Specifications
(Yakovlev Yak-7A)
Type:
Two
Seat Tandem Trainer & Liaison
Design:
Aleksandr Sergeyevich Yakolev
Manufacturer:
State
Industries
Powerplant:
One
1,050 hp (783 kw) M-105P 12-cylinder Vee engine.
Performance:
Maximum
speed 407 mph (655 km/h) at 10,170 ft (3100 m); service ceiling 35,105
ft (10700 m).
Range:
559
miles (900 km) on internal fuel.
Weight:
Empty equipped 4,641 lbs (2105 kg) with a maximum take-off weight
of 5,864 lbs (2660 kg).
Dimensions:
Span
33 ft 7 1/2 in (10.25 m); length 27 ft 10 1/4 in (8.49 m); height
7 ft 11 1/4 in (2.42 m); wing area 159.53 sq. ft (14.83 sq. m).
Armament:
One
engine mounted 20 mm ShVAK cannon with 140 rounds and two synchronized
12.7 mm (0.50 in) UBS machine guns with 348 rounds each.
Variants:
Ya-27
(prototype), Yak-7 (initial designation for the two seat liaison/trainer
and also for the first single seat conversion), Yak-7A, Yak-7V (official
designation for the two seat trainer), Yak-7B (shorter wingspan of
(10.00 m) 32 ft 9 3/4 in), Yak-7D (experimental) Yak-7/M-82 (M-82
radial engine), Yak-7T (anti-tank), Yak-7K (VIP transport), Yak-7PVRD
(ramjets under wings).
Operators:
Soviet Union.