1/72 Yakovlev Yak-1b Model Kit

Description

This is an injection-plastic aircraft model kit.

This is a highly detailed 1/72 scale plastic model kit of the “Yakovlev Yak-1b” as shown in the photos. This box contains one plastic airplane model kit and decals.

The Yak-1b is one of the most famous fighter aircraft of World War II. The basic structure of the aircraft was modified continuously and improved. In June 1940 one of the serial machines was rebuilt, lowering the rear part of the fuselage and installing a teardrop cockpit’s canopy. Also, a retractable tail wheel was introduced, a new WISz-105 propeller and the oil cooler was adopted from the Jak-3 fighter. Besides, the armament was modified – two 7.62 mm SzKAS km were replaced with one 12.7mm UBS, and 20 mm SzWAK gun remained unchanged. In July 1942, state trials of a modernized fighter jet were carried out, and the aeroplane was designated as Yak-1b. In the past, this aircraft was referred to in the literature as the Yak-1M. It was not correct because it was an initial designation of the other aeroplane: the Yak-3.