Yakovlev Yak-9D

Frank Riera
Yakovlev Yak-9D
O. Mateev of Warszawa Regiment, April 1945

Specifications (Yak-9D)

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: 5,170 lb (2,350 kg)
Loaded weight: 6,858 lb (3,117 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Klimov M-105 PF V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine, 1,260 hp
(880 kW)

Performance
Maximum speed: 367 mph at altitude (591 km/h)
Range: 845 miles (1,360 km)
Service ceiling: 30,000 ft (9,100 m)
Rate of climb: 2,690 ft/min (13.7 m/s)
Wing loading: 37 lb/ft² (181 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 0.17 hp/lb (0.28 kW/kg)

Armament
1 × 20 mm ShVAK cannon, 120 rounds
1 × 12.7 mm UBS machine gun, 200 rounds