Yakovlev Yak-3

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World War II aircraft fighter aircraft propeller‑driven aircraft single‑engine aircraft

The Yakovlev Yak-3 was a highly maneuverable Soviet World War II fighter aircraft renowned for its excellent performance at low altitudes and effectiveness on the Eastern Front.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Yakovlev Yak-1 1
Yakovlev Yak-7 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II aircraft ⓘ
fighter aircraft ⓘ
propeller‑driven aircraft ⓘ
single‑engine aircraft ⓘ
armament 1 × 20 mm ShVAK cannon ⓘ
2 × 12.7 mm Berezin UBS machine guns ⓘ
combatReputation highly regarded by Soviet and Allied pilots ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union ⓘ
crew 1 ⓘ
designer Alexander Yakovlev NERFINISHED ⓘ
emptyWeight around 2,100 kg ⓘ
engineType Klimov VK‑105PF‑2 ⓘ
era 1940s ⓘ
firstFlight 1943 ⓘ
fuselageType semi‑monocoque ⓘ
height 2.4 m ⓘ
introduced 1944 ⓘ
landingGear retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ
length 8.5 m ⓘ
manufacturer Yakovlev Design Bureau ⓘ
material mixed wood‑metal construction ⓘ
maximumSpeed about 650 km/h at low altitude ⓘ
maxTakeoffWeight around 2,700 kg ⓘ
notableCharacteristic excellent performance at low altitudes ⓘ
high maneuverability ⓘ
short takeoff and landing distance ⓘ
numberBuilt over 4,800 ⓘ
numberOfEngines 1 ⓘ
operator Polish Air Force ⓘ
surface form: Polish Air Force (People's Republic of Poland)

Soviet Air Forces ⓘ
Yugoslav Air Force ⓘ
powerplantConfiguration single piston engine ⓘ
primaryUse low‑altitude air combat ⓘ
productionPeriod 1944–1946 ⓘ
propulsion propeller ⓘ
range around 650 km ⓘ
relatedAircraft Yakovlev Yak-3 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Yakovlev Yak-7

Yakovlev Yak-9 ⓘ
role air superiority fighter ⓘ
fighter ⓘ
serviceCeiling around 10,400 m ⓘ
successorTo Yakovlev Yak-3 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Yakovlev Yak-1
theaterOfOperations Eastern Front ⓘ
usedBy Free French Forces ⓘ
surface form: Free French Air Forces

Normandie‑Niémen Regiment ⓘ
Soviet Air Forces ⓘ
wingConfiguration low‑wing monoplane ⓘ
wingspan 9.2 m ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Soviet Air Forces → notableAircraft → Yakovlev Yak-3 ⓘ
Yakovlev Yak-3 → relatedAircraft → Yakovlev Yak-3 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Yakovlev Yak-7
Yakovlev Yak-3 → successorTo → Yakovlev Yak-3 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Yakovlev Yak-1