Yakovlev Yak-17

The Yakovlev Yak-17 (originally known to US intelligence as the Type-16 and later by the NATO reporting name Feather) was an early Soviet jet fighter, developed from the Yak-15.

Developed in 1947, It was first publicly displayed at the Soviet Aviation Day of 1948, at Tushino. First seen 1948 Soviet Aviation

Variants

• Yak-17U (Type-26/Magnet) (also known as Yak-17V) – trainer version first seen at 1949 Soviet Aviation Day, Tushino.

Specifications (Yak-17)

General Characteristics

• Crew: one, pilot
• Length: 8.70 m (28 ft 6 in)
• Wingspan: 9.20 m (30 ft 2 in)
• Height: 2.30 m (7 ft 7 in)
• Wing area: 14.9 m² (160 ft²)
• Empty: 2,081 kg (4,578 lb)
• Loaded: 2,890 kg (6,358 lb)
• Maximum takeoff: 3,240 kg (7,128 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 x Tumansky RD-10A turbojet, 8.9 kN (2,000 lbf) thrust

Performance

• Maximum speed: 748 km/h (468 mph)
• Range: 395 km (247 miles)
• Service ceiling: 12,750 m (41,820 ft)
• Rate of climb: m/min ( ft/min)
• Wing loading: 194 kg/m² (40 lb/ft²)
• Thrust-to-weight: 3.1 N/kg

Armament

• 2x 23 mm Nudelman-Suranov NS-23 machine guns with 60 rounds each

External links

http://www.aviation.ru/Yak/#17

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Designation sequence: Yak-14 – Yak-15 – Yak-16 – Yak-17 - Yak-18 – Yak-19 – Yak-20