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[Venator77]

Hi everyone,

   I request this Yak.

The Yak-4 was an improved version of the Yak-2 with more powerful Klimov M-105 engines and a number of other changes that were made to try to rectify the problems of the Yak-2. Two additional fuel tanks were added in the outer wings to bring the total capacity up to 180 litres (40 imp gal; 48 US gal) and the gunner's canopy was bulged to give him more room to use his 7.62 mm (0.300 in) ShKAS machine gun. The upper fuselage was redesigned to improve the gunner's field of fire and the oil coolers were relocated from the sides of the engine nacelles to the 'chin' position to improve their performance.

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Specifications

General characteristics
Crew: two
Length: 10.18 m (33 ft 5 in)
Wingspan: 14.00 m (45 ft 11 in)
Height: m (ft)
Wing area: 29.4 m² (316 ft²)
Empty weight: 4,560 kg (10,053 lb)
Loaded weight: 6,115 kg (13,481 lb)
Max. takeoff weight: kg (lb)
Powerplant: 2 × Klimov M-105 V12 engines, 821 kW (1,100 hp each) each
Performance
Maximum speed: 533 km/h (331 mph)
Range: 925 km (548 miles)
Service ceiling: 9,700 m (31,824 ft)
Armament
2 × 7.62 mm ShKAS machine guns
up to 600 kg (1,300 lb) of bombs
Hope you like it enough.

Source is Wikipedia.

[warhawk]

+1! My favourite soviet twin!
A yak-2 could be made at the same time, since the external differences are only around engines, exhausts and canopy.
See some more data and drawings HERE

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                                      Yak-2        Yak-4

first flight                         1940          1940
engine                             2xM-103     2xM-105
take-off power (hp)           2 x 960       2 x 1050
length (m)                        10,18         10,18
wingspan (m)                    14.00         14.00
wing area (sm)                  29.4           29.4
empty weight (kg)              4258          4560
gross weight (kg)               5630          6115
speed at sea level (km/h)    410            458

speed (km/h)                    498            533
at altitude (m)                  4800          5050

climb to 5000 m (min)         8.0             6.5
service ceiling empty (m)    8700          9700
operational range (km)        900            740
takeoff run (m)                2 x 960       2 x 1050
take-off power (hp)          390            442
landing roll (m)                 300            496
bomb load (kg)                400-500      400-900
armament                 2x7.62 ShKAS   2x7.62 ShKAS[/td]

Yak-2













Yak-4
Note the different canopy framing and cooler arrangement (new inlets at front of nacelles, the ones on the rear are smaller)
Also, exhaust tubes end at the top rear of nacelles

[Oscarito]

Nice plane! I love this kind of slender twins...(do not misunderstand me, please )

[352nd_Hoss]

Slender Twins................... oh wait you mean planes................. sorry..............

this one kind of looks like a Me-410 with twin tails......... wonder how many times is was mistaken for for something else by both sides....


I'd love to see the F7F Tigercat finished and put in game............. 



What a beauty......... and it has a tail hook....................

Cheers

Hoss

[baronbutcher]

Good request indeed.  A nice twin.