I never realized, after over 60 years of building plastic display model airplanes (mostly WWII military aircraft) that the Yak 3 was a later design than the Yak 9. Great video!

Very well done! We have an operational Yak-3P at the Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach VA. Our pilots consider it to be a very HOT aircraft in that it is a great performer. One issue they point out with it is its high landing speed, which has to be taken into consideration by anyone who flies it. With most of the aerial combat taking place at low altitude on the Eastern front, it is clear to see why the Yak-3 was a great fighter in that theater.

@ronmartin3755

2 жыл бұрын

I have read where the German pilots were told not to engage in a dogfight with the Yak 3. Something about the fact it didn't have the oil cooler radiator under the fuselage. This was the way they were told to look at the soviet planes. If they saw this kind of plane they did not engage and ran from it!

@arthas640

2 жыл бұрын

@@ronmartin3755 That makes alot of sense since the Germans and many other nations designed planes to operate at multiple altitudes and they had to fill more roles, fly at higher altitudes, and operate at longer ranges since they'd usually be fighting far from airbases in enemy territory while the Yak-3 was designed in a nearly purely low altitude defensive fighter role. That means it didnt need to worry nearly as much about air defenses, operate at higher altitudes, or fly long distances so they could make the thing really light weight. Since it didnt need to carry heavy weapons or bombs they could mount the weapons on the nose and make the wings really light too which made it turn great. The Germans meanwhile had heavier planes with heavier wings and usually liked to dive down from a higher altitude which they couldnt do as much against the Yaks since the Yaks could hug the ground and turn fight them and the Germans had to worry more about air defenses on the ground since they were usually fighting in soviet territory, often on their way to a city or front line. Why fight an enemy when they can stack the deck in their favor when you can just avoid them with your faster top speed and longer range, especially when your plane is more expensive to replace?

@johnceglick8714

Жыл бұрын

Too bad the Russians couldn't come up with a similar fighter to totally defeat Ukraine . Why? Incompetence !

@fatdaddy1996

Жыл бұрын

Johnceglick. Where do they find people like you? The issue in Ukraine is the effectiveness of the Russian SAM s that both sides use. That has very serious implications for NATO.

@KekusMagnus

7 ай бұрын

@@johnceglick8714 Russians already have superior fighter aircraft in Ukraine

At the end you mentioned the other Russian manufactureres Mikoyan and Lavochkin. I would be very interested in seeing a video featuring each of these manufacturers describing their best WWII aircraft. I love your videos. Thank you.

@AllthingsWW2

2 жыл бұрын

I will certainly do more videos about soviet aircraft but still haven't decided which the next will be. Possibly Mig 3 or IL 2. Thank you for the positive feedback!

@Philliben1991

2 жыл бұрын

La-7 is one of the most underrated fighters of the war, along with some of the late war Japanese designs.

I used to "fly" the IL2 combat flight sim back in the day, and the Yak 3 was hands down our squad's chosen mount. The only a/c that could give you any trouble were the A6M if you were greedy enough to slow down and fight, or the random Fw190 streaking through with all its 25 cannons blazing. The Yak3 was a blast to 1v1 in.

@Jbroker404

2 жыл бұрын

As a regular player of the current IL-2 series, one of my top choices for new planes is the Yak-3.

@BlahVideosBlahBlah

Жыл бұрын

25 cannons!? You're making the B-25 jealous! 😆

For those who ask the Yak on the thumbnail is from the Normandie Niemen squadron. Its was a squadron composed of free french pilots that why the plane have a french roundel on the nose

Many in the West know very little about Soviet aviation immediately before and during the Second World War, including me. So, this is very welcome and well done. Thanks.

@HAL9000-su1mz

24 күн бұрын

My thought exactly.

Beautifully organized and well put-together.

enjoyable video , well thought out and very accurate

really like the lay out of this series of docos probably the best so far on you tube

This guys has only been around for a few months! I think he is my new WW2 aviation go to at the moment.

Your doing fine job... LaGG 3, Yak 3... and now moving on to the MiG 3... my favorite... had a die cast model of MiG 3 back in the 50s... to my childish eyes... it was beautiful... and wish I still had it... you format is on the money... very good... no nonsense kind of format... that is GREAT... you should become very popular amongst those who are aviation enthusiast...

great job, love the channel!

@AllthingsWW2

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Your information and narration are very good. Great videos.

Great video ! I thought about your request and I cannot think of any needed or possible improvements.

