it's time we discuss the Yak3

[Shuffler]

Speaking of early yaks.... I had a friend  with a wooden eye that went to a dance. He finally worked up the nerve to ask this hair lip girl to dance. When he did she said, "would I". He looked at her disgustedly and said "hair lip, turned and walked off.

[Puma44]

 

[Vraciu]

Mako switched sides and tried to HO my Yak-7t today, was amusing seeing all the bits of him fluttering around the sky.

#Butthurt

Right Mako, my brother?    

[BOBO]

So, why the Yak-3 and not the -9?  What am I missing?

This is why

[save]

This is a old film where Bozon is trying to kill a Yak-3 with 4*Hispano's only, if anyone have ANY doubts about Yak-3 durability after this pictorial from his film.

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,369327.msg4921618.html#msg4921618

[Ack-Ack]

Strange, I don't have any problems with the guns on the P-38 in taking down a Yak3.  Then again I  tend to aim at vital points so my rounds cause critical damage.

[The Fugitive]

This is a old film where Bozon is trying to kill a Yak-3 with 4*Hispano's only, if anyone have ANY doubts about Yak-3 durability after this pictorial from his film.

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,369327.msg4921618.html#msg4921618

Link to the start of the pictorial.

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,369327.0.html

[caldera]

[Wiley]

Strange, I don't have any problems with the guns on the P-38 in taking down a Yak3.  Then again I  tend to aim at vital points so my rounds cause critical damage.

Tough + small seems to be a combination that really makes something tough to kill on here.

Your P38's guns are so tightly grouped, if you connect more of your rounds are hitting the same area compared to a wing mounted plane.  That's likely why it's less of an issue for you.  If something else is not shooting at convergence, more of the rounds are going to miss, or hit different areas of the plane.

Wiley.

[caldera]

Tough + small seems to be a combination that really makes something tough to kill on here.

Your P38's guns are so tightly grouped, if you connect more of your rounds are hitting the same area compared to a wing mounted plane.  That's likely why it's less of an issue for you.  If something else is not shooting at convergence, more of the rounds are going to miss, or hit different areas of the plane.

Wiley.

And precious few people have the surgical precision to aim for specific parts, especially as the Yak is usually flopping all over the place when you draw a bead on it.

[Wiley]

And precious few people have the surgical precision to aim for specific parts, especially as the Yak is usually flopping all over the place when you draw a bead on it.

Well, the thing with the 38, if you're hitting, you're hitting with pretty much everything in a small area.  That's why it's so effective.  Doesn't matter what part you're hitting, you've got that tight stream of bullets so it all goes into whatever part you hit, as opposed to hitting multiple spots on the aircraft.

The Mossie's the same more or less, but that pictorial is still insane.

Wiley.

[fuzeman]

Equal pilots in 51 vs yak3.. yak3 wins every time.

Even unequal pilots, like me 
 I like seeing a P-51 in my -3

[ sorry didn't read all 7 pages ]

[Shuffler]

Even unequal pilots, like me 
 I like seeing a P-51 in my -3

[ sorry didn't read all 7 pages ]

You are an UNEQUAL pilot.

 

[icepac]

Yak9 is a better overall plane but it did not seem get the titanium bits the yak3 got.

[Devil 505]

Is our Yak-3 the version with the VK-105PF2, VK-107A or VK-108 engine?