The Yakovlev Yak-23 was the final iteration of the post-war turbojet designs beginning with the Yak-15 and continuing in the Yak-17 aircraft series. The Yak-23 was similar to the Yak-17 but differed in the utilization of higher-mounted horizontal tail surfacing. Another key difference in the design lay in the larger tail rudder design assembly.
The Yak-23 was a single-engine, single-crew jet-powered aircraft designed on a rudimentary fuselage. A straight-winged design - popular with jet designs of the time - adorned either site of the mid-to-rear mounted cockpit. The cockpit area sunk into the rearward part of the fuselage, adding to the aerodynamic element. The front of the fuselage was dominated by a cone-less intake opening with the turbojet exhaust located at mid-fuselage, just under the pilots seating arrangement. A powered tricycle-type landing gear rounded out the key technological engineering features.
Termed a "light-weight day fighter", the Yak-23 was armed with two 23mm cannons mounted in the nose - this being the now popular alternative to the machine gun-laced fighter designs of the Second World War. A single 132lb conventional bomb could be carrier under-fuselage as well, adding a hint of multirole capabilities.
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Specifications
Yakovlev - USSR Manufacturer(s)
Bulgaria; Czechoslovakia; Poland; Romania; Soviet Union Operators
AIR-TO-AIR COMBAT
General ability to actively engage other aircraft of similar form and function, typically through guns, missiles, and/or aerial rockets.
26.6 ft (8.12 meters) Length
28.6 ft (8.73 meters) Width/Span
10.9 ft (3.31 meters) Height
4,409 lb (2,000 kilograms) Empty Weight
6,693 lb (3,036 kilograms) Maximum Take-Off Weight
+2,284 lb (+1,036 kg) Weight Difference
1 x Klimov RD-500 turbojet engine developing 3,505 lb of thrust. Propulsion
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