@AllthingsWW2

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Very well done!

@AllthingsWW2

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Thanks for the very fine article. Lots of info. Beauty graphics. Excellent narration which, however, was drowned out by the background muzak at times. Nice work. 🇨🇦

@AllthingsWW2

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! The music issue has been corrected in more recent videos.

I thank you for your great effort in providing accurate, useful and wonderful information on your esteemed channel. A thousand greetings of respect, appreciation and pride. I wish you success and progress in your wonderful work. Much respect

Very enjoyable series of videos. You earned yourself a new sub.

@AllthingsWW2

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you and welcome!

Great video, please make more of these, just like the Lavochkin La 7, Bloch MB 151 or Messerschmitt BF109 etc.

@AllthingsWW2

2 жыл бұрын

I will certainly do. Thank you!

A simple horsepower rating as given in the comparison does not explain the speed difference. I prefer a power to weight ratio as a more direct indication of efficiency and performance.

@BlahVideosBlahBlah

Жыл бұрын

That's definitely a little more to the point, but of course the various speed metrics are determined by a LOT of factors. If you don't want to dig into that level of detail (why wouldn't you? Greg's Airplanes and Automobiles does a wonderful job making the next level of historical aircraft performance details interesting!) then power:weight is a decent choice 👌

@user-zw3sb6ul4t

2 ай бұрын

The Yak-3 had a wing of a very small area - 14.83 square meters. Yakovlev also made every effort to improve the aerodynamics of the Yak-3.

Nicely done. Informative, to the point, and enjoyable. Yak-3 is an underrated aircraft.

@AllthingsWW2

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@zeppkfw

2 жыл бұрын

I Play this in warthunder in ground RB and I can either out run or out turn any aircraft I face

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Like your channel man, subbed

Outro video espectacular!Bom trabalho.Saudações!

Wow give me a YAK3 the maneuverability at low altitude was superb, I did like the mistakenly shooting down P38's but that's the FOG of war and friendly fire exists to this day. Good Video

@julianshepherd2038

2 жыл бұрын

Americans do seem to be best at friendly fire

@ronaldwatson1951

2 жыл бұрын

@@julianshepherd2038 unfortunately 😕 there's Truth to your statement, nervousness, plucker factor and faith are major contributors to friendly fire. Being at the wrong place also contributors.

@MDzmitry

2 жыл бұрын

@@ronaldwatson1951 didn't the Yak/Lightning fight happen when P-38 attacked a soviet convoy, killing a general who was leading that unit among other soldiers and staff? Some people blame politics, but that is true that often reconnaissance data became outdated quickly, and the soviets were pushing the germans at a rapid pace then, so the convoy could easily be mistaken for retreating germans.

Love your videos. Great format. Can you also include American n Japanese fighter comparisons?

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When I was a kid I was interested in learning what the Russians had for fighters in WW2, but really couldn't find much info.so finely I find out what they had that they made on their own. So thanks,

@AllthingsWW2

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching

Hey, U do a most excellent job in the way U accurately depict these aircraft. I am one of those jokers who has to, for accuracy sake, research what U R propagating. I have yet to find U in error or inaccurate on the info U present. I would love to see your take on specs relative to the Yak-9, Lagg and Lavochkin versions that fought in WW2 & Korea. I'm a from the US. I find that a large number of folks have no idea of the aircraft produced by the USSR in WW2. Tupolev's and Policarpov aircraft would be interesting as well as AVIA, Ambrosini, Ikarus, EKE, Fokker, etc.. I keep coming back to your channel for more. KEEP IT COMING.

The German pilots genuinely feared the YaK-3's, they were superb fighters of the time and the pilots learned how to use them very well.

Good job.

Are you going to do an episode on planes that revolutionized aviation even though they were never used in the war effort? And in particular, can you consider the possibility in doing a special episode regarding the messerschmitt p1101? (maybe it doesn‘t make sense in the lineup you‘re considering, so that‘s why I‘m asking...). Anyway congrets! Looking forward to new episodes ;)

@AllthingsWW2

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Filipe, thank you for your subscription! I intend on doing a video series about breakthrough equipment that changed the war. I will go with the flow and see what people like the most. I will certainly put your suggestion on the to-do list. For now, the initial idea is to do 5 airplane videos, one for each major power. The next one will be about the Curtiss P-40.

