Yakovlev Yak-9
1942 fighter aircraft family by Yakovlev
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Summary
Yakovlev Yak-9 is an aircraft family[1]. It draws 5,403 Wikipedia views per month (aircraft family category, ranking #298 of 1,568).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Soviet Union[3]
- Operator: Soviet Air Forces[4], Albanian Air Force[5]
- Based on: Yakovlev Yak-7[6]
- Manufacturer: Yakovlev[7], Tushino Machine-Building Plant[8], Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Association[9], Production Corporation Polyot[10], Omsk[11]
- Developer: Yakovlev[12]
- Subclass of: land-based fighter monoplane[13], single-seat fighter[14], fighter aircraft[15]
- Designed by: Alexandr Yakovlev[16]
- Commons category: Yakovlev Yak-9[17]
- Powered by: Klimov M-105[18]
- Armament: Shpitalnyi-Vladimirov AK[19], Berezin UB[20]
- NATO reporting name: Frank[21]
- First flight: 1942[22], October 1, 1942[23]
- Service entry: 1942[24]
- Service retirement: 1950[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:Yakovlev Yak-9[26]
- Commons gallery: Yakovlev Yak-9[27]
- Total produced: 16,769[28]
- Length: 8.50 m[29]
- Wingspan: 9.74 m[30]
- Vehicle range: 848 km[31]
- Wing area: 17.15 m²[32]
- Maximum operating altitude: 10,750 m[33]
Why It Matters
Yakovlev Yak-9 has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]