| Yak-6 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Utility |
| Manufacturer | Yakovlev |
| First 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.
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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 cargo loads of up to 500 kg/1,102 lb), 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
- Normandie-Niemen squadron transport plane
- Mongolian People's Army Air Force - Transports units
Specifications (Yak-6)
Data from Osprey Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft[3]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Capacity: 4
- Length: 10.35 m (33 ft 11.5 in)
- Wingspan: 14 m (45 ft 11.25 in)
- Height: ()
- Wing area: 29.6 m (319 ft)
- Empty weight: 1,368 kg (3,119 lb)
- Loaded weight: 2,300 kg (5,071 lb)
- Powerplant: 2× M11F Radials, 104 kW (140 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 187 km/h (116 mph)
- Range: 900 km (559 mi)
- Service ceiling: 3,380 m (11,090 ft)
Armament
- 1 × 7.62 mm ShKAS machine gun
- Up to 500 kg (1,102 lb) bombs, or 10 × RS 82 rockets
See also
Related development Yak-8
Comparable aircraft Po-2
References
- ^ "Yakovlev Design Bureau". http://www.yak.ru/ENG/FIRM/hist3.php. Retrieved 2006-12-17.
- ^ Donald, David (Editor) (1997). The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. Aerospace Publishing. ISBN 1-85605-375-X.
- ^ Gunston, Bill (1995). The Osprey Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft from 1875 - 1995. Osprey Aerospace. ISBN 1-85532-405-9.
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