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Title: Nice Yak Man!
Post by: Citabria on May 15, 2000, 07:25:00 PM: drool

(http://www.dogfighter.com/images/interviews/aceshigh/ah-yak2.jpg)

(http://www.dogfighter.com/images/interviews/aceshigh/ah-yak3.jpg)

(http://www.dogfighter.com/images/interviews/aceshigh/ah-yak1.jpg)
Title: Nice Yak Man!
Post by: bloom25 on May 15, 2000, 07:38:00 PM: Looks deadly just sitting there. (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

I can't wait! (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)

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Title: Nice Yak Man!
Post by: -ammo- on May 15, 2000, 07:39:00 PM: beautiful (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

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Title: Nice Yak Man!
Post by: Sundog on May 15, 2000, 11:05:00 PM: That is one sweeeeeettt Looking YAK! Well done HTC!
Title: Nice Yak Man!
Post by: weazel on May 16, 2000, 12:37:00 AM: Since Vermillion started the bring the Yak to AH campaign he gets the card. (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)

(http://members.tripod.com/JG2/images/verm.gif)

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Title: Nice Yak Man!
Post by: StSanta on May 16, 2000, 02:44:00 AM: Mean lookin' mofo.

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Title: Nice Yak Man!
Post by: Vermillion on May 16, 2000, 08:56:00 AM: I can't wait to fly her (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)

Very sinister looking!

Thanks for the Card Weazel (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

Leonid, is the lack of red stars on the upper sides of the wings historic? That suprised me.

I think this bird is really gonna suprise (read "scare the ever living crap out of") some people (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)

Hmmm... so what should my next project be?

The P-47N?
The P-63D?
or the Ki-84Ib?

Leaning towards the P-63 myself, since its another "never been done" aircraft, in any variant.

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**MOL**, Men of Leisure
"Real Men fly Radials, Nancy Boys fly Spitfires"

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Title: Nice Yak Man!
Post by: Westy on May 16, 2000, 09:02:00 AM: Definately!!!!! The wingroot intakes seem a bit over sized but she's a real beauty. I'm looking forward to trying her out!!!

-Westy
Title: Nice Yak Man!
Post by: Sorrow[S=A] on May 16, 2000, 07:05:00 PM: I am in LOVE baby!

1 question though.. I thought that blue underbelly was standard for all russian planes after '44. Also- the scoop under the fueselage by the rear wingroots looks too huge, it should be slimmer and more streamlined.

Hmm, as another point, all Yak-9U carried the field mod settings for a RL 3 pack under each wing. There should be a bar halfway down the wings where the rocket frame was bolted on. This is visible on any underview of a yak from '44 on. It was a (usually rusty) steel strip where the frame bolted to. It is VERY visible on any of the Yak-9U pictures from Korea. (all those planes came from the USSR after WWII).
Title: Nice Yak Man!
Post by: leonid on May 17, 2000, 12:22:00 AM: Verm,
From about '42, on, the red star was omitted from the top of the wings on VVS aircraft. My guess if if you're always flying below your enemy (okhotniki excepted), then dropping the red stars was not a bad idea.

And, yes, the Yakovlev looks very, very, hungry.
Title: Nice Yak Man!
Post by: gatt on May 17, 2000, 12:44:00 AM: Om MY, the same grey deadly shape I saw on my G-6's 6oc in WB! (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/frown.gif) .... (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)
Title: Nice Yak Man!
Post by: Makarov1 on May 17, 2000, 08:57:00 AM: Oh my goodness! What a beautiful job they did on the Yak-9. Can't wait to take it for a spin!

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Title: Nice Yak Man!
Post by: Ripsnort on May 17, 2000, 08:58:00 AM: "Yakety Yak! (Don't talk back!)"... if you're old enough to remember that song, than its time to buy some Geritol!