Yakovlev Yak-23

Single-Seat Jet-Powered Day Fighter

Soviet Union | 1947

"The Soviet Yak-23 was the ultimate development of the Yak-15 and Yak-17 series of turobojet-powered post-war aircraft."

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The Yakovlev Yak-23 was the final iteration of the post-war turbojet designs beginning with the Yak-15 and continuing in the Yak-17 aircraft series. The Yak-23 was similar to the Yak-17 but differed in the utilization of higher-mounted horizontal tail surfacing. Another key difference in the design lay in the larger tail rudder design assembly.

The Yak-23 was a single-engine, single-crew jet-powered aircraft designed on a rudimentary fuselage. A straight-winged design - popular with jet designs of the time - adorned either site of the mid-to-rear mounted cockpit. The cockpit area sunk into the rearward part of the fuselage, adding to the aerodynamic element. The front of the fuselage was dominated by a cone-less intake opening with the turbojet exhaust located at mid-fuselage, just under the pilots seating arrangement. A powered tricycle-type landing gear rounded out the key technological engineering features.

Termed a "light-weight day fighter", the Yak-23 was armed with two 23mm cannons mounted in the nose - this being the now popular alternative to the machine gun-laced fighter designs of the Second World War. A single 132lb conventional bomb could be carrier under-fuselage as well, adding a hint of multirole capabilities.

Flying for the first time in June of 1947, the capable and agile Yak-23 actually used a licensed and imported version of the British Rolls-Royce Derwent engine in the form of the Klimov RD-500 powerplant mentioned above in the specifications. No fewer than 310 were produced and shipped out to Soviet-supported states in Eastern Europe. Yak-23's would eventually be superceded by the more capable delta wing MiG-15 jet-powered aircraft, calling an end to the Soviet barrel-type aircraft designs of the post-war USSR.

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Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the Yakovlev Yak-23 Single-Seat Jet-Powered Day Fighter.

1 x Klimov RD-500 turbojet engine developing 3,505 lb of thrust.
Propulsion

606 mph
975 kph | 526 kts
Max Speed

48,556 ft
14,800 m | 9 miles
Service Ceiling

746 miles
1,200 km | 648 nm
Operational Range

6,693 ft/min
2,040 m/min
Rate-of-Climb

City-to-City Ranges
Operational range when compared to distances between major cities (in KM).

NYC

LON

PAR

BER

MOS

TOK

SYD

LAX

NYC

Structure
The nose-to-tail, wingtip-to-wingtip physical qualities of the Yakovlev Yak-23 Single-Seat Jet-Powered Day Fighter.

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(MANNED)
Crew

26.6 ft
8.12 m
O/A Length

28.6 ft
(8.73 m)
O/A Width

10.9 ft
(3.31 m)
O/A Height

4,409 lb
(2,000 kg)
Empty Weight

6,693 lb
(3,036 kg)
MTOW

Design Balance
The three qualities reflected below are altitude, speed, and range. The more full the box, the more balanced the design.

RANGE

ALT

SPEED

Armament
Available supported armament and special-mission equipment featured in the design of the Yakovlev Yak-23 Single-Seat Jet-Powered Day Fighter .

STANDARD:
2 x 23mm cannon (nose-mounted).

OPTIONAL:
1 x 132lb conventional drop bomb.

Variants
Notable series variants as part of the Yakovlev Yak-23 family line.

Yak-23 - Series Model Designation

Operators
Global customers who have evaluated and/or operated the Yakovlev Yak-23. Nations are displayed by flag, each linked to their respective national aircraft listing.

Total Production: 310 Units
Contractor(s): Yakovlev - USSR

[ Bulgaria; Czechoslovakia; Poland; Romania; Soviet Union ]

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