Editing Yakovlev Yak-7 (section)

{{Short description|1940 fighter aircraft family by Yakovlev}}
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{{Infobox aircraft
| name = Yak-7 (UTI-26)
| image = Yakovlev Yak-7B.jpg
| caption = 
| type = Fighter, [[Trainer (aircraft)|trainer]]
| manufacturer = [[Yakovlev]]
| designer = [[Alexander Sergeevich Yakovlev]]
| first_flight = 23 July 1940
| introduction = 1942
| retired = 
| status = Retired
| primary_user = [[Soviet Air Force]]
| more_users = 
| produced = 6,399
| number_built = 
| unit cost = 
| developed_from = [[Yakovlev Yak-1]]
| developed_into = [[Yakovlev Yak-9]]
| variants = 
}}

The '''Yakovlev Yak-7''' ({{langx|ru|Яковлев Як-7}}; [[NATO reporting name]]: '''Mark''')<ref>Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1955-56 p. 188</ref> was developed from the earlier [[Yakovlev Yak-1|Yak-1]] [[Fighter aircraft|fighter]], initially as a [[Trainer (aircraft)|trainer]] but converted into a fighter. As both a fighter and later reverting to its original training role, the Yak-7 proved to be a capable aircraft and was well liked by air crews. The Yak-7 was simpler, tougher and generally better than the Yak-1.<ref name= "Taylor p. 122.">Taylor 1985, p. 122.</ref>