
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...s a monoplane, try to lure it into a turnfight. If an energy fighter (e.g. Yak-1) uses BnZ tactic on you, do what you do in Arcade/Realistic: roll to one
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...s a monoplane, try to lure it into a turnfight. If an energy fighter (e.g. Yak-1) uses BnZ tactic on you, do what you do in Arcade/Realistic: roll to one
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...s a monoplane, try to lure it into a turnfight. If an energy fighter (e.g. Yak-1) uses BnZ tactic on you, do what you do in Arcade/Realistic: roll to one
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...s a monoplane, try to lure it into a turnfight. If an energy fighter (e.g. Yak-1) uses BnZ tactic on you, do what you do in Arcade/Realistic: roll to one
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...F-1|the F model]] onward in addition to foreign fighters like the Soviet [[Yak-1]] and its descendants.
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...raft]], while not faster than the Soviet [[LaGG-3-11|LaGG-3]] and [[Yak-7B|Yak]] fighters, or the American [[F2A-3|F2A Buffalos]] and [[P-36G|P-36 Hawks]]
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...rally superior to the Emil series in turning and low altitude speed. The [[Yak-1]] is around equal in performance.
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* Yakovlev [[Yak-1 (Family)|Yak-1]]
* Yakovlev [[Yak-9]]
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...d high altitudes. The performance of aircraft like the [[La-5FN]] or the [[Yak-3]] starts to drop at 3,000 m, whilst the Bf 109 G-2 will do perfectly well
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...ts turning ability. It is not recommended to turn-fight Japanese planes or Yak fighters; if engaged on a turn-fight go to the vertical and use the spiral
...y fighter it can face bar Spitfires and Zeroes (it can even keep up with a Yak-3 provided the fight is a contest of radius and not rate), and thus excels
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* Faster than most opponents, such as the [[Spitfire Mk Vc]], [[Yak-3]], and [[La-5]], especially at altitude
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..._Mk 3|Meteor Mk. 3]], [[Vampire_FB 5|Vampire]], [[MiG-9]], [[Kikka]] and [[Yak-15]]. The Me 262 is the heaviest of them and thus reigns straight line kine
...by the MiG-9 and Meteor F.4. Not all is grim though! Both the Vampire and Yak-15 sit far at the end of the spectrum.
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* Yakovlev [[Yak-9]]
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...is a favourable strategy against [[La-5 (Family)|La-5]], [[Yak-9 (Family)|Yak-9]] & [[Spitfire (Family)|Spitfire]] fighters who have, due their low wing
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.../L|Typhoons]], [[Beaufighter Mk 21|Beaufighters]], [[P-51D-5|Mustangs]], [[Yak-9U|Yakovlevs]], [[B-17E/L|B-17s]], [[XP-50|XP-50s]] and the [[Wellington Mk
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...not let this plane's appearance trick you. Despite being twin-engined, the Yak 2 can outturn you easily in a fight, and that would be a death sentence for
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...ven make him lose his wings! This is a promising strategy against La-5s, [[Yak-9T|Yaks]] & [[Spitfire (Family)|Spitfires]], who have low wing loading (and
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...m loose his own wings! This is favourable strategy against La-5s, [[Yak-9T|Yak]]s & Spitfires who have due their low wingloading (and partly woodenwings f
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...lanes (except Ki-84s and J7Ws), some Soviet planes (except La-7 / La-9 and Yak-3 VK107) but slower than all american planes such as P-47s, F4Us, F8Fs, or
...out turn you, most climb better, and sometimes faster too (La-7 / La-9 and Yak-3 VK107)
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...n confidently outmanoeuvre this plane just because it is twin-engined. The Yak-2 has an amazing turn rate for a heavy fighter, thus the {{PAGENAME}} must
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...confidently out manoeuvre this plane just because it is twin-engined. The Yak-2 has an amazing turn rate for a heavy fighter, thus the {{PAGENAME}} must
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...original setup will be sufficient. Some are good turners too (e.g. SBD-3, Yak-2 KABB), so of course you do not want to get out-turned by them! You can br
...n confidently outmanoeuvre this plane just because it is twin-engined. The Yak-2 has an amazing turn rate for a heavy fighter, thus the {{PAGENAME}} must
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...112 B-2/U2]]{{-}}[[Bf 109 E-3]]{{-}}[[MiG-3-34]]{{-}}[[IL-2 (1941)]]{{-}}[[Yak-2 KABB]]{{-}}[[I-29]]{{-}}[[IAR-81C]]
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...n confidently outmanoeuvre this plane just because it is twin-engined. The Yak-2 has an amazing turn rate for a heavy fighter, thus the {{PAGENAME}} must
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...n confidently outmanoeuvre this plane just because it is twin-engined. The Yak-2 has an amazing turn rate for a heavy fighter, thus the {{PAGENAME}} must
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...n confidently outmanoeuvre this plane just because it is twin-engined. The Yak-2 has an amazing turn rate for a heavy fighter, thus the {{PAGENAME}} must
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...n confidently outmanoeuvre this plane just because it is twin-engined. The Yak-2 has an amazing turn rate for a heavy fighter, thus the {{PAGENAME}} must
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...by the MiG-9 and Meteor F.4. Not all is grim though! Both the Vampire and Yak-15 sit far at the end of the spectrum. The [[Sea_Meteor_F_Mk 3|Sea Meteor]]
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...more in his IAR 80). One kill occurred on 25 October 1943 against a Soviet Yak fighter.<ref name="Bernad">Bernad 2012</ref>
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* Yakovlev [[Yak-1]]
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...too long. By April 1942, Aleksander Yakovlev had succeeded in getting his Yak-7 fighter produced instead of the LaGG-3, effectively monopolising Soviet f
...t flights, pilots found it to be a more difficult aircraft to fly than the Yak-1 or LaGG-3 - but the radial engine enhanced protection during head-on atta
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...re able to outperform and eliminate you from the battle: P-61 Black Widow, Yak 9UT including all the Yaks, the P-51 Mustang, includes all American fighter
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...ipment, and production-friendly improvements to the undercarriage over the Yak-7A. An incredible 5,000 aircraft were built to this specification.
