MAQUETTE À MONTER - Yak-1B Limited Edition ModelSvit | N° 4801 | 1:48
Prix régulier 20,00 € TTC 6%
Characteristics
| Scale | 1:48 |
| Manufacturer | MODELSVIT |
| Size of the box | 30 x 22 x 5 cm |
| EAN |
Description
The Yak-1 was the first combat aircraft designed by Alexander Yakovlev's construction bureau and was produced from 1940 to 1944, with a total of 8,700 aircraft built. The Yak-1B variant was a culmination of all 1942 efforts to improve the Yak-1. Work began at 1st ACL where research into improving the water and oil radiators, and work to increase the top speed. Tactical characteristics of the Yak-1 were significantly improved as a result, leading to Yakovlev's request to the Minister of Aviation to mass-produce a test batch of 20 improved aircraft for combat testing at the front. However the improvements looked so good on paper that a test batch was skipped, and a Defence Committee Directive dated 11th August 1942 ordered a new and improved Yak-1B into mass production. Improved armament triggers and a cockpit with improved rearward visibility were welcomed by Soviet pilots and became standard on all contemporary Soviet fighter planes.
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