The Yakovlev Yak-9 (Russian: Яковлев Як-9; NATO reporting name: Frank) [2] is a single- engine, single-seat multipurpose fighter aircraft used by the Soviet Union and its allies during World War II and the early Cold War.

The Yak-9DD was a Yak-9D or Yak-9T modified for longer range by fitting it with a larger fuel tank of 845 liters (186 Imp gal. or 223 US gal.) which increased its maximum range to 2,285 kilometers (1,420 miles). Radio navigation equipment for night and poor weather flying was also added.

The Yak-9D, introduced in the summer of 1943, was a longer-range escort fighter version carrying additional fuel in two outer wing panel tanks and an optional tank under the cockpit. (Soviet pilots must have been viewed the latter as a mixed blessing.) It was powered by a …

Technical data (Yak-9 version): length: 8.5 m, wingspan: 9.74 m, height: 3 m, maximum speed: 599 km / h, practical ceiling: 11000 m, maximum range: 875 km, armament: fixed - 1 machine gun 12.7mm caliber and 1 20mm cannon.

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Yak-9PD -- To deal with high altitude German reconnaissance aircraft, this model was fitted with a two-stage, gear-driven supercharger and single 20mm cannon. Production ceased in 1947, but not before a number of communist-bloc countries took delivery of later models.

Jul 9, 2018 · Yak-9DD is a long-range fighter with a fuel reserve increased to 845 liters (9 tanks, including in the fuselage). Armament consisted of 1 gun SHVAK.

Dec 30, 2014 · Getting in my last one before 2014 is over, is a project I completed about this time last year: ICM's Yak-9DD, finished in the scheme of the "Warsaw" fighter regiment circa April 1945 and piloted by one A Matveev.

The Yakovlev Yak-9DD was the ultra-long range variant of this successful fighter marque. With additional internal fuel capacity and lighter weapons, the Yak-9DD offered a range of over 2,000 kilometres.

The -9DD used this extra space for an additional fuel tank, making it the longest ranged of the Yak-9 fighters. While early Yak-9s had the cockpit in a more forward position, the aft position was made standard for all later Yak-9 versions.