YAK