Yakovlev Yak-19
Yakovlev · Soviet Union · first flew 1947 · fighter
The Yakovlev Yak-19 was a Soviet experimental jet fighter of 1947, representing the transitional generation between early straight-wing jets and the swept-wing fighters that would follow. It used a nose-mounted air intake feeding a single turbojet.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Mid-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × turbojet, fuselage-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 8.36 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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- Early Soviet straight-wing jet fighter prototype
- Single nose intake turbojet
- Transitional design between piston and swept-wing era
A compact, straight-wing single-engine jet with a nose intake, broadly similar in concept to early Western jets but with distinctly Soviet construction details.
Specifications
- The Yakovlev Yak-19 has a length of 8.36 m (27 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 8.72 m (29 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 907 km/h (564 mph).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
The Yak-19 flew in 1947 as one of several Soviet designs exploring jet propulsion in the immediate postwar period. It competed against contemporaries like the Mikoyan I-300 (MiG-9) and Yakovlev's own Yak-15 and Yak-17. The design did not advance to production, as swept-wing technology quickly made straight-wing jets obsolescent. It contributed to Soviet understanding of jet flight characteristics.
Variants
No production variants; remained a single prototype.
Where you'll see it
Purely experimental; used for flight testing in the Soviet Union with no operational deployment.
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