Author Topic: Yak-3 (Read 1070 times)

Mitsu · « **Reply #15 on:** August 15, 2004, 04:02:52 PM »

used Klimov M105PF2 1220hp (1300hp?) engimne.

TimRas · « **Reply #16 on:** August 15, 2004, 04:03:47 PM »

The Yak-3 serial production which began in March 1944 was equipped with the VK-105PF2 engine. The VK-105PF2 engine was actually the M-105PF2 engine, the designation only changed in 1944 from "M" which stands for "motor" to "VK" which is the initials of the chief-designer V. Klimov

Take off power of M-105PF2/VK-105PF2 was 1290hp.
Take off power of VK-107A (Yak-9U and postwar Yak-3) was 1650hp.

Holden McGroin · « **Reply #17 on:** August 15, 2004, 08:57:43 PM »

Peristroika's (now Czechmate) 445 was a Reno lap speed. Faster in the long straights... not bad for a trainer. I did a little work on it for Bob Yancey during its conversion to racing form.

Rare Bear's best lap speed in Reno '03 was 495

Angus · « **Reply #18 on:** August 16, 2004, 12:18:50 PM »

From what I've read, the Pilots plane was the Yak-3.
Frigging wonderful.
I've seen one flying, a delightful little plane

Sikboy · « **Reply #19 on:** August 18, 2004, 03:50:40 PM »

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Originally posted by Karnak
Sikboy,

No, the wartime Yak-3 had the VK-105 engine. The Yak-3 with the VK-107 engine was too late to see service in WWII.

Oops, my bad.

At first, I was going to say "I was drunk" which was the case, however after looking at it, it turns out that I was mislead by a bad source.

This:

Is a very bad source. Filled with typographical errors, and total mis-prints, to the point that you have no idea what is correct, and what is not.

I bought it for Profiles, and hoped that it would be a good dedicated source, but I think it might have been translated poorly or something, because it's just bad.

(but it does have lots of pretty pictures!)

-Sik