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Yakovlev Yak-6

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Yak-6
Type Utility
Manufacturer Yakovlev
Maiden flight 1942
Introduced 1942
Retired 1950
Status Retired
Primary user Soviet Air Force
Number built 381

The Yakovlev Yak-6 was a Soviet twin engined utility aircraft, developed and built during World War II. It was used as a short range light night bomber and a light transport.

Development

The Yak-6 was designed in the second half of 1941 to serve as an easy to build utility aircraft. It first flew in mid 1942 and was quickly cleared for production. It had a wooden structure, and in the production version had a fixed tailwheel undercarriage. 381 were built [1].

Operational history

The Yak-6 was used with great effect at the front line both as a transport (where it could carry loads of up to 500 kg), as a light night bomber and supplying partisans. By 1944, most operational units of the VVS had one as a utility aircraft. [2]

Variants

  • Yak-6 : Twin-engined light utility transport aircraft.
  • NBB : Short-range night bomber aircraft.
  • Yak-6M : Improved version of the Yak-6.

Operators

Specifications (Yak-6)

Data from Osprey Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft[3]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Capacity: 4
  • Length: 10.35 m (33ft 11.5in)
  • Wingspan: 14 m (45ft 11.25in)
  • Height: m (ft in)
  • Wing area: 29.6 m (319ft)
  • Empty weight: 1368 kg (3119lb)
  • Loaded weight: 2300 kg (5071lb)
  • Useful load: kg (kg)
  • Max takeoff weight: kg (lb)
  • Powerplant: 2× M11F Radials, 104 kW (140hp) each

Performance

Armament

  • 1 x 7.62 mm mg
  • Up to 500 kg (1102 lb) bombs, or 10 RS 82 rockets


References

  1. ↑ Yakovlev Design Bureau. Retrieved on 2006-12-17.
  2. ↑ Donald, David (Editor) (1997). The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. Aerospace Publishing. ISBN 1-85605-375-X. 
  3. ↑ Gunston, Bill (1995). The Osprey Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft from 1875 - 1995. Osprey Aerospace. ISBN 1-85532-405-9. 

External links

See also

Related development
Yak-8 Comparable aircraft
Po-2

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Bombers: Yak-2 · Yak-4 · Yak-28 - Reconnaissance: Yak-25 · Yak-27 · Pchela

Transports: Yak-6 · Yak-8 · Yak-10 · Yak-12 · Yak-14 · Yak-40 · Yak-42 · Yak-112 - Helicopters: Yak-24

Trainers: UT-1 · UT-2 · Yak-7 · Yak-11 · Yak-17 · Yak-18 · Yak-28 · Yak-30 (II) · Yak-32 · Yak-50 (II) · Yak-52 · Yak-54 · Yak-55 · Yak-130

Experimental: Yak-5 · Yak-13 · Yak-19 · Yak-25 (I) · Yak-26 · Yak-30 (I) · Yak-36 · Yak-41 · Yak-43 · Yak-44 · Yak-46 · Yak-50 (I)

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