Yak-17 Soviet Jet Fighter (Yakovlev Design Bureau) 1/72 Amodel 7224

Yak-17 Soviet jet fighter (Yakovlev design bureau) 1/72 aircraft scale plastic model kit Amodel 7224 Amodel Manufacturer: Amodel (Ukraine) Scale: 1/72 Material: Plastic Paint: Unpainted, Unassembled, Kit do not contain paints and glue. Condition: New in Box Mating the German 003 engine with proven Yak-3 airframe, Yakovlev Yak-15 allowed Soviet pilots to convert to jets, but its undercarriage with the tail wheel was outdated. The Yak-17 had a nosewhell chassis configuration more suitable for the jet fighter. Both this and the development of the yak-17UTI two-seat trainer helped VVS to enter the jet age.