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YAKOVLEV YAK-3U PW-R2000

US$330,000 o.n.o.
"One of the warbird world's best kept secrets". We always get a kick out of being able to offer aircraft acquisition opportunities that few people were aware even existed. This is the case here with this outstanding opportunity to acquire a very complete, very advanced Yakovlev Yak-3U.

Located in the USA, this example, like many survivors of the series, started life as a Yak-11 (Czech-built LET C-11) and has enjoyed a very positive journey towards completion to as-new condition complete with an overhauled P&W R-2000 engine, American wheels and disc brakes, overhauled three-bladed propeller, spinner.

The airframe has been thoroughly overhauled from the bare-metal tube frame upwards. All sheet metal work has been completed to a very high standard including the skinning of the aft fuselage (usually fabric covered on the stock Yak-11). There is pretty much everything needed to put this fighter together with all the major structural work completed right down to the fabric covering of the flight controls.

This aircraft will provide the next owner with the satisfaction of bringing this long term project to completion and will then own an outstanding warbird fighter to serve as a high perfrmance two seat tourer, an adventure flights platform or even an opportunity for competitive flying as air racing is revived in the USA. Please get in touch if you would like to learn more about this exciting project.  

One of the last of the great warbird fighter opportunities awaits!

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Aircraft Type - Specifications

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 8.5 m (27 ft 11 in)
  • Wingspan: 9.2 m (30 ft 2 in)
  • Wing area: 14.85 m2 (159.8 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 2,105 kg (4,641 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 2,697 kg (5,946 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 x PW-R2000
  • Propellers: 3-bladed constant-speed propeller
  • Maximum speed: 646 km/h (401 mph, 349 kn) at 4,100 m (13,500 ft)
  • Combat range: 550 km (340 mi, 300 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 10,400 m (34,100 ft)
  • Time to altitude: 5,000 m (16,000 ft) in 4 minutes 30 seconds
  • Wing loading: 162 kg/m2 (33 lb/sq ft)
  • Power/mass: 0.35 kW/kg (0.21 hp/lb)
  • Take-off run: 345 m (1,132 ft)
  • Landing run: 580 m (1,900 ft)
  • 360° turn: 17 seconds

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