Yakovlev Yak-17

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The Yakovlev Yak-17 (Russian: Як-17 , originally known to US intelligence as the Type-16 and later by the NATO reporting name Feather) was an early Soviet jet fighter, developed from the Yak-15.

Developed in 1947. A prototype designated Yak-15U, converted from Yak-15, first flew in June 1947. Main visible difference was a new tricycle landing gear. A less obvious difference between Yak-17 and its predecessor Yakovlev Yak-15 was that the former was largely a metal aircraft while the latter was still largely built from wood like its propeller ancester in World War II. In March 1948 it was ordered for series production and its designation was changed to Yak-17. It was first publicly displayed at the Soviet Aviation Day of 1949, at Tushino. Only two variants were built: Yak-17 single-seat fighter and Yak-17UTI two-seat trainer. 430 were built in total, in 1948–1949.

Yak-17, being one of first Soviet jet fighters, had faults, like relatively low speed and range and unreliable engine (based upon the German Junkers Jumo 004), with a complicated starting procedure. On the other hand, its handling was very simple and similar to popular propeller fighters Yak-3 and Yak-9, what made it an excellent transitional machine to jet fighters, especially in a trainer variant.

Variants

Yak-17UTI (Type-26/Magnet) (also known as Yak-17V)

Two-seat training version first seen at 1949 Soviet Aviation Day, Tushino.

Operators

People's Republic of China
Czechoslovakia
Poland: Used 3 Yak-17 (transcribed as Jak-17) and 1 Yak-17UTI (known as Jak-17UTI or Jak-17W), from 1950. They were witdrawn by 1955. The last Jak-17 with civilian markings SP-GLM was used for testing in 1957-1960.
Romania
Soviet Union: Used from 1948 to early 1950s.

Specifications (Yak-17)

General characteristics

Crew: one, pilot

Performance

Thrust/weight: 0.31

Armament

2x 23 mm Nudelman-Suranov NS-23 machine guns with 60 rounds each

External links

Description page on aviation.ru

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Fighters	Yak-1 Yak-3 Yak-7 Yak-9 Yak-15 Yak-17 Yak-23 Yak-25 (II) Yak-28 Yak-38
Bombers	Yak-2 Yak-4 Yak-28 Yak-35
Transports	Yak-6 Yak-10 Yak-12 Yak-14 Yak-18T Yak-40 Yak-42 Yak-58 Yak-112 Yak-242 (MC-21)
Reconnaissance	Yak-25 Yak-27 Pchela
Helicopters	Yak-24 Yak-100
Trainers	UT-1 UT-2 UT-3 UT-15 UT-21 UT-23 Yak-7 Yak-11 Yak-17 Yak-18 Yak-20 Yak-21 Yak-28 Yak-30 (II) Yak-32 Yak-50 (II) Yak-52 Yak-53 Yak-54 Yak-55 Yak-130 Yak-152 Yak-200 Yak-210
Experimental	EG Yak-5 Yak-8 Yak-13 Yak-16 Yak-19 Yak-25 (I) Yak-26 Yak-30 (I) Yak-36 Yak-41 Yak-43 Yak-44 Yak-45 Yak-46 Yak-50 (I) Yak-60 Yak-140 Yak-141 Yak-201 Yak-1000

Variants

Operators

Specifications (Yak-17)

External links

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