The Yakovlev Yak-3 was a World War II Soviet fighter aircraft.

• Role: Fighter
• National origin: Russia
• Manufacturer: Yakovlev
• First flight: 12 April 1941
• Introduction: 1944
• Status: Privately owned, or in museums
• Retired: 1952
• Number built: 4.848

Military operators

• France, Normandie-Niemen squadron
• Air Force of the Polish Army
• Soviet Air Force
• SFR Yugoslav Air Force

Specifications (Yak-3)

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 8.5 m (27 ft 10 in)
• Wingspan: 9.2 m (30 ft 2 in)
• Height: 2.39 m (7 ft 11 in)
• Wing area: 14.85 m² (159.8 ft²)
• Empty weight: 2,105 kg (4,640 lb)
• Loaded weight: 2,692 kg (5,864 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Klimov VK-105PF-2 V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine, 970 kW (1,300 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 655 km/h (407 mph)
• Range: 650 km (405 miles)
• Service ceiling: 10,700 m (35,000 ft)
• Rate of climb: 18.5 m/s (3,645 ft/min)
• Wing loading: 181 kg/m² (36.7 lb/ft²)
• Power/mass: 0.36 kW/kg (0.22 hp/lb)

Armament

• Guns:
  • 1 × 20 mm ShVAK cannon, with 150 rounds
  • 2 × 12.7 mm Berezin UBS machine guns with 170 rpg