New Yak Unlimited Racer?

[Reever]

Re: New Yak Unlimited Racer?

Reever, Mr Awesome, a Yak 11 based unlimited racer had a Turbo Compound 3350, she had a troubled career, but she flew and made it round the pylons.

That was my point.

[flyboy83]

Re: New Yak Unlimited Racer?

That's gonna be sweet!!!
Keep me posted
Any trips planned to stop and see it? Maybe a new update

[GRNDP51]

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Reading this over again, why would they choose to retrofit the Yak 11 rather than taking a 9 or 3 airframe and turning that full race? Seems like a much easier and cheaper process..

What condition did the airframe come into the shop as? Any n number?

[mdwflyer]

Re: New Yak Unlimited Racer?

Reading this over again, why would they choose to retrofit the Yak 11 rather than taking a 9 or 3 airframe and turning that full race? Seems like a much easier and cheaper process..

What condition did the airframe come into the shop as? Any n number?

It's called use what you have, there are more -11 projects and flyers than -3 and 9's. The yak 3, 9, and 11 all have the same basic wings and tail feathers. I believe the yak-11 wing is actually stronger than the new build 3 and 9's (Thicker spar cap).

The fuselage for all 3 is a basic steel tube fuselage. All things being relative, it's not a big deal to change it from one configuration to another. Very much look forward to seeing this project move ahead!

Mark

[GRNDP51]

Re: New Yak Unlimited Racer?

It's called use what you have, there are more -11 projects and flyers than -3 and 9's. The yak 3, 9, and 11 all have the same basic wings and tail feathers. I believe the yak-11 wing is actually stronger than the new build 3 and 9's (Thicker spar cap).

The fuselage for all 3 is a basic steel tube fuselage. All things being relative, it's not a big deal to change it from one configuration to another. Very much look forward to seeing this project move ahead!

Mark

Thanks for the info, thought it might be "use what you have".

They're probably going to end up replacing the wing like they did with CM too, hope it'll make it to stead one day

[Race70]

Re: New Yak Unlimited Racer?

The wing is has already been re-enforced and rebuilt.

[flyboy83]

Re: New Yak Unlimited Racer?

Is anyone a regular at redding? I'd love to stop in and chat with these guys. Sounds like a sweet project and fast racer.

[GRNDP51]

Re: New Yak Unlimited Racer?

The wing is has already been re-enforced and rebuilt.

And I'm over here thinking they haven't done anything to it yet!!! How long term can it really be, what else do they have to do?? It's not like restoring a dauntless taken out of a lake...

[Race70]

Re: New Yak Unlimited Racer?

All they have for the fuselage is the steel tubular frame, which they are going to modify accommodate the v-12 and make it more streamlined. So the will have to build ALL of the fuselage skins and bracing from scratch... And deign a motor mount, basically build EVERYTHING custom on the fuselage. So they have their work cut out for them. All said... I would love see it fly someday, too.

[Mike51]

Re: New Yak Unlimited Racer?

Quite a number of the 'Yak-3s' flying, especially in Europe, are conversions of ex-Egyptian C-11s from the Salis stash. As is the Planes of Fame one at Chino. So the engineering work to reconfigure one to Allison power has already been done many times over.

[flyboycpa]

Re: New Yak Unlimited Racer?

Is this the same Allison-powered Yak everyone is referring to?

hope this link works:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Culpeper-Regional-Airport/132729933429991

If not, search "Culpeper Regional Airport" and look at today's video of the Yak doing its engine run with the Allison.

Sam

[Plane Nuts]

Re: New Yak Unlimited Racer?

The to be Allison powered Yak that everyone is referring to is at Redding California. The engine program has been discontinued due to lack of funds. Look at the first page of this thread.

[flyboycpa]

Re: New Yak Unlimited Racer?

Thanks, I am aware that the thread is referring to a Yak in Redding, California; however, I wasn't sure that the video in the Culpeper Regional Airport's Facebook page was taken there, or if maybe one of their airport bums actually travelled to another part of the country and videoed/posted it.

I'll take that as a no, then.

Sam

[GRNDP51]

Re: New Yak Unlimited Racer?

Thanks, I am aware that the thread is referring to a Yak in Redding, California; however, I wasn't sure that the video in the Culpeper Regional Airport's Facebook page was taken there, or if maybe one of their airport bums actually travelled to another part of the country and videoed/posted it.

I'll take that as a no, then.

Sam

The race Yak this thread is about does not really resemble and aircraft currently... So no that is not it, cool plane though

[flyboy83]

Re: New Yak Unlimited Racer?

stopped by a hanger in redding that had the door ajar. looked in and there was nobody was around, I yelled out several times still nobody was around,there were two cars out front I decided to take a couple pictures. I never went into place I just snapped three shots and decided to haul ass..
could this possibly be the reading the yak everybody's talking about??
I don't know can someone help me out??
I did notice it had a v12 block up front don't know if it's Allison and Merlin ???
Looked like good clean work that's for sure...!