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samolot 22
the first prototype
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BB-22
the second prototype
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production Yak-2
tests and start of production
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production Yak-4
tests and start of production
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Yak-2 at war
a photo gallery
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Yak-4 at war
a photo gallery
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scale drawings
3 view drawings of Yak-2 and profiles of all versions
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technical details
commented images of cutaway, cockpit, engines |
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Yak-2/4 of Amodel
guide to model building
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completed model
a photo gallery
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Comparative table of characteristics of many Soviet
bombers:
Yak 2, Yak-4, its forerunners, successors and concurrents
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samolot 22 |
BB-22 |
Yak-2 |
Yak-4 |
SB-2M103 |
SB-RK (Ar-2) |
SBB |
Pe-2 mod.1940 |
| year of first flight |
1939 |
1940 |
1940 |
1940 |
1937 |
1940 |
1941 |
1940 |
| built |
1 |
1 |
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6400 (all versions) |
197 |
2 |
10574 (all versions) |
| crew |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
| engine |
2xM-103 |
2xM-103 |
2xM-103 |
2xM-105 |
M-103 |
M-105R |
M-105R |
M-105 |
| takeoff power (hp) |
2 x 960 |
2 x 960 |
2 x 960 |
2 x 1050 |
960 |
1100 |
1100 |
1050 |
| length (m) |
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12.27 |
12.5 |
12.78 |
12.78 |
| wingspan (m) |
14.0 |
14.0 |
14.0 |
14.0 |
20.33 |
18.5 |
16.0 |
17.15 |
| wing area (sm) |
26.73 |
29.4 |
29.4 |
29.4 |
56.7 |
48.7 |
40 |
40.5 |
| empty weight (kg) |
3796 |
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4258 |
4560 |
4768 |
4430 |
4415 |
5363 |
| gross weight (kg) |
5023 |
5315 |
5630 |
6115 |
6380 |
6650 |
5961 |
7500 |
| speed at sea level (km/h) |
455 |
449 |
410 |
458 |
375 |
410 |
455 |
452 |
speed (km/h)
at altitude (m) |
567
4900 |
535
5000 |
498
4800 |
533
5050 |
450/4100 |
480 at 4700 |
560 at 5000 |
540 at 5000 |
| climb to 5000 m (min) |
5.75 |
7.4 |
8.0 |
6.5 |
9.5 |
7.1 |
5.5 |
9.3 |
service ceiling
empty (m) |
10800 |
8900 |
8700 |
9700 |
9300 |
10100 |
14100 |
8850 |
| operational range (km) |
960 |
800 |
900 |
740 |
1900 |
1500 |
880 |
1315 |
| takeoff run (m) |
375 |
500 |
390 |
442 |
370 |
340 |
400 |
362 |
| landing roll (m) |
855 |
500 |
300 |
496 |
400 |
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350 |
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| bomb load (kg) |
120 |
400 |
400-500 |
400-900 |
1500 |
1500 |
1000 |
600-1000 |
| armament |
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2x7.62 ShKAS |
2x7.62 ShKAS |
2x7.62 ShKAS |
4x7.62 |
3x7.62 |
3x7.62 |
4x7.62 |
I would thank for their help:
Jan Koennig
Marcin Widomski
Matthias Erben
Jekl Libor
Marko Tisovic
Le Fanà de l'Aviation n.368-
Le Yakovlev 2 et 4 of Khazanov an article with photos
Avijacija i Vremja magazine (1996/04), an article of
Khazanov and Medved', with good line and color drawings;
Barbarossa Victims of T.J.Kopanski, ed.Mushroom:
photos of captured and wrecked planes
Red Stars of Geust, Keskinen, Stenman: one photo and one profile
Soviet combat aircraft of the Second world war vol.2 of Gordon, Khazanov,
Medved: some photos and history
Russian piston aero engines of V.Koletnikov,
ed. The Crowood Press : image of M-103 engine
http://www.airwar.ru/other/draw/yak2.html
the drawings of Aviacia i Vremja, a bit cropped
http://www.airwar.ru/other/draw/yak4.html
Some photos of destroyed & captured planes on: http://jetjournal.net/modules.php?name=coppermine&cat=82
Some drawings of Ar-2: http://airwar.ru/other/draw/ar2.html
An encyclopedia on Soviet aircraft and images of SBB: http://www.ctrl-c.liu.se/misc/ram/