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[[File:Yak-17.jpg|thumb|405x405px|Yak-17 in exhibition]]
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...ory, thus a new version with most of the problems fixed was developed, the Yak-30D. This new variant showed good results but the superior MiG-15 was alrea
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...e quickly withdrawn in favour of newer models of fighter aircraft like the Yak-1 and LaGG-3 as well as later and more powerful variants of the I-16.
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...[[Bf 109 (Family)|Bf 109 E/F]], the [[C. 202]], the [[P-400]] and early [[Yak-1 (Family)|Yaks]] and [[LaGG-3 (Family)|LaGGs]] in mixed battle matchmaking
...|Ki-27]]. The plane is still very far from more modern aircraft like the [[Yak-1]], the [[Ki-44 (Family)|Ki-44]], the Bf 109 E/F and the [[Spitfire (Famil
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...often lost. It was around this time that other Soviet fighters such as the Yak and LaGG series aircraft were debuting and showing their effectiveness at l
...iet air combat tactics for pilots flying more capable aircraft such as the Yak-1B, P-39K and Lavochkin fighters. Pokryshkin was quoted as saying, "''The o
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...e rating puts it with fighters such as the A6M2-N, F4F, and even the early Yak line. However, high altitude performance is one redeeming aspect, as is its
...often lost. It was around this time that other Soviet fighters such as the Yak and LaGG series aircraft were debuting and showing their effectiveness at l
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...uch inferior and quickly phased out in favour of more capable low altitude Yak and LaGG fighters.
...often lost. It was around this time that other Soviet fighters such as the Yak and LaGG series aircraft were debuting and showing their effectiveness at l
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...oor high-altitude performance, even if it has a higher usable ceiling than Yak fighters.
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...he aircraft was ready to fly on the same day as its main competitor, the [[Yak-15]], and a simple coin flip between the two development teams on the airfi
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...La-174|Project 174]] ended up beating Yakovlev's heavily delayed [[Yak-30D|Yak-30]], and were chosen as the Soviet Union's second-generation jet fighters,
...timate the lead with the experience built up with planes beforehand (i.e.: Yak-9T / La-9) and add extra distance over the estimated lead (about double fro
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...ers in rank II to be armed with a cannon, along with the LaGG-3-11 and the Yak-1. As the first monoplane fighter for many rank I Soviet pilots, a big chan
...od, and it doesn't compress much. However, the turning circle is subpar to Yak counterparts.
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...odynamic series of the LaGG-3s, but even they could not compare to the new Yak and La fighters. Nonetheless, planes of this model saw successful use in ai
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...to the trajectories of the other more forgiving Soviet planes, such as the Yak line, since they use the same cannons. It is typically best to use Ground T
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...d succeeded in getting production of the LaGG-3 cancelled in favour of his Yak-7 fighter, effectively monopolising Soviet fighter production.
...t flights, pilots found it to be a more difficult aircraft to fly than the Yak-1 or LaGG-3, but the radial engine enhanced protection during head-on attac
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...bers]] - a feat impossible to achieve for other Soviet fighters like the [[Yak-3]]. The main critiques of the design were considered to be the engine reli
16 KB (2,504 words) - 21:16, 26 February 2024
...-bombers - a feat impossible to achieve for other Soviet fighters like the Yak-3. The main critiques of the design were considered to be the engine reliab
14 KB (2,196 words) - 13:01, 4 May 2024
...ce. If flying a more manoeuvrable plane (F8F-1B, Spitfires, Ki-84, N1K2 or Yak-9UT), turn-intensive tactics are recommended. If the La-9 commits to it, it
24 KB (3,998 words) - 21:10, 26 February 2024
...h was never built. Project 52 differed from the MiG-15 and later [[Yak-30D|Yak-30]], as the project was for not one, but two aircraft. These two aircraft
The La-15 was a contemporary of the MiG-15 and Yak-30, that would see limited production numbers and remain in service through
16 KB (2,586 words) - 08:19, 24 October 2023
...loed in a Polikarpov Po-2 at the age of 15 and would later pilot Yak-1 and Yak-1B fighters in the Great Patriotic War.
23 KB (3,552 words) - 10:53, 14 April 2024
...s Germany made their rush into the Soviet Union. Conversion options of the Yak-2 resulted in an unusual setup, but a functioning multi-use aircraft. The '
[[File:Yak-2 KABB an trn 26 003.png|450px|thumb|right|A '''{{PAGENAME}}''' taking out
16 KB (2,528 words) - 12:54, 22 January 2024
...050 litres each. Once Equipped with these engines, the bomber received the Yak-4 designation in the series and with these new engines, its maximum speed i
...hat time was extremely busy refining the much more promising single-engine Yak-1 fighter.
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