Yakolev Yak-9UM (N82112 'yellow 06' c/n 0470406)

To confuse things further, it’s possible to creat a Yak-3 by converting a Yak-11 airframe (the -11 was based on the -3 airframe). For example, the examples owned by TFC and OFMC at Duxford a few years ago (and now sold abroad) were both Yak-11 conversions. This is also the route through which the radial-powered single seaters come (often referred to as Yak-3’s too)- convert to single seat and stick a Pratt & Whitney up front.

These machines were all built by the Strela firm in Orenburg, Russia. The first lot were completed during 1992-93, and several small batches subsequently (or, perhaps individual examples in cases). Most of the different batches have featured different (and curious) nomenclatures, such as “Yak-3UA”, or “-9UM”, or such like. I believe the fist lot were called “Yak-3M”.

I don’t recall any having been built since 2000; anyone else know if this is so?

So who builds them? It sounds like there is a production line somewhere
John

Mea culpa. My wife told me that I shouldn’t post after consuming my home produced cider!

The silver and red example, F-AZLY, is actually a Yak-3UA rather than a -9UM.

http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/F-AZLY.html

All replica’s (new builts) have the ‘u’ as far as I know.

Just like this one!

Thank you. I had already found that and wondered whether it was a replica. Nice to have confirmation.
John

Allison powered replica built in 1999. Have a look at http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N82112.html.