Aircraft Photo of F-AZIM | Yakovlev Yak-3U | Soviet Union - Air Force | AirHistory.net #49987
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:F-AZIM
Military Code:27 white
Aircraft Original Type:Yakovlev Yak-3
Aircraft Generic Type:Yakovlev Yak-3
Aircraft Version:Yakovlev Yak-3U
C/n (msn):9/04623
Display Paint:Soviet Union - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:Nancy - OcheyMap
Country:France
Airport Codes:ICAO: LFSO   IATA: -   Local: -   Other: -
Event:Meeting Aérien 2007
 
Photo Date:1 July 2007
Photo by:Peter de Jong
Photo ID: 49987
Photo Comment

Built in the 1990s, this aircraft is powered by a 1200-hp P&W R-1830 engine, and can do 682 km/h (424 mph). The original Yak-3U was a 1945 radial-engined variant of the Yak-3 fighter, the U not indicating a trainer in this case.

This photo is copyright © Peter de Jong, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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