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Originally Posted by kozzm0

I could have spent my whole life believing in the vk-107pf-2 engine, if I had ever heard of it. Now if anyone ever says "vk-107pf-2 engine" I will know they're full of crap

Maybe you should fix the wikipedia, the fix will stick since you've got a reference

Ok so the ww2 yak-3 could only do 650... but I can't hit 650 in BOP either. Seems to top out at about 550 for me. Low altitude, of course, could it go faster higher up? I've looked at e/m charts but not altitude performance charts

Right, the WW2 Yak-3 did 650 km/h, and later could do about 708 km/h with the VK-107. The WW2 Yak-3 best performance at high altitude, was maxed 10,300ft or so. The VK-105PF-2 wasn't much for high altitudes, and could freeze up if at certain altitudes. (More like B-17 altitude etc. I would guess.) Its max ceiling was like 35,000ft but it performed terribly due to its wingspan and all around small body etc. Anyway, I would try it around 10,300ft and see what you get. From my books; that was the Yak-3's best high altitude performance range, and anything higher would probably get the Yak-3 into trouble. Farther down, like sea level down, I'm sure you could get some pretty good speed from the VK-105PF-2, but I haven't tested it myself on BoP. I think the Yak-3 along with all the other planes are a bit inaccurate here and there.

For example, the Yak-3 did not have a ring like the early Yak-1, 7, 9's did.

Picture of a REAL Yak-3 cockpit, everything where it should be. The picture is also in my books, but I found it online so it was easier.