Yak 7B opinions?

[Muzzy]

Having (more or less) completed my research into the Yak 3, I am now moving on to the Yak 7B. Again, I will be looking for insights and opinions that can help shape the entry for the Wiki.

Having flown it sparingly, I think it is, in a nutshell, the ultimate in average aircraft. It has no major vices that I could see, but it is not outstanding in any area either. Not horribly slow, not a terrible climber, decent enough in the turn, but nothing that makes it stand out. The upside is that you get a bird that, while outclassed by most Late War rides, is still competent enough to get the job done, provided you fly it with extra caution.

Any thoughts or opinions on this model?

-Muzzy

[caldera]

The Yak7 feels more stable in low speed maneuvers than the Yak3 (at least to me). 
The extra MG ammo in the Yak7 extends firing time a little bit.
The Yak7 "crappy plane" icon makes opponents a little more inclined to turn with you, which is a good thing.
The yak3 is much more survivable if you need to skedaddle out of Dodge.
Overall, I had more fun flying the 7 than the 3. 

[Oldman731]

Having flown it sparingly, I think it is, in a nutshell, the ultimate in average aircraft.

Hah!  I love that description.  Reminds me of this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPXVhpA2loI

- oldman

[Arlo]

Hah!  I love that description.  Reminds me of this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPXVhpA2loI

- oldman

I want one.

[Brooke]

Can I get it in beige?

[Muzzy]

No but it comes in a sporty white, and the controls have the comforting blue knobs that you have come to expect from fine Soviet craftsmanship.

[The Fugitive]

I wonder how ot turns with a P47?   

[Brooke]

I flew the Yak 7B a couple of times when it first came out (maybe the day it came out).

To me, it seemed like a really nice-handling plane with good turning ability and marvelous roll response.  It is a 1942 airplane, though.

[Tank-Ace]

I've flown it a couple of time, and hated it. Just not enough low-speed engine power to really get into the knife fights like I enjoy doing.

Of course I'm also flying K4's a lot, so I'm probably being unfairly harsh  .

[Sombra]

Hah!  I love that description.  Reminds me of this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPXVhpA2loI

- oldman

In Spain some years ago the Dacia Logan, the cheapest saloon available, was promoted similarly to your video, but for real, beige families and all. They wanted to highlight it's "redeeming factor": price. Funny idea but I'm not sure if it was really intelligent. No one wants to be seen (in Spain moreso, apparence is important) in a car designed and promoted as dull and known to be the cheapest one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSRWLybO3Kc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFQePeC2n6A

Similar story to the Tata Nano. That one at least was not designed to look plain.

http://www.businessinsider.com/tata-nano-failure-2011-12

[TGG93]

In Spain some years ago the Dacia Logan, the cheapest saloon available, was promoted similarly to your video, but for real, beige families and all. They wanted to highlight it's "redeeming factor": price. Funny idea but I'm not sure if it was really intelligent. No one wants to be seen (in Spain moreso, apparence is important) in a car designed and promoted as dull and known to be the cheapest one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSRWLybO3Kc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFQePeC2n6A

Similar story to the Tata Nano. That one at least was not designed to look plain.

http://www.businessinsider.com/tata-nano-failure-2011-12

Dacia have moved on to the "cheap but still exciting" advertising tactic and it seems to be working. They have had record sales in the UK this year and their budget range has been praised left, right and center.

As for the Yak, I've only really flown it in a fight once yesterday against AI 109G-2s in the AvA. Once I had pushed them to the deck I was able to kill them both in a sustained turn-fight but it took a while to get round on each of them.

[Arlo]

http://www.thedrum.com/news/2013/05/08/scottish-government-unveils-not-far-leave-car-multi-channel-campaign 

[Butcher]

I've flown it a couple of time, and hated it. Just not enough low-speed engine power to really get into the knife fights like I enjoy doing.

Of course I'm also flying K4's a lot, so I'm probably being unfairly harsh  .

When you compare EW to LW that tends to happen. Yak-3 surprisingly holds its self quite well except for the slower acceleration, I never got a chance to do K4 vs Yak-3, but I did fight a Yak-7 vs K4, 1942 vs 44 is way to different, if a K4 loses he's just a poor pilot.

[Tank-Ace]

I don't know if its entirely the MW vs LW difference. Compared to the G-2, it just feels sluggish.

[Muzzy]

It is definitely sluggish, especially when fully fueled, and like the Yak 3 it takes a while to get going. I find the handling to be better once you push it to the 350 range. It works very well as a boom and zoom or slashing style of aircraft, especially if you can come in with enough altitude to get up to speed once you get into combat. It lacks the Yak-3's escape clauses (climb rate and raw speed) so you really need to bug out early if you want to live.