WW2 Soviet Yak-3 Fighter Aircraft - Cockpit View

Yak-3 fighter display from inside the cockpit. This video shows the in-cockpit view of the 'Russian' pilot during a display at a New Zealand Warbirds airshow held at Ardmore Aerodrome, Auckland, New Zealand.
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[@gastonlefier3144]

The Free French pilots of the "Normandie" group in USSR had chosen this aircraft from among those presented to them. They dismissed the Hurricanes and the P39s. This plane was remarkable in every way, one of the best fighters of the 2nd world war.

[@leneanderthalien]

The Normandie Niemen squadron, did fly on Yak 1, most on Yak3 and at end Yak 9.They choose the Yaks to honour the Soviet union, and the mecanics from the squadron was all russians, and all togeter was a fantastic team = this was never forgott from the Russians, up today...But the Normandie Niemen pilots may known that the Yaks are relative comparable to the most modern french fighters because they engine is very similar: the klimov 105 is a evolution from the Hispano Suiza Y12 (USSR did buy the licence before ww2), inclusive the 20mm integrated canon (similar to the Hispano HS404),and the global design from the yaks is relative close to the last 1940 french fighter like the Dewoitine D551 (4 built but to late to be engaged) and Arsenal VG33 (only a hand full engaged). Some of the pilots from the Normandie Niemen was distinguished as "hero from the soviet union" who was the highest soviet order...

[@kampase]

Well who wouldn't take a 1943-designed Yak over a 1935-designed Hurricane?

[@kingcamilo]

@@leneanderthalien they're at war! Theyre gonna want nothing but the best!

[@TyCetto]

The Yak-3 is such an under-rated WWII war bird!

[@lisawolak9942]

+Ty Cetto I think the reason was cuz it never went against any allied planes like the 51 which IMHO it would have had for lunch' it was superior to the 109 and 190 also .

[@HulePalish]

Cetto I think the reason was cuz it never went against any allied planes like the 51 which IMHO it would have had for lunch' it was superior to the 109 and 190 also

[@TyCetto]

COUB first Why are you copying the answer from Lisa Walz verbatim?

[@HulePalish]

Ty Cetto I made a mistake! Google translator damn!

[@HulePalish]

Ty Cetto In my opinion is the top five aircraft of the Second World positioned so. (Given their characteristics) - The maximum speed at ground level: the Yak-3, Mustang, Me.109 - Spitfire - Zero - Maximal speed at altitude: Me.109, Mustang, Spitfire - Yak-3 - the Zero - Engine power: Me.109 - Spitfire - Yak-3, Mustang - Zero - Climb: Me.109, Mustang - Spitfire, Yak-3 - the Zero - Practical ceiling: Spitfire - Mustang, Me.109 - Zero - Yak-3 - Practical range: Zero - Mustang - Spitfire - Me.109, Yak-3 - Weapons: Spitfire, Mustang - Me.109 - Zero - Yak-3.

[@ripmax333]

IMO the cockpit Layout it's even better than the p-51. I think the yak3 is a very underrated WW2 fighter.

[@cancian95]

ripmax333 but extremely uncomfortable to sit (Yak-9 at least) :)

[@gregjenkins7979]

I don't think that it is underrated rather unknown, I just think not many people know of it's existence and really the war on the Eastern front period. Those who know about it recognize it as one of the best fighters in the world at that time.

[@martijn9568]

MEs61 Primitive may equal good. And the German fighters were more sophisticated then the p51 and spitfire in my opinion. The German fighters could automatically regulate propeller pitch settings, depending on speed and power setting.

[@martijn9568]

@MEs61 You seem to forget what the Yak 1, 3 and 9 were designed for; for the air superiority role on the eastern front. In that case, the yaks were better then the Messerschmitts. The longrange aspect wasn't really used on the eastern front. As for the P-51. Yes, it was good in what it was designed for, but that role wasn't ground attack. If we look at the Korean War you will know that the losrates for the ground pounding P-51's were very high, partly in how it was designed. Therefore I wouldn't call the P-51 a good multi role fighter, aka fighterbomber.

[@glebz7294]

@Richard McCaig It hasn't changed much from original. Check it on google photos

[@jimmadonna1436]

The YAK3 was the tightest turning and best low altitude performing aircraft of WW2.

[@gregfromguam]

They were good turners for sure, but what made them stand out was their energy characteristics. Amazing energy fighter with a lot of maneuverability. Excellent power ratio below 5km. Also, small target. I love that there was a clear front window which makes targeting and line up excellent. Very uncluttered wrt SA.

[@jimmadonna1436]

@@gregfromguam For sure. Great point. They retained energy extremely well. This is an excellent aircraft.

[@Space_Reptile]

fantastic pilot, fantastic plane

[@BigKWS]

The cockpit view looks really good in this plane, probably much better than a 109 or even a 190.

