This is what flying inside a soviet warbird looks like, and you can experience it too... like, really! You can hitch a ride in this YAK-9UM, a beautiful masterpiece from a past era, restored and airworthy in today's day and age and experience what it must have been like to fly in one of these back in the day! (Without the stress of battle though, thankfully!) :DDD

More information at www.bwf.es

Despite almost 17000 units having been built, most were scrapped after the war for raw materials so it's hard to see any of these in one piece nowadays. This one has been reconstructed from the original parts of many. I am told pretty much the entire aircraft is original but the engine has been replaced by the american Allison V-12, that although still expensive to operate and maintain, it has a better service life and has more power compared to the original soviet engines the type was designed to operate with.

This flight was filmed and documented during the open-doors event of FPAC (Fundació Parc Aeronàutic de Catalunya) at Aeroclub Barcelona-Sabadell, the 16th of October of 2022, the first public appearance of the Yak-9 at Sabadell.

And just so you know, the owner is offering tourist flights with it, so if you are interested, keep reading!

ABOUT BARCELONA WARBIRD FLIGHTS:
www.bwf.es

BWF offers a flight in one of the fastest WW2 warbirds in the world. The smell, the sound, the power combined with the stunning Catalonian scenery guarantees the flight of a lifetime.

The space on the Yak-9 back seat is a bit limited. Tall and heavy customers, please contact BWF first to see if you qualify for the Yak-9 Warbird Ride.

You will meet your pilot in the FPAC hangar at Sabadell's Airport for a pre-flight briefing. Surrounded by many historic aircraft, he will tell you all about the Yak-9 and together you will decide what your flight will look like. Fast and low over mountains and coast or do you prefer some mind blowing aerobatics? It’s all up to you, just let your pilot know what you prefer!

After some hands on safety training in the aircraft, it’s party time!
The entire experience will last around 30 minutes with a guaranteed 20 minutes airborne. And don’t forget to smile, the camera runs all the time!
You’ll be enjoying the beautiful Catalan scenery; fly along the Mediterranean coast or the Pyrenees!

The feeling in such a classic warbird is an amazing experience that words cannot adequately describe. The smell, the crackling sound, the incredible power – an adventure joy flight of a lifetime!

You will also get a video so you can relive the entire flight again!

ABOUT THE YAK-9:

The Yakovlev Yak-9 (Яковлев Як-9) is a single-engine, multipurpose fighter aircraft used by the Soviet Union and its allies during World War II and the early Cold War. It was a development of the robust and successful Yak-7B fighter. It started arriving in Soviet fighter regiments in late 1942 and played a major role in retaking air superiority from the Luftwaffe's Fw 190 and Bf-109G fighters during the grand Battle of Kursk in the summer of 1943.

The Yak-9 was manoeuvrable at high speeds when flying at low and medium altitudes and was also easy to control, qualities that allowed it to be one of most produced Soviet fighters of World War II. It was produced in different variants. The Yak-9U had a more powerful engine and improved aerodynamics. The Yak-9 remained in production from 1942 to 1948, with 16769 units built (14579 during the war). The Yak-9UM (modernized version) has been stripped of guns, decreasing the wing loading and features an american Allison V-12 engine with a whooping 1500 hp.

SPECS (Reg: OO-RAW)

Crew: 2
Length: 8.55 m
Wingspan: 9.74 m
Height: 3.00 m
Wing area: 17.15 m2
Airfoil: root: Clark YH (14%); tip: Clark YH (10%)
Empty weight: 2178 kg
MTOW: 2700 kg
Fuel capacity: 355 kg
Powerplant: Allison V-12 (1500 hp)
Propellers: 3-blade variable-pitch propeller

PERFORMANCE (mixed - YAK-9U / 9UM)

Max speed: 718 km/h (388 kn) at 5600 m
Range: 675 km
Service ceiling: 10850 m
Rate of climb: 19 m/s
Wing loading: 186.82 kg/m2
Power/mass: 0.35 kW/kg

Find more info here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakovle...

MUSIC:

Sogno di Volare (Christopher Tin) by OSU Chamber Choir
   • 200 Kids Sing Civilization Theme  

Одинокая Птица (Наутилус Помпилиус) by Анечка
   • Анечка "Одинокая птица" Наутилус Помп...  

Chapters:
0:00 - INTRO
0:51 - Parking and turning engine off
2:50 - COCKPIT TOUR
4:17 - Taxi to runway
5:15 - Take-off
6:20 - Chill circling around
8:22 - #1 High speed flyby
9:35 - #2 High speed flyby
10:25 - Cruising around
11:25 - #3 High speed flyby
12:32 - Deploying landing gear
13:05 - Landing
15:32 - Taxiing back
17:46 - Parking at static display area, engine-off
19:50 - Static display tease, YAK close-ups
20:45 - Turning engine on, taxi back to hangar
22:53 - Bonus scenes: Pitts Special
26:19 - Bonus scenes: AT-802 Fire Boss
20:53 - Bonus scenes: YAK-9UM Landing (alternate cam)
28:28 - OUTRO