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Originally Posted by IceFire

Did Karabas ever finish with the Yak-7B Late variation?

i'm flew on this yak-7 in online and you can see him in all mod-forums...

about historical accuracy and standards of mod...

main external differences (all for fuselage of yak-9) - gunport and blister for second UBS, wings from yak-7 and cockpit from yak-9d (standart cockpit for new generation fighters in 43, if short) - were made, if i remember right, plus some change in perfomance and guns (here i can say what all good in total, but in fact need more series with different performance and need add "light" bombs, like ao-25 and - maybe - fab-50,100)...

maybe, all by standarts il2, because take original game parts, if i not wrong...

all minor external differences (if they were), i think no (+ here too much small differences of all series of yak-7, what hard to do)...

well, anyway, main work was made and anyway it's all need check...

and anytime you can contact with authors, i think (in 2010 or 11 i'm asked him about sending mod in DT, and he say "why not?" or something like this - don't found this post now)...

Wouldn't mind having it even if it's not too distinctly different from the early Yak-9.

normal weight of yak-7b without gargrot - 3000-3050 kg, normal weight of "standart" yak-9 - 2850-2900 kg, and yak-7 have more powerful weapon and more ammo for weapon...

extra 100-150 kg and another weapon it's enough for include, i think...

and what i mean by "standart" yak-9, this is yak-9 1942 from game (early series in RL) and -

От серийного Як-9 Як-9Д отличался в основном запасами горючего и смазочного материала.

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В авиаполку "Нормандия" и в других частях, имевших на вооружении Як-9Д, по собственной инициативе заглушали консольные бензобаки, и все полеты совершали при заправке только корневых баков.

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Согласно постановлению ГКО от 18 февраля 1943 г. все самолеты Як-9, в том числе Як-9Т, должны были с 1 марта выпускаться в варианте дальнего истребителя с запасом горючего 480 кг. Такая заправка в начальной стадии полета приводила к ухудшению летных характеристик, особенно скороподъемности и маневренности в вертикальной плоскости. Поэтому Як-9Т продолжали выпускаться с 330 кг горючего и полетной массой 3025 кг.

how you see, full fuel (and maybe oil) load of yak-9d was not used all time and not used for yak-9 with ns-37...

and this can be next request in wish list...


PS Sorry for so many edits...


and, sorry, little mistake here - normal weight of yak-9d with 320 kg fuel=полевая доработка, in avg 2970 kg, and not 2870 kg...

if and with 25 kg oil=2950...

plus, about ammo loads for yak-9, i forgot here these words about yak-7DI=prototype of yak-9, 9d -

В заключении НИИ ВВС был также указан боезапас серийных самолетов: для пушки - 140 снарядов, для пулемета - 240 патронов. Бомбардировочное вооружение не предусматривалось.