Normal Bf109G6 has a 20/30 mm in nose and two 13mm MGs. The wingmounted cannons are optional pods and were used against bombers, not for dogfight, as they lower both speed and maneuverability.

@AllthingsWW2

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I agree that it was a poor choice on my behalf. The addition of the 20mm was called in german Rüstsatz VI. It was mainly used against bombers and as such, in fighter vs fighter comparison had no place there, and would change some of the plain model specifications. I hope this mistake didn't spoil the video for you. I will certainly re-do these videos in the future and this will be something I will correct. Thank you for the feedback.

@deffington6627

2 жыл бұрын

@@AllthingsWW2 Oh, thank you for actually reacting to my message. Video is cool and Yak-3 was a beast. Also it has very good visibility out of cockpit, not many struts around. In old Il2 Sturmovik game these are end-game low-alt smashers comparable only to late japanese fighters. Only drawback is lower ammo count than Bf106G6.

@Jbroker404

2 жыл бұрын

@@deffington6627 I agree that the lower ammo count of Russian vs German fighters was a huge drawback for the USSR.

Thanks for this we have a Yak-3 warbird here in NZ✈️🇳🇿

yes// nice vid ...:) ty!

There is a Yak 3 in Blenheim NZ modified to a 2 seater, same one mentioned being seen at Wanaka, that does regular but expensive joyflights around the area (I’m currently saving for one!).. very impressive machine! It’s been joined by a modified Radial engined Reno racer Yak 3U called Steadfast, have a google for it, I’ve never seen anything with performance like it..

@parsananmon

Жыл бұрын

So mate did u fly or still saving?

The most outstanding features of this plane were it's weight saving features and, most crucially, superior climb rate. The Yak3 was only a tad heavier than a mid-war Mitsubishi Zero, but better in nearly every way. The Soviets could have had this plane in production much earlier but a shortage of materials (aluminium especially) prevented this. Triple-20mm nose-cannon Yak3P's fought during the invasion of Manchuria IIRC.

@IllustriousUnknown416

2 жыл бұрын

I’m not sure, but it’s possible that some units operated 3Ps even during the Berlin offensive, since by that period La-7s were already in operation with its 3x 20mm B-20 guns configuration (there are photos of them), which was the same cannon installed in the Yak-3P. It was a smaller gun in comparison with the ShVAK, but not as reliable, as far as I know

@leneanderthalien

2 жыл бұрын

@@IllustriousUnknown416 The Klimov 105 engine+ ShVak canon from the Yak 3 was a improving from the french Hispano Suiza Y12 + HS404 20mm canon, placed between the cylinder and firing trough the propeller shaft, called in France "moteur canon" (canon engine) and installing 3 of these canons (with they 60 shot drum magazine) under the serial hood was impossible

@jean-pascalesparceil9008

2 жыл бұрын

@@leneanderthalien The B20 automatic cannon is derived from the Berezin 12,7x108 mm machine gun, belt fed, and lighter, more compact than the ShVak.

@tommygun333

5 ай бұрын

Everything superb but the range, not to compare with F4F, A6OM, P51 etc. I get it was fast, manoeuvrable but it couldn't play an important role in other theatres of WW2 due to this one major factor.

The Formats great. Mosquito next please.

@AllthingsWW2

2 жыл бұрын

Will certainly do the Mosquito in the future. Thank you!

Great video. I'd rate the aircraft also in the category of pilot workload dedicated to engine management. Some WWII fighters particularly German designs, were very automated in terms of ensuring propeller RPM, manifold pressure, and engine & oil temperatures stayed in limits without much pilot input or attention. Others placed a very high workload on the pilot. I've read the La-5 was among the worst in this regard...everything was manually controlled.

@AllthingsWW2

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! There is certainly plans to expand the content to make direct comparisons between aircraft more detailed. On the current format is kind of hard to keep it all under 12 minutes and go in length. But probably I will try out a stand alone comparison in detail, and if it has success I will keep it up. Thank you for the suggestion.

@user-zw3sb6ul4t

2 ай бұрын

The Yak-3 engine control was at least better than other Soviet aircraft. On the Yak-3, the radiator flap was controlled by a thermostat, and not manually, as on the Yak-1, Yak-7, Yak-9. Also on the Yak-3, unlike the Yak-1, Yak-7 and Yak-9, the engine did not overheat.

