YAK 3 "STEADFAST" Video

[whiteside]

Here is the Yak3U/R2000 over the California Coast chased by Dan Vance in a P51. We did flutter tests out to 340 indicated after we balanced the controls.
http://media.putfile.com/STEADFAST-FLIGHT-2

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Will Whiteside


YAK VIDEO
http://media.putfile.com/STEADFAST-FLIGHT-2

[DaveM2]

Will

Nice looking aircraft, can't wait to see the colour scheme!

Dave

[bdk]

Dave, did the video work for you?

[DaveM2]

BK

Yes.....but only the very bottom link 'YAK VIDEO'...the first one just said 'connecting' and nothing happened.

Dave

hmmm. just tried again and now both work for me.

[Roger Cain]

I too tried without success

[Rob S]

Hey Will, Fix it, I'm dying to see your machine!!! Thanks!!!

[Rob S]

Just wondering? Why don't they put an Ash-82 1900 horsepower direct injected radial like on the Flug Werks 190's? Seems like it would be a real monster and the Ash-82 was actually put on a Yak-3 but too late for the war and not put into production. Maybe Dave2m could answer this. Thanks, Rob

[DaveM2]

Rob

Sorry, engines aren't my 'thing', plenty of guys around here with that sort of experience though.

Dave

[Rob S]

Hi Dave, After your great 3 part series on Yaks in "Classic Wings" last year, I thought you might have some insight. WIXERS?

[DaveM2]

Rob

Well all I can think of is the US engine mechs don't like working on foreign engines, they are unfamiliar with them and parts are not readily available. Similar with the Sea Fury Centaurus I would think.

Dave

[mennie]

I would very much like to see this video but I it is now working.

[bdk]

Just wondering? Why don't they put an Ash-82 1900 horsepower direct injected radial like on the Flug Werks 190's?

It sure took a lot of effort to get the engine in the Lavochkin La-9 overhauled and running properly. Not a very common engine in the west and I don't think that the Soviets or the Chinese have used them in any numbers recently.

[Swiss Yak's]

Indeed it is appealing to put an Ash-82 in our Yak airframe! We were thinking about doing this too of but there are several disadvantages which would have to be considered:
1. As Dave said I don't think that these engines would be well accepted among mechanics in the US and spare parts are not readily available.
2. The engine is much heavier than a P&W R-2000 which would require to shift the cockpit even further back and/or delete the second cockpit. The wing could be moved forward too like on the original prototype. The flying characteristics would probably suffer too with the additional wingloading.
3. The propeller is also not so easily available and you would have to take one most probably of an Ilyushin-14 which is 4 bladed. Again you have the same disadvantages as under 1.
4. A bigger engine requires bigger oil coolers for which you have to find a place to put them.

This installation would require a big amount of engineering for a plane that in my opinion only a few would like to fly.

Flugwerke in Germany use actually a Huosai HS-7 on their FW-190 which is a license built Ash-82T. The Ash-82T is a transport version of the Ash-82FN which was used during the war on the Lavoshkins.

Marco

[Rob S]

Thanks for the information Marco! Now, I wonder why the Flug Werks 190's don't use an R-2000. I wonder if anyone will ever run one at Reno!

Will, Imagine running after a 190 around the pylons or maybe him running after you!

[Swiss Yak's]

They say that the Ash-82 was developed out of the BMW 801 which was in the original FW-190's. This Ash engine maches the weight and the power output of the BMW better than the P&W R-2000.