The Yak 3 is one of a range of important Soviet aircraft emanating from the Design Bureau of Aleksandr Sergeyevich Yakovlev, the design of the Yak 3 commencing in 1941 based around the new VK-107 VEE-twelve engine, design parameters including least possible drag, smallest dimensions, and weight consistent with a

The Hs 129 was one of a number of designs put forward to the German State Ministry of Aviation in 1937 for a dedicated close air support aircraft, becoming known as the “winged can-opener.