Yakovlev Yak-2

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Yak-2
Type	Light bomber
Manufacturer	Yakovlev
Primary user	Soviet Air Force
Number built	111

The Yakovlev Yak-2 was a short range Soviet bomber/reconnaissance aircraft.

It was the precursor of the Yak-4, which is also known as No22, Ya-22, and BB-22.

A total of 111 were built.

[edit] Variants

• Ya-22 : Prototype.
• BB-22 : The BB-22 was the original designation of the Yak-2.
• Yak-2 : Three-seat light bomber aircraft.
• R-12 : Experimental photographic reconnaissance aircraft.
• I-29 : Experimental long-range fighter aircraft. Also known as the BB-22 IS.

[edit] Users

 Soviet Union

• Soviet Air Force

[edit] Specifications (Yak-2)

General characteristics

• Crew: three
• Length: 9.34 m (30 ft 8 in)
• Wingspan: 14.00 m (45 ft 11 in)
• Height: m (ft)
• Wing area: 29.4 m² (316 ft²)
• Empty weight: 4,000 kg (8,818 lb)
• Loaded weight: 5,380 kg (11,861 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: kg (lb)
• Powerplant: 2× Klimov M-103 V-12 engines, 716 kW (960 hp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 515 km/h (321 mph)
• Range: 800 km (499 miles)
• Service ceiling 8,900 m (29,192 ft)
• Rate of climb: 650 m/min (2,132 ft/min)
• Wing loading: 183 kg/m² (38 lb/ft²)
• Power/mass: 0.27 kW/kg (0.16 hp/lb)

Armament

• 1× 7.62 mm ShKAS machine gun
• 900 kg (1,984 lb) bombs

[edit] External links

• Description page on aviation.ru

[edit] See also

Related development Yakovlev Yak-4

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