Yakovlev Yak 6 & 8

The Yakovlev Yak-6 was a Soviet twin-engine utility aircraft, developed and built during World War II.

It was used as a short-range light night bomber and a light transport.

The Yakovlev Yak-8 was a Soviet utility aircraft developed during World War II.

It was not accepted for production and thus remained a prototype.

Variants

Yak-6

Twin-engined light utility transport aircraft.

NBB

Short-range night bomber aircraft.

Yak-6M

Improved version of the Yak-6.

Yak-8

Improved version with 2 × Shvetsov M-11FM single-row, five-cylinder, air-cooled radial engine, 108 kW (145 hp) each, Only 2 prototypes made.

Specifications

Crew

Two

Capacity

Four passengers

Length

10.35 m (33 ft 11 in)

Wingspan

14.0 m (45 ft 11 in)

Wing area

29.6 m2 (319 sq ft)

Airfoil

Clark-YH

Empty weight

1,415 kg (3,120 lb)

Gross weight

2,300 kg (5,071 lb)

Powerplant

2 × Shvetsov M-11F 5-cylinder radial engines, 100 kW (140 hp) each

Performance

Maximum speed

187 km/h (116 mph, 101 kn)

Range

900 km (560 mi, 490 nmi)

Service ceiling

3,380 m (11,090 ft)

Time to altitude

5.4 min to 1,000 m (3,300 ft)

Armament

Guns

1 × ShKAS machine gun in dorsal position

Rockets

provision for 10 × RS 82 rockets

Bombs

Up to 500 kg (1,102 lb) bombs.