Jet Boosted Yak-3

[gooberliberation]

Awesome! What's the NATO reporting name going to be?

Flamebutt?

[elmayerle]

Very nice! I suppose that, the jet being a booster, it was started in flight only , thus avoiding to burn the tailwheel    

Or replace the tailwheel with a tailskid out of some good heat-resistant steel.  Gorgeous bit of work there.

[nev]

Awesome! What's the NATO reporting name going to be?

Flamebutt?

         

[lancer]

Amazing looking bird there McGrieg. Also a stunning bit bit of modelling/conversion.

BTW, love the Flamebutt code name....

[gooberliberation]

Oh darn. I just remembered that reporting names for prop driven planes have one syllable, wheras jets have two.

So I suppose Flamebutt still applies if..

-Mixed propulsion aircraft get two syllables. The MiG-13 and Su-5 never got codenames AFAIK, so theres no precident against it.

-The Flamebutt was first seen by the west with props feathered, removed, or otherwise not visible for whatever reason and it was assumed to be a pure jet; and in this case the original name stuck.

[ysi_maniac]

Just perfect
         

[Brian da Basher]

Nice finish McG!

Brian da Basher

[McGreig]

Bugger - now every time I look at the Yak, I think "Flamebutt"!!***!    Oh well, I suppose that I can always label it that way at Telford and see what kind of reactions I get - - -      

[John Howling Mouse]

Masterful work there, McGreig!