I thought this article by Will Greenwood (or ‘Bestmann’ and Great War Display Team fame) on converting to the Yak-3 (his example being G-OLEG, the former D-FLAK) might be of interest – sheds light on the intricacies of the type and its quirks.
Hopefully it gets out and about a bit more this year, having only made Cosby and Jersey in 2015 (albeit displays at Abingdon and Shoreham were necessarily canned). A Yak duo with ‘White 100’, or a formation with the French-based Normandie-Niemen scheme Yak-3 (Stéphane Canu’s still?), would go down a treat…
By: David Burke - 7th January 2016 at 11:52
The Harrier didn’t need distilled water to hover -it used it to boost hover performance -very much related to weather conditions.
By: duxfordhawk - 7th January 2016 at 11:47
Fascinating read, it’s great to have a Yak-3 based in the UK now such a beautiful aircraft . I was really looking forward to seeing Will fly her a Shoreham and I hope in 2016 he gets plenty of bookings.
By: scotavia - 7th January 2016 at 09:21
very interesting, especially the need for compressed air,in a similiar way the Harrier needed distilled water to hover.
By: Duggy - 6th January 2016 at 20:12
Yes thanks, a wonderful read, I wish more pilots/owners, would give us “common folk” a glimpse like this more often.
Regards Duggy:eagerness:
By: trumper - 6th January 2016 at 18:39
🙂 Thank you for that a great read and some nice photos.The Yak has always seemed to be a very powerful,quick aircraft,a lovely looker as well. 🙂
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January 6, 2016 at 5:42 pm