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Yakovlev Yak-23

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The Yakovlev Yak-23. Looks very similar to one of my previous planes, but I assure you they are very different. This version comes with a wire hook, and fuel pods!

---Instructions---
-Activate 1 to drop right fuel pod
-Activate 2 to drop left fuel pod

---Description (from Wikipedia)---

The Yakovlev Yak-23 (in Russian ??-23, USAF/DoD reporting name "Type 28"),[1] NATO reporting name "Flora"[2][3] was a jet fighter developed in the USSR in the 1940s and used in the early 1950s. The Yak-23 was developed as a simple lightweight jet fighter, on Yakovlev's own initiative. It was a development of the earlier Yak-15 and Yak-17 fighters, retaining their non-conventional layout with a jet engine in the fuselage nose and exhaust under the cockpit, but the construction was all new. Its wings were derived from the Yak-19. The Yak-23 used a Soviet copy of the British Rolls-Royce Derwent V turbojet engine, produced as the Klimov RD-500. It first flew on July 8, 1947. After successful flights, it underwent state trials in 1948 and was accepted for series production. It was evaluated as highly maneuverable, with a good acceleration and take-off and climb capabilities thanks to high thrust-to-weight ratio. Faults were poor directional stability at speeds around Mach 0.86 and lack of cockpit pressurization. Despite being one of the best straight-wing jet fighters, it was inferior to new swept-wing designs.

General Characteristics

  • Successors 1 airplane(s)
  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 39.4ft (12.0m)
  • Length 27.5ft (8.4m)
  • Height 12.8ft (3.9m)
  • Empty Weight 2,810lbs (1,275kg)
  • Loaded Weight 10,727lbs (4,865kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.314
  • Wing Loading 38.3lbs/ft2 (186.8kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 280.5ft2 (26.1m2)
  • Drag Points 2700

Parts

  • Number of Parts 51
  • Control Surfaces 6
  • Performance Cost 247