I like the high quality paintings , you don't usually see great oil painting artwork of ww2 airplanes

I remember seeing a Yak 3 flying at the Wanaka Warbirds in New Zealand. In mock dogfights with other WW2 fighters Spitfires, Mustangs etc. it was noticeably superior and more manouverable. Curiously the particular plane I saw had an Allison engine as there were no Russian engines available and the Allison engine was closest in performance. A very impressive machine.

@markkover8040

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, the Allison 1310 has similar characteristics to the original Russian engine, but despite rumors to the contrary, the Soviet engine was not a copy of the Allison 1310. It is my understanding that many of the Yak-3s that are currently flying have Allison engines in them.

@MDzmitry

2 жыл бұрын

@@markkover8040 you've mixed the facts up a little. The soviet VK-105 engine was indeed a copy (and then on a modernization) of the french Hispano-Suiza inline engine. Allison has nothing to do with the story, but nowadays it is installed in Yak-3M's (1990's version, produced specifically for aerial shows or private ownership if I remember correctly) as it is the closest to VK-105 in performance, that's true.

@markkover8040

2 жыл бұрын

@@MDzmitry There is a misconception that the VK-105 is a copy of the Allison 1310. It is brought up repeatedly by visitors to the Military Aviation Museum here in Virginia Beach Virginia. I am quite familiar with the Yak 3P as we have one here at the MAM. It IS powered by an Allison 1310.

@MDzmitry

2 жыл бұрын

@@markkover8040 Small correction: Allison-powered Yak-3s are not P modification, but M. They were produced long after the war in metal for collectors and museums. The P stands for "Pushechniy" (eng. - "Cannon"), and these were produced in the spring of 1945. To tell Yak-3M from Yak-3/Yak-3P you should check the engine hood, Yak-3M has an intake similar to Yak-9U. I only remember seeing 1 air-worthy Yak-3 without the intake, but it crashed into a car while landing somewhere around 2018

YAK3 was a specialist at low altitude. Spitfire and variants was less specialised. The best is the one you can mass produce and maintain and fits with what else you have.

@spanishpeaches2930

2 жыл бұрын

I believe the Luftwaffe were told not to engage the Yak below 14,000 ft?

@markkover8040

2 жыл бұрын

@@spanishpeaches2930 Yes. German fighter pilots were told to avoid combat with any Yaks they saw without an air scoop under the nose below 12,000. That was sent out only a month after the first Yak-3s were in combat.

@spanishpeaches2930

2 жыл бұрын

@@markkover8040 Great looking aircraft in profile . The wing shape let it down for me from a top/bottom view.

I just wish that Eagle Dynamics would model, or contract to model, this very graceful looking fighter in DCS. Thanks for this very informative video.

@Tamburello_1994

Жыл бұрын

Surprised it's not a collector plane in IL-2 Great Battles.

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My beloved plane in the IL2 sim series.

I saw this plane at Duxford in 2018 , ironically used as a " recreation" of the battle of Britain " dogfight " with Hispano Aviación HA-1112 ( wannabe ME BF 109's ) as its enemy

431 missions in 2 months is wild

With this beast Lydia,already having experience with the yak 1,could have been a trouble even for Bubi. 🌼🌷

after the war when th Normandie Niemen squadron back home all the other french pilots on spit or T Bolt wanted to discover the Yak and they found wonderful , later this squadron change for the NC 900 ( a french FW 190 A8 ) they understood why they survived to shoot a Yak 3with a FW190 was harder than to shoot than to shoot a FW190 with a Yak 3 .

A beautiful war Bird.

I like that. The shape appeals to me as does it`s construction and wide spaced undercarriage.

Would anyone happen to know where readable plans/blueprints of the Yak-3 might be found? More specifically of the fuselage/frame. I’m interested of the tubes and tube sizes used. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

@AllthingsWW2

3 ай бұрын

www.google.com/amp/s/ww2aircraft.net/forum/threads/yak-3-manuals.54110/%3famp=1

@AllthingsWW2

3 ай бұрын

Let me know if this is what you're looking for

@user-em4xq6sb8f

3 ай бұрын

@@AllthingsWW2 Thank you very much, I believe book is for pilot operation. What I’m looking for shows 5he construction data of the fuselage. If I’m lucky, I’ll be able to find blueprints. For some reason they are very difficult to find on the internet or even a supplier, when just about everything else can be found. Thank you again very much.