[@rossmum]

+BigKWS Easily better than both, I'd say. The Polikarpov I-185 prototypes had very, very good visibility too.

[@martijn9568]

The only problem with the yak 3's cockpit is that it doesn't have ammo counters.

[@martijn9568]

@General William T. Sherman No even the ones with guns didn't have them. I do need to say that ammo counters were a novelty at the time. As far as I know only German fighters had them.

[@kwambam1693]

One of my favourite aircraft of all time.

[@erwinb3412]

That is a good plane . Responds sharp and fast . The quarter rolls show clearly .

[@Mr_Twister77]

The Yak-3 is so light and docile in control that it seems as if it is not a fighter with 1500 hp. under the hood, but aerobatic Extra! It seems to me that he was the lightest fighter in the world created in the second half of WWII Unfortunately, not a single original aircraft has survived to this day, however, Novosibirsk replicas with Alissons under the hood are good too (but the modern engine, surprisingly, is weaker than those that were put on the original aircraft, at least for later modifications with the VK-107 engine and two 12.7 mm machine guns that complemented the 20 mm ShVAK canon)!

[@alexmon2931]

Супер самолет, очень красиво летит...

[@ptizim]

When a French region met a Russian river... Long life to Normandie-Niémen!

[@Nahal0nok]

Almost none of the French people know about these heroes ...

[@leneanderthalien]

@@Nahal0nok "none" is a bit exaggerated: many did known the Normandie Niemen and this squadron is today one of the best from the french airforce...

[@timcross2510]

1/3 the cost, easier to maintain, easier to repair, much easier to fly and land for low time pilots. Better at protecting ground attack aircraft and low level combined arms action. On the other hand, no radios or poor radios, bad fuel capacity, sometimes bad quality of resins and glues. Overall, best cost effective use of material and design.

[@leneanderthalien]

The Yak 3 is a all metal built (glue and resin problems was on german prototypes like Horten) and is a light interceptor similar to a Spitfire , Dewoitine D520, bf109, not a long range fighter...germans use many short range fighters or very short range like Me 262 or extremly short range like me 163...

[@craigpennington1251]

WOW! Thanks for an awesome flight. What a hot ship. And it sounded quieter than most too. Love the color scheme. Very nice indeed.

[@leneanderthalien]

sounds relative quiet...in the video... but this replica did not use the original Klimov 105 engine , who is a evolution from the Hispano Suiza Y12 with integrated HS404 20mm canon, use for ex. on Dewoitine D520...

[@tukidream]

Very smooth...uncluttered cockpit..

[@lisawolak9942]

+tukidream the instrument panel looked really simple and wow that thing could really roll fast ' good visibility' VERY VERY NICE.

[@Blaze0357]

Beautiful old plane! Thanks for the ride..

[@luchoudremont]

Watching this video makes me want to fly it !!!

[@robertscrocca3324]

beautiful airplane superb pilot

[@catlover2368]

one of my favorite planes the Flight Simulator 2002 came with a free game called dog fights this plane is on that game it's one of the best planes

[@trevortaylor5501]

I've flown a aircraft, at that point I'd be scared, this guy is a professional. I watched him put the foot on the ball and ride with it. Crazy.

[@historicalmachines]

He IS good! ;-)

[@user-bl6mv4nv9h]

Good job! Thanks!

[@TomTheTruckdriver]

Fantastic!

[@aussiespoon2471]

Spell check problem I was excited.Brilliant!!

[@stuartgregory6848]

Very nice.

[@YuryGnum]

Посадка производится на минимальной скорости на три точки с полностью добранной на себя ручкой. При посадке без щитков ручку полностью на себя не добирать!

[@skin53dom]

Супер!!!

[@1uckywanderboy519]

I downloaded this plane on MS Flight Sim. I really get annoyed by that bar that's blocking the top part of the instrument panel. And what the hell is that brown part in the middle? A cork pillow in case your head goes flying forward? At high speed and low altitude the plane shakes a lot. Is this normal for these kinds of fighters? Otherwise fun plane. Be interesting in knowing how realistic the sim is and compare it to other WW2 fighters.

[@alespersin6066]

Making cutted barrels looks fine pilot sitting in this cockpit. Show how you do bell or cylinder. You can do this with this Yak.

[@cesarst3720]

that's so amazing!!

[@skippy5712]

Good to see the interior well restored. Most Soviet WW2 Aircraft were well finished inside for a Wartime Aircraft where speed of manufacture was critical.

[@leneanderthalien]

this aircraft is a new built not a restored one.Some Yaks 3 replicas was built on real plans, but not the engine because far too expansive in comparision with the Allison who many are preserved and need only a relative unexpansive overhauling...

[@thethirdman225]

0:11 it was a handsome devil from some angles. Is this one of the Allison-powered replicas?

[@historicalmachines]

Yes it is.

[@zanegrey4720]

Nice aeroplane the yak 3 always liked it .

[@POKRbISHKIN666]

Круто👍👍👍

[@waltergreif4836]

Very Cool!!

[@augmentedrealities]

awesome!! thanks for sharing :)

[@b00stedrust]

Beautiful Airplane, -from usa

[@Sergei_kv82]

Yak 9s are more complicated but not by much.

[@Aljester]

lovely plane, beautiful cockpit view. 'Looks 'easier to fly than a Mustang. Am I not correct?

[@cornknight]

Yak has less weight than Mustang. More than for 1 ton as far as I know.

[@MDzmitry]

2105kg of empty mass (2650kg take-off mass) with a 1320hp engine (if we talk about original VK-105PF2 ), this plane had only 2kg/hp ratio and great aerodynamic profile, giving it great acceleration. On par with that Yakovlev fighters were always made with a focus on an average soviet fighter pilot, being responsive and easy to control.

[@leneanderthalien]

@@MDzmitry Yes all true, but looks like the Yaks was inspired from the 1940 french fighters who had similar qualities, and a similar engine (VK105's are evolutions from the Hispano Suiza Y12).In 1946 did the french aircraft builder Dewoitine modify for comparative tests a D520 with a RR Merlin same model as use on Spitfire mk1 (1940): the result was that the D520 was +20km/h faster as the Spitire with same engine, and agilty was similar (confirmed from the german ace Adolf Galland who find the D520 very pleasant to fly...)

[@MDzmitry]

@@leneanderthalien "Inspired" is a wrong term if you ask me, Yakovlev similar to R.J. Mitchell had experience building sport aircraft, on which his fighter planes were based.

[@givenfirstnamefamilyfirstn3935]

@@leneanderthalien The best French fighter in 1940 was easily the Curtiss Hawk 75 (P-36) and it wasn't all that great.

[@TomcatE303]

Pretty good roll rate.

[@invink6716]

nearly like fw190's

[@ivicarepic3427]

La 5 FN !

[@jamesperan3557]

The best WW2 fighter . Low to medium alt

[@martijn9568]

@@douglasmacarthur8482 But the f8f Bearcat did not take part in ww2

[@givenfirstnamefamilyfirstn3935]

Did they not have an attitude indicator fitted in wartime? A Russian 'back to front' banking plane symbol artificial horizon would be interesting _(with a working turn and slip indicator for confirmation)._

[@user-dm1mm6ou1c]

What is the feeling when you perform a dive... I knew about the negative G effect but what about other?

[@MG-sr4kx]

+Wu Helen Imagine a roller coaster, just with a sharper hill and dive, and ramp back up. Essentially the same feeling.

[@sergeykuchkov2887]

Я як, истребитель, мотор мой звучит, небо - моя обитель, а тот, который во мне сидит, считает что он истребитель...

[@sandspar]

Never gets old :)

[@aussiespoon2471]

Shit that was exciting. Brilliannt.

[@MALTA2222]

Классно 👍👍👍

[@skyfallpurple]

Look at the variometer :D

[@javasrevenge7121]

WOWsers

[@TheHatori1]

How high can this Yak fly?

[@lostinthesauce6409]

TheHatori1 12-15k feets idk. but its not made for that. its made for lesd than 3000m. there it can outperform grifgon spifiers

[@MDzmitry]

@@lostinthesauce6409 that's a misunderstanding, 3km is the altitude where M-105PF2 has a gear switch, meaning a decrease in performance, but overall Yak-3 can perform quite nicely up to 5km, overall being able to get up to around 11km. But again, up to 3km Yak-3 performed the best, up to 5km it kept up with enemy fighters but with less of an advantage and above it became less and less powerful.

[@mavivatan9417]

Sovyet ayılrı bilir işini

[@NZSambo]

To say it right it NOT "russian" , it is "soviet" . :) To say "russian" it is mean to inosoult other people who live in USSR make and fly this fighter : Tatars, Ukrainians, Georgians, Armenians and many other ethnic groups of USSR. Btw during WW2 Georgia struggle most people lost per % of population and Ukraine struggle most civilian lost. .

[@oldyoutubevideos1262]

Chief Designer of this craft was an ethic Russian.

[@HulePalish]

The plane made Russian. A Ukrainian disgrace gave all their lands fascists.

[@NZSambo]

COUB first RUSsian - is Varigian tribe (Vikings) from Scandinavia, uKraina - means "country", not "tribe" (nation) . So technicly Russian are nazi, but people from Ukraine cant be nazi, as it is not tribe identity .

[@NZSambo]

COUB first v(u)Kraina of Kosaks - means Land (Country) of Free People .

[@HulePalish]

NZ SAMBO Украина свободна,сальный не смеши меня