[About Yakovlev Yak-17"Feather"]


Wikipedia
The Yakovlev Yak-17 was a first-generation jet fighter operated by the Soviet Union in the 1940s.
In 1945, the Soviet Union ordered Yakovlev to develop a fighter aircraft powered by a single German Jumo 004 engine. To shorten the development period, Yakovlev diverted an existing Yak-3 fighter.
Only the engines were converted to jet engines, and the Yak-15 was completed.
The Yak-15 made its first flight in 1946, but it had some problems because of its design, which was adapted from a propeller-driven plane. The landing gear was the same as the propeller-driven tailwheel type, and the exhaust heat from the jet engine caused the tailwheel to melt.
An improved version with a front-wheel landing gear was therefore developed. The Yak-17 made its first flight in June 1947, and was codenamed "Feather" by NATO.
The change to the front-wheel type displaced the retracted position of the main landing gear, and the capacity of the in-wing fuel tanks was greatly reduced. The Yak-17 was therefore able to carry 200-liter fuel tanks on the wingtips.
The Yak-17 also performed well, partly because the original Yak-3 was a high-performance fighter. Later, however, with the introduction of the much more powerful Mig-15, the Yak-17 never became a major player. However, its good maneuverability made it suitable for training pilots to convert from propeller-driven airplanes to jet airplanes. Many double-seat training planes were also produced.

[About the work]
I created this model to participate in the "Win'sWings classic jet challenge".
With the restriction of only being able to use up to 200 parts, my goal was to create a build that did not look any worse than my usual builds that use over 500 parts.
No cockpit; VR not supported.

[Controls]
AG1:Navigation Lights
AG4:Canopy
Normal Control

[Screenshots]

2023/12/1