@AllthingsWW2

3 ай бұрын

Im outside having dinner, but on my PC I have and extensive amount of manuals. I dont know if I have the Yak-3s maintenance manual, but I'll look. If I dont come back to you tomorrow, please resend this message in 48 hours. You're welcome. :)

@user-em4xq6sb8f

3 ай бұрын

@@AllthingsWW2 please take your time. You have a life that is more important than any of this. Thank you

WW2 planes are my favorite,they are soo sleek and their design it just look great kind of like the cars from the 60s and 70s

The 109 g carrying the wing mounted 20 mm was a pig The best pilots preferred to fly without the gondolas, in world War II on the eastern front if the planes were close to the same speed and one was more maneuverable than the other It's no wonder the Yak3 was so successful, I chose to fly it over many other aircraft in aces high 2 simply because of its maneuverability and visibility out of the cockpit

What about the competition between The newer Japanese fighters George , and Frank.

I dunno I think its armament is a 3 not a 2 . It has a 20mm and 2 50cals dead straight from the middle of the plane like a laser. That is PLENTY of armament to these skilled pilots. Great vid. Cheers for the upload.

@mpk6664

2 жыл бұрын

The pilots themselves disagreed. The 20 was an improvement, but it was outmatched by basically every German fighter at that period. Not to mention the low ammo count. I believe they only had 120 rounds as opposed to the German 20mm which had 200. The Germans also had 2x15mm cannons with 300 rounds each.

@JamesLaserpimpWalsh

2 жыл бұрын

@@mpk6664 Dude we aren't talking about German fighters here and besides which no pilots are even alive to dispute a score of 2 being changed to a score of 3 which still isn't all that great anyway, so how can they disagree with me? What absolute twaddle.

@mpk6664

2 жыл бұрын

@@JamesLaserpimpWalsh The pilots disagreed on there being enough armament. Their contemporaries had better guns and more ammo for them. It's not hard to understand.

Must confess, I am a bit reserved on your quoted take-off weight (ca. 2300 kg). I think it was more like 2700 kg. Accordingly, the horizontal turn in 17 seconds may be too optimistic a figure.

Music is too loud!

To be honest it would be better if you compared not just the horse power of the engines, but the power/weight ratio and wing loading of kg/m^2. That would be a better way to describe how each aircraft performed in turn, acceleration-wise and in climb.

@AllthingsWW2

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your suggestion, there are plans to do more in depth comparisons in the future.

@MDzmitry

2 жыл бұрын

@@AllthingsWW2 Looking forward to it then, thanks for your work

What game do you show in your videos?

@AllthingsWW2

2 жыл бұрын

Hey there. The game is Warthunder --> warthunder.com/

@danischeel4846

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Looks like fun. I will have to try that!

@danischeel4846

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Looks like fun. I will have to try that!

@IllustriousUnknown416

2 жыл бұрын

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@danischeel4846

2 жыл бұрын

Hmmm

The astounding production numbers really tell the story. It appears they outnumbered the Luftwaffe by over 3 to one. Whereas the Soviets could absorb whatever losses they suffered, the Luftwafffe could not. This explains the attrition of the Luftwaffe. No matter how successful and heroic individual German pilots were, the Russians came back with a three-fold numerical spuperiority.

Would love to see a video devoted to listing the best Russian WW2 movies.

@AllthingsWW2

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately I'm not a good person to recommend movies. Still, you happen to find good suggestions, by all means let me know! 👍

Very good as always, but the artificial background music is way too loud. Oh well...

Most combat on the Eastern Front was at low altitude so the Yak-3 was almost the perfect fighter for it's war time environment. It was superior to the Bf109G at typical combat altitude. It also has to be said that at the time of the introduction of the Yak-3 the standard of Luftwaffe pilots was decreasing significantly while the Soviet air force was coming into it's prime late in the war. The German habit of strapping bombs on to fighters and using them as impromptu ground attack aircraft didn't help either. So with better aircraft and better pilots and more favourable conditions the air war in the East certainly had switched in favour of the Soviets by 1944. Yak-3s biggest negatives were it's light weight wooden construction which limited it's dive speed against German fighters but this was somewhat mitigated by flying at low or medium altitude. Also the short range was an issue but again German fighters had no advantage here.

36000 built...how many left now...

Didn't hear muçh about this amazing fighter in the war , I could wonder what if they put a Merlin engine in this Yak3 ? 😋

@PyromaN93

2 жыл бұрын

This engine is too heavy and big.

