Book Review of
Single No. 30, Yak-9P
Authors: Robert Panek & Krzysztof Wotowski
MMP Books
ISBN: 978-83-66549-24-1
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: 2021
MSRP: $11.99
ISBN: 978-83-66549-24-1
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: 2021
MSRP: $11.99
HISTORY:
The Yakovlev Yak-9 (Russian: Яковлев Як-9) was a single-engine single-seat multipurpose fighter aircraft used by the Soviet Union in World War II and after. It was a development of the robust and successful Yak-7B fighter which was based in turn on a tandem-seat advanced trainer Yak-7 UTI.
The Yak-9 started arriving in Soviet fighter aviation regiments in late 1942 and played a major role in retaking air superiority from the Luftwaffe's new Focke-Wulf Fw 190 and Messerschmitt Bf 109G fighters during the grand Battle of Kursk in summer 1943.
The Yak-9 had a cut down rear fuselage with an all-around vision canopy. Its lighter metal structure allowed for an increased fuel load and armament over previous models built from wood.The Yak-9 was manoeuvrable at high-speed at low and medium altitudes and easy to control, which made it one of most produced Soviet fighters of World War II. It was produced in different variants including the Yak-9T with the 37 mm (1.5 in) cannon and the "large-calibre" Yak-9K with a 45 mm (1.77 in) cannon firing through propeller hub to be used against tanks and aircraft, the fighter-bomber Yak-9B with an internal bomb bay behind cockpit for up to 400 kg (880 lb) bombs.
The long-range Yak-9D and the Yak-9DD with additional wing fuel tanks to escort bombers over Eastern Europe, and the Yak-9U with a more powerful engine and improved aerodynamics. The Yak-9 remained in production from 1942 to 1948, with 16,769 built (14,579 during the war).After World War II, the Yak-9 would also be used by the North Korean Air Force during the Korean War.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Role: Fighter
National origin: Soviet Union
Design group: A.S. Yakovlev Design Bureau
Built by: Plant No.153 (Novosibirsk), Plant No.166 (Omsk), Plant No.82 (Moscow)
First flight: 6 July 1942 (Yak-7DI)
Introduction to service: October 1942
Retired: 1950 (Soviet Air Forces), 1951 (Korean People's Army Air and Anti-Air Force), 1955 (Bulgarian Air Force)
Primary users: Soviet Air Forces, French Air Force (Normandie-Niemen), Polish Air Force, Yugoslav Air Force
Produced: October 1942 – December 1948
Number built: 16,769
Developed from: Yakovlev Yak-7
THE BOOK:
MMP (Mushroom Model Publications) is based in the UK.
This book is soft-cover of 34 pages in 8 ¼” x 11 ¾” page format.
The cover art shows a color top view of a Yak-9P that is wrapped around the spine of the book with half of it on the back cover, posed against an overall bright orange background.
The book begins with a 5-view line-drawing of the Yak-9P and fuselage interior bulkheads illustrations in 1/72 scale.
Next is a 3-view line-drawing of the Yak-9P and the bulkheads in 1/48th scale.
Finally is a line-drawing of the top , bottom and front, with illustrations of the internal wing spars in 1/48th scale.
There are 37 black and white photos in the book. 33 of these are the walk-around type.
There are 2 drawings of the dashboard with a list of the names of the instrument dials.
A 4-view color profiles illustration of a Yak-9P in a wave pattern camouflage of grey-green and two shades of grey. It has white fuselage no. 311 with Polish Air Force checkerboard insignia. Insignia repeated on its rudder and under its wings. This is the cover art of the book too,
This is a neat little book. It will be of great interest to modelers planning on building a Yak-9P and to aviation historians alike.
I sincerely wish to thank Casemate Publishers for this review sample. Casemate is the North American distributor of MMP Books and all MMP titles can be viewed on Casemate’s website at:
The Yakovlev Yak-9 (Russian: Яковлев Як-9) was a single-engine single-seat multipurpose fighter aircraft used by the Soviet Union in World War II and after. It was a development of the robust and successful Yak-7B fighter which was based in turn on a tandem-seat advanced trainer Yak-7 UTI.
The Yak-9 started arriving in Soviet fighter aviation regiments in late 1942 and played a major role in retaking air superiority from the Luftwaffe's new Focke-Wulf Fw 190 and Messerschmitt Bf 109G fighters during the grand Battle of Kursk in summer 1943.
The Yak-9 had a cut down rear fuselage with an all-around vision canopy. Its lighter metal structure allowed for an increased fuel load and armament over previous models built from wood.The Yak-9 was manoeuvrable at high-speed at low and medium altitudes and easy to control, which made it one of most produced Soviet fighters of World War II. It was produced in different variants including the Yak-9T with the 37 mm (1.5 in) cannon and the "large-calibre" Yak-9K with a 45 mm (1.77 in) cannon firing through propeller hub to be used against tanks and aircraft, the fighter-bomber Yak-9B with an internal bomb bay behind cockpit for up to 400 kg (880 lb) bombs.
The long-range Yak-9D and the Yak-9DD with additional wing fuel tanks to escort bombers over Eastern Europe, and the Yak-9U with a more powerful engine and improved aerodynamics. The Yak-9 remained in production from 1942 to 1948, with 16,769 built (14,579 during the war).After World War II, the Yak-9 would also be used by the North Korean Air Force during the Korean War.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Role: Fighter
National origin: Soviet Union
Design group: A.S. Yakovlev Design Bureau
Built by: Plant No.153 (Novosibirsk), Plant No.166 (Omsk), Plant No.82 (Moscow)
First flight: 6 July 1942 (Yak-7DI)
Introduction to service: October 1942
Retired: 1950 (Soviet Air Forces), 1951 (Korean People's Army Air and Anti-Air Force), 1955 (Bulgarian Air Force)
Primary users: Soviet Air Forces, French Air Force (Normandie-Niemen), Polish Air Force, Yugoslav Air Force
Produced: October 1942 – December 1948
Number built: 16,769
Developed from: Yakovlev Yak-7
THE BOOK:
MMP (Mushroom Model Publications) is based in the UK.
This book is soft-cover of 34 pages in 8 ¼” x 11 ¾” page format.
The cover art shows a color top view of a Yak-9P that is wrapped around the spine of the book with half of it on the back cover, posed against an overall bright orange background.
The book begins with a 5-view line-drawing of the Yak-9P and fuselage interior bulkheads illustrations in 1/72 scale.
Next is a 3-view line-drawing of the Yak-9P and the bulkheads in 1/48th scale.
Finally is a line-drawing of the top , bottom and front, with illustrations of the internal wing spars in 1/48th scale.
There are 37 black and white photos in the book. 33 of these are the walk-around type.
There are 2 drawings of the dashboard with a list of the names of the instrument dials.
A 4-view color profiles illustration of a Yak-9P in a wave pattern camouflage of grey-green and two shades of grey. It has white fuselage no. 311 with Polish Air Force checkerboard insignia. Insignia repeated on its rudder and under its wings. This is the cover art of the book too,
This is a neat little book. It will be of great interest to modelers planning on building a Yak-9P and to aviation historians alike.
I sincerely wish to thank Casemate Publishers for this review sample. Casemate is the North American distributor of MMP Books and all MMP titles can be viewed on Casemate’s website at:
Highly recommended.