Yakovlev Yak-7B – the Soviet fighter

The Yak-7 fighter was built by converting the Yak-7UTI training aircraft. The conversion was carried out at the factory no. 301 in Moscow immediately after Germany attacked the USSR. On the initiative of the Yakovlev TCB brigade, which was at the factory at that time and helped master the production of the Yak-7UTI. Compared to the best Soviet fighter of the time, the Yak-1, the new one was simpler and easier to control, and the structure was stronger. After the evacuation of the factory to Novosibirsk, the development of the fighter continued. The Yak-7A modification, which differed little from the previous one, began to be serially produced. The main modification became the Yak-7B, the armament of which consisted of a motor-cannon "SchVAK" with a reserve of 120 shells, two synchronized machine guns "UBS" with a reserve of 400 rounds (260 on the left and 140 on the right). In the overload version, it was possible to hang 6 reactive unguided projectiles RS-82 or two bombs from 25 to 100 kg under the wing. In the summer of 1942, the forced engine M-105PF was installed on the plane, which significantly improved the fighter's flight characteristics at low altitudes. In 1942 the Yak-7B was the best Soviet fighter and was flown by pilots of many Guards regiments and a whole series of aces - J. Savickij, S. Achmet-khan, A. Fedotov, A. Chirkov...

A moderately complex, well-designed and well-detailed model for modelers of all experience. From the publication it is possible to make a model of the Yak-7B fighter, with which Captain P. Tarasov, the Hero of the USSR, fought in the 812 FAR in the fall of 1943, with a full cockpit and excellent chassis detailing. For advanced beginners and modelers with little experience we advise to glue this model under the supervision of a more experienced colleague, to make a simplified (no cockpit interior, with an opaque cockpit hood, landing gear included) model in the flight phase,