I think you may be underrating its armament somewhat. Yes, 3 guns are not a lot in numbers, but they're all very close together in the nose and composed of HMGs and a 20mm cannon. To compare, very roughly, with MGs, a fighter would need at least 10 riflecaliber or 5 .50 MGs, all in or near the nose to achieve the same kind of firepower. Meaning that its effective firepower very likely exceeds that of for example the P-51 or the Hurricans with 12 .303s. Compared to some other fighters during the war, that is MUCH better. It is just unfortunate though that the Berezin B20 cannon wasn't more commonly available earlier, or the Yak-3 with a triplet of B20 cannons would probably have been normal during the war instead of after, as it appears to have been a VERY effective setup, especially as it was lighter than the common, due to how light the B20 was compared to the Shvak 20.

Interesting video, but do us all a favor and turn down the volume of the music. It makes it hard to understand the narrator.

The Soviet P-39?

For the algorithm gods

Can’t seem to find many details on that so-called “friendly fire incident”, seems a little sketch to me..

@AllthingsWW2

2 жыл бұрын

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_battle_over_Ni%C5%A1

The Yak 3 had 2 other variants the yak 3P and yak 3U the yak3P had 2 20mm B20S and one B20M and the yak3U had 2 B20S.

This plane was manufakturd later 20p with the old fixturs. I heard.

Against fw190👌👍

The later Yak-9U variants were probably as good but better up high than the Yak-3. Yak-9U could take on Bf-109s above 5000 meters while the Yak-3 could not. Also the later LA-5s and the newer LA-7s were better in the vertical if the German pilots were foolish enough to try vertical fighting, an advantage they enjoyed earlier in the war, but the LA-7 changed that. One thing rarely mentioned about all Yaks is that they had a very limited ammo loadout, literally only good for a few seconds with the 20mm cannon. So they had a chance to shoot down maybe two enemy and then run out of ammo, if things went perfectly. Then they had to get the hell out of there! Compared to Yaks, a German FW-190 could shoot forever. Fw-190s had a huge load of ammo, so much that they could maneuver much better when near empty because the plane was much lighter!!

1:13 The map nearly couldn't fill the name of the Soviet's armies. But on the opposite side, so few the German's armies.

@cmax4548

Жыл бұрын

it's simple - the Germans were much larger in terms of staffing

Great plane but one has to be honest. Comparing it say against Spitfire as better, depends on which model, the spit mark 9 was vastly different in everyway than the mark 5 which in turn was was superior than mark one and two, (there was no 3 nd 4, just derivatives) and as for later models, forget about it, so honesty imo is always the best policy, Spits went up to mark 24, (although they should have read mark circa 20) they are incomparable, just as 109 mark 1, (with Rolls Royce engine, not Merlin) with 109e and 109f.

Well done. We don't hear much about Soviet WW2 aircraft. Not terribly surprising since we didn't fight against them, whereas there is a lot of information about the German and Japanese aircraft that fought against us. It is illuminating to learn about the French pilots that flow for the Soviets and the opinion of the ace that was nominated Hero of the Soviet Union.

Informative video but the background music is far too loud and intrusive with the result that it out-competes the narration and becomes really annoying.

10:30 we may never know but imho a bit better than with older types. Speed, agility , for soviet standards strong armament ant compared to mig3 much more suitable for unexperienced pilots

"Oh shit oh fuck oh shit oh fuck" German pilot after seeing a yak3 below 5000m.

The stress is on the first syllable: YAkovlev, LAvochkin.

Always take the action statistics with skepticism. Just because 1 pilot thinks it’s better than a Spitfire or P51 doesn’t mean anything.

It's nice to see that american P-38 pilots, told the exactly opposite story about dog fights against Yaks in the skies of yugoslavia.. 😉 ( Let's not forget the LA-7 )

Of course, the Soviets never lied except about, "everything." I'd take anything in this video with a hefty grain of salt. The Luftwaffe was seriously depleted by late 1944. As well, they were more concerned with stopping the bombers hammering Germany around the clock. I doubt there were many engagements with the Yak 3.

@user-zw3sb6ul4t

2 ай бұрын

The memoirs of the 11th Luftwaffe ace Helmut Lipfert contain a description of the battle of two Bf-109G with one Yak-3. The Yak-3 itself imposed a battle on them and had superiority in speed and maneuverability. The only thing Lipfert could do was use his wingman as bait to the Yak. The result of the battle - the Bf-109 of the Lipferth's wingman was damaged, presumably the Yak-3 was damaged, which smoked, but withdrew from the battle. Lipfert couldn't catch up with him.

