BombersSoviet bomber and recon airplane
Yakovlev Yak-2
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The Yakovlev Yak-2 was a short-range Soviet light bomber/reconnaissance aircraft used during World War II. It was produced in small numbers, and most of them were destroyed during the opening stages of Operation Barbarossa.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Yakovlev
- Category
- Bombers
- First flight
- 1939-01-01
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 278 kt
- Max speed
- 278 kt
- Range
- 430 nm
- Service ceiling
- 29,000 ft
- Max takeoff weight
- 11,861 lb
- Empty weight
- 8,913 lb
- Powerplant
- 2 × Klimov M-103 V-12 liquid-cooled piston engines
- Engines
- 2
- Seats
- 3
- Length
- 30 ft
- Wingspan
- 45 ft
- Number built
- 111
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.