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Yak-9 Soviet Fighter Balsa GP/EP 1520mm (ARF)
Wingspan:, Length:, Flying Weight:, 4+ Channel Transmitter and Receiver,
The Yakovlev Yak-9 was a single-
fighter aircraft used by the Soviet Union in World War II. A development of the
with the same armament, it arrived to service in late 1942. Its lighter airframe gave the new fighter a flexibility that previous models had lacked. Pilots who flew the Yak regarded its performance as comparable to or better than that of the Messerschmitt Bf 109G and Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-3/A-4. The Yak-9 was the most mass-produced Soviet fighter of all time. It remained in production from 1942 to 1948, with 16,769 built.
First seeing combat during the Battle of Stalingrad, the Yak-9 operated with a wide variety of armament for use in anti-tank, light bomber and long-range escort role. At low altitude in which it operated predominately, the Yak-9 was faster and more maneuverable than its main foe, the BF-109, but was far less well-armed.
After the Battle of Smolensk, in the second half of 1943, the famed Free French
unit became a
and was equipped with the Yak-9. The four flights were named for the towns of Rouen, Le Havre,
and Caen.
Our Yak-9 model comes almost ready to fly with just final assembly and equipment installation required. Modeled after the Free French
unit "Cherbourg" in the scheme of famed ace Marcel Lefevre, this model is sure to attract attention at the field. The all balsa airframe is strong enough to take a nitro engine, yet ...
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