Ironically... all those airplanes constructions were made when Yakovlev, Iliushyn, Lavochkin and many more famous Soviet designers sits in the Gulags (not to mention that some of them did have pending Death Sentences which were postponed due German attack in June 1941) sended there thanks to Stalin's absolute paranoia which resulted in three Great Purges and execution of about 80% of the Soviet high ranking officers...

I notice that Russian fighters looked a LOT like the spitfire and mustang.

@topkitena

10 ай бұрын

Yeah, they had wings and tail! Go figure!

У нас было обслуживание самолётов нормальное хватало все. От лампочек до лопаток турбо нагнетателя.

Do meerkats fly yak3 and can I get car insurance? I want Sergei for my wingman

If I had to dogfight a Yak, then I would want to be in a Spitfire for sure.

@spanishpeaches2930

2 жыл бұрын

Mk13 Spitfire would have bested it.

@spanishpeaches2930

2 жыл бұрын

@Hoa Tattis Yes there was. They didn't skip variants. However, I really meant the Mk14 clipped wing variant. Superb mid-altitude fighter.

@markkover8040

2 жыл бұрын

Below 12,000 feet I'd take the Yak-3. Its low altitude flight characteristics, especially its turning capability, is astonishing.

Most Me109 had one 20 mm gun and two 13 mm mg's, at least in E front.

@leneanderthalien

2 жыл бұрын

the 20mm canon from the Yak 3 ,integrated in the Klimov 105 engine, was the Hispano suiza HS404 exact copy because the Klimov 105 wasq a evolution from the Hispano Suiza y12 engine also called in France "moteur canon " (canon engine)...

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One hundred AND 9 ...

I am of the opinion that the Yak-3 was the best Soviet fighter as you mentioned ! The Messer Bf-109 avoided the Yak-3 at altitudes below 5000 metres. Also the Yak-3 sure gave good cover for the Petlyakov Pe-2 heavy bombers and Ilyushin IL-2 'Sturmovik' (tank busters) ground attack aircraft and troop cover.

Maybe some of the hero soldiers. I’ve seen old Soviet newspapers, Showing Russians that had to turn sideways to go thru a door way. HUGE!

Some bs comparison with 109 here. Powerplant by itself doesnt matter, only performance of whole airplane. Gun pods on 109 further kneecap it against yak and make other stats in its favour less pronounced, it should be counted as extra utility and not a plus in comparison with yak.

The only winners of WW2 were the Small Hats

a lot of false data - back of Yak3 has been NOT covered by fabric but plywood - canopy has been exactly the same as others late yaks the same time such yak1b or yok 9

I can accept the Yak-3 was better than an early Spitfire, but better than a later Griffon engined Spit? I sincerely doubt it, the Klimov engine was a generation behind and had not much more than half the power of a Griffon - the Yak-3's VK-105PF2 had 1,300hp whereas the Spitfire F.Mk.XIV's Griffon 65 had 2,035hp. In an imaginary 1944 fight, the Spitfire would have a massive performance advantage, even at low level where theYak was at it's best, above 7,000ft, the difference becomes immense with the Spitfire being capable of 446mph at 25,000ft and could climb from sea level at 5,000ft per minute. The Yak-3 could do a maximum of 401mph at 13,400ft and could only climb at 3,600ft per minute. The Spitfire was also more heavily armed - two 20mm canon and two 12.7mm MGs to the Yak-3s single 20mm and two 12.7mm Maneuverability, well, that's hard to say, both aircraft excelled in that regard, but given the Spitfire's massive performance advantage, it had no need to get into a turning fight. So I can only conclude that the Frenchmen who said the Yak-3 was better than the Spitfire can only have flown very early Spitfires or were simply lying to please the Soviets.

@PyromaN93

Жыл бұрын

Yaks most important role was covering bombers and IL-2 at low level flight, and for this task they was greatest option. Spits will be anyway dragged to dogfight, where they will be beaten up. Yak 3 has less powerful engine, but a way lighter airframe. Also, Spits with Griffons was overweighted in compare to earlier variants, and has worse performance in turn fights, for such task Mk IX or XIV a way better choice. At high alts Spits will feel much better, without any argues, here lies their best performance for battle. About armament - Spits has same problem, as Mustangs and most other US planes - wing mounted guns is worse, than nose mounted.

Better than the spitfire and the p51? That’s hilRious