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The Yakovlev Yak-9 was a single-engine fighter aircraft used by the Soviet Union in World War II. Like the Yak-3, it was a development of the earlier Yak-1 .

In the early 1990s, Yakovlev restarted limited production of the Yak-9 along with the Yak-3. These aircraft were powered by the Allison V-1710 engine.

1 Specifications (Yak-9D)

1.1 General Characteristics

• Length: 8.55 m (28 ft 0 in)
• Wingspan: 9.74 m (31 ft 11 in)
• Height: 3.00 m (9 ft 10 in)
• Wing area: 17.2 m² (184 ft²)
• Empty: 2,770 kg (6,094 lb)
• Loaded: kg ( lb)
• Maximum takeoff: 3,080 kg (6,776 lb)
• Powerplant: 1x Klimov VK-105 PF-3 V-12 piston engine, 1,015 kW (1,360 hp)

1.2 Performance

• Maximum speed: 602 km/h (376 mph)
• Range: 1,410 km (881 miles)
• Service ceiling: 10,600 m (34,768 ft)
• Rate of climb: m/min ( ft/min)
• Wing loading: kg/m² ( lb/ft²)
• Power/Mass: kW/kg ( hp/lb)

1.3 Armament

• 1x 20 mm ShVAK cannon
• 2x 12.7 mm UBS machine gun s

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