Yakovlev Yak-3UPW

Yakovlev YAK-3UPW, F-AZIM, flown by Rob Davy for the Headcorn Battle of Britain Airshow 2022. This Yak-3 is a modern build from the original plans of the 1940's Soviet fighter. This example was built in 1995 and is in Ukrainian Air Force colours.
From 1991 to 2002 there were 21 Yakovlev Yak-3, Yak-7 and Yak-9 aircraft produced in the former Soviet Union using the original plans and dies.
These aircraft are powered by the American Allison V-1710 or the Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp engine in place of the Klimov V-12s used during the war. Several of these aircraft are airworthy, mostly based in the United States with others in Germany, Australia and New Zealand. Others have been converted to "Yak-3U" status from original Yak-11 trainers for private owners and museums. This aircraft is a Yak-3U with a Pratt & Witney (hence 'UPW') R-1830.
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[@tomling9310]

Great video, that must be such a hard thing to land! You can see the props clipping the grass!

[@boraeananaren]

That landing was scary!

[@ZacYates]

“A little bit of forward stick” I actually said “WHOA!” out loud with that landing!

[@haitolawrence5986]

I see they removed the swastika! LOL

[@SuperjumboAEVSPlanespotting]

This Yak-3 sounds like P-36 Hawk

[@TiKey867]

Same Engine =)

[@user-px3zi2dp6f]

Всё красиво, достойно. Однако боевые самолеты истребители "Як " с радиальным двигателем серийно не строились . Як-11 не является истребителем. Это учебно-тренировочная машина. Украина в те времена не являлась отдельным государством, поэтому непонятна раскраска самолета в цвета государства, не имевшего на вооружении самолетов данного типа, ни во времена СССР , ни после приобретения незалежности.

[@HighFlight]

Возможно, его лучше было бы раскрасить под послевоенный польский или югославский Як-3, но, поскольку это его и современная постройка, я думаю, он может покрасить его в любую схему, которая ему нравится. Может быть, «Нормандия-Неман» был бы другим вариантом? Всё что угодно без Красной Звезды!

[@user-px3zi2dp6f]

@@HighFlightСамо собой. Только Як-3 и Як-11 это как мерс с запорожцем.

[@vanquished6583]

амолет имел маркировку СССР до вторжения на Украину и войны, которую Россия начала с соседом. Прекрасный самолет, и в украинской маркировке выглядит просто фантастически.

[@HighFlight]

Так хорошо!👍🤙

[@archer159]

How stupid and childish to paint it in 'original' Ukraine markings -seeing as they didn't exist back in the day. Meanwhile, NS Germany AC fly about bearing swasitkas all over the world...

[@HighFlight]

The owner would be unlikely to get any airshow bookings for it currently if it was wearing its previous Russian markings, given public opinion in the UK about Russia's 'war' in Ukraine. A better solution would have been to put it into post war Polish or Yugoslavian Air Force colours, but this would have meant a complete new paint job.

[@archer159]

@ight But I'm sure there will be swatikas a-plenty at the airshows. A much worse regime gets airbrushed! That's a 'bit' hypocritical, but then that's where the west is these days, what with ignoring genocide in Gaza and all. We are have moral-compass for others to follow, we're pretty-despicable.

[@user-dc6pe9hq1h]

Это не як-3. Всё является бандеронацистским ново делом: и уродливая раскраска и техника.