YAK 3UA
Yak-3 G-OLEG was assembled at Strela in Orenburg (700 miles south-east of Moscow on the Russian-Kazakh border) in the early 1990s. It was the result of a co-operation between the Yakovlev Design Bureau, Strela and Flight Magic, Santa Monica, California. Its design is based as closely as possible on the wartime Yak-3, but utilises an all-metal structure. Strela was formed from the original Zavod (Factory) 47 in Leningrad (hence the 047 in the serial number). This factory was evacuated to Chkalov in 1941, a suburb of Orenburg. In 1958 the factory's designation was changed to Strela. They manufactured strategic missiles until 1998, and now make a host of other products. G-OLEG is powered by an Allison V-1710 engine as there is currently no single working Klimov engine available. Both the Klimov and the Allison V-1710 are liquid cooled piston V-12 engines with very similar dimensions and power.
The aircrafts paint scheme depicts the Yak3 flown by Sqn Leader Louis Delfino CO of the Normandie-Niemen Free French Squadron in October 1944.
The fighter moved to the UK from Germany in 2015 and was successfully placed on the UK register. Since that time it has been displayed at a number of major UK and European air shows. Its high speed and great agility demonstrate how effective Yakovlev’s design was and illustrates the problem the aircraft presented to the Luftwaffe during WW2.
Yak-3 G-OLEG was assembled at Strela in Orenburg (700 miles south-east of Moscow on the Russian-Kazakh border) in the early 1990s. It was the result of a co-operation between the Yakovlev Design Bureau, Strela and Flight Magic, Santa Monica, California. Its design is based as closely as possible on the wartime Yak-3, but utilises an all-metal structure. Strela was formed from the original Zavod (Factory) 47 in Leningrad (hence the 047 in the serial number). This factory was evacuated to Chkalov in 1941, a suburb of Orenburg. In 1958 the factory's designation was changed to Strela. They manufactured strategic missiles until 1998, and now make a host of other products. G-OLEG is powered by an Allison V-1710 engine as there is currently no single working Klimov engine available. Both the Klimov and the Allison V-1710 are liquid cooled piston V-12 engines with very similar dimensions and power.
The aircrafts paint scheme depicts the Yak3 flown by Sqn Leader Louis Delfino CO of the Normandie-Niemen Free French Squadron in October 1944.
The fighter moved to the UK from Germany in 2015 and was successfully placed on the UK register. Since that time it has been displayed at a number of major UK and European air shows. Its high speed and great agility demonstrate how effective Yakovlev’s design was and illustrates the problem the aircraft presented to the Luftwaffe during WW2.
