from what i can tell the YAK 3 & YAK 9 are pretty much the same aircraft!
and in reply to Charge;
History
In an evolutionary process that originated with the Hawker Typhoon, the Hawker Sea Fury prototype flew for the first time on 21 February 1945. This machine was fitted with a Bristol Centaurus XII engine, a four blade propeller, an arresting hook and although the machine was destined for carrier operations, interestingly enough it was not fitted with folding wings. The second prototype flew on 12 October 1945 with a 2,550 hp Centaurus XV fitted to new shock mountings, a distinctive five blade Rotol propeller, an arresting hook and wings that were folded by hydraulic power.
Designated F (for "Fighter") Mark X, the first production Sea Fury flew on 7 September 1946 and these incorporated some minor changes such as a longer arresting hook.
Fifty Sea Fury F.Xs were constructed and the type entered service with the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm (FAA) service in August 1947. Following its ancestral lineage, the Sea Fury F.X retained the standard brace of four 20 mm. cannon armament but had no provisions for external stores. As the future for piston engine fighters in the air superiority role was becoming increasingly dim, the design was modified
to accommodate external stores such as two 450 kg. (1,000 lb.) bombs or twelve 127 mm. (5 in.) rockets, as
well as rocket?assisted takeoff boosters. The result was the Sea Fury Mark XI, later redesignated the FB.11. This variant proved to be an outstanding success, providing the FAA with a tough attack aircraft with light and responsive controls. A total of 615 FB.11s were built, more than any other Hawker fighter in peacetime and in a time when piston aircraft were on the decline.
Participating in the Korean conflict, the Sea Fury proved to be a capable fighter and indeed, a weapons delivery platform. Operating from the decks of the Royal Navy carriers HMS GLORY, OCEAN and THESEUS and the Royal Australian Navy carrier HMAS SYDNEY, the Sea Furies carried out interceptions and air strikes. The type was also credited with shooting down two MiG?15 jet fighters, though several Sea Furies were lost to enemy fighters in return. By the time production ceased, 770 (some licence built) had been constructed, marking the end of quantity piston-engined fighter construction in the UK.
and in reply to Charge;
History
In an evolutionary process that originated with the Hawker Typhoon, the Hawker Sea Fury prototype flew for the first time on 21 February 1945. This machine was fitted with a Bristol Centaurus XII engine, a four blade propeller, an arresting hook and although the machine was destined for carrier operations, interestingly enough it was not fitted with folding wings. The second prototype flew on 12 October 1945 with a 2,550 hp Centaurus XV fitted to new shock mountings, a distinctive five blade Rotol propeller, an arresting hook and wings that were folded by hydraulic power.
Designated F (for "Fighter") Mark X, the first production Sea Fury flew on 7 September 1946 and these incorporated some minor changes such as a longer arresting hook.
Fifty Sea Fury F.Xs were constructed and the type entered service with the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm (FAA) service in August 1947. Following its ancestral lineage, the Sea Fury F.X retained the standard brace of four 20 mm. cannon armament but had no provisions for external stores. As the future for piston engine fighters in the air superiority role was becoming increasingly dim, the design was modified
to accommodate external stores such as two 450 kg. (1,000 lb.) bombs or twelve 127 mm. (5 in.) rockets, as
well as rocket?assisted takeoff boosters. The result was the Sea Fury Mark XI, later redesignated the FB.11. This variant proved to be an outstanding success, providing the FAA with a tough attack aircraft with light and responsive controls. A total of 615 FB.11s were built, more than any other Hawker fighter in peacetime and in a time when piston aircraft were on the decline.
Participating in the Korean conflict, the Sea Fury proved to be a capable fighter and indeed, a weapons delivery platform. Operating from the decks of the Royal Navy carriers HMS GLORY, OCEAN and THESEUS and the Royal Australian Navy carrier HMAS SYDNEY, the Sea Furies carried out interceptions and air strikes. The type was also credited with shooting down two MiG?15 jet fighters, though several Sea Furies were lost to enemy fighters in return. By the time production ceased, 770 (some licence built) had been constructed, marking the end of quantity piston-engined fighter construction in the UK.
