Yakovlev Yak-9 - Specifications (Yak-9U (VK-107))

Specifications (Yak-9U (VK-107))

General characteristics

• Crew: one
• Length: 28 ft 0 in (8.55 m)
• Wingspan: 31 ft 11 in (9.74 m)
• Height: 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m)
• Wing area: 185.1 ft² (17.2 m²)
• Empty weight: 5,526 lb (2,512 kg)
• Loaded weight: 7,049 lb (3,204 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: lb (kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Klimov VK-107A V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine, 1,500 hp (1,120 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 417 mph at altitude (672 km/h)
• Range: 420 miles (675 km)
• Service ceiling: 35,000 ft (10,650 m)
• Rate of climb: 3,280 ft/min (16.7 m/s)
• Wing loading: 38 lb/ft² (186 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: 0.21 hp/lb (0.35 kW/kg)

Armament

• 1 × 20 mm ShVAK cannon, 120 rounds
• 2 × 12.7 mm UBS machine guns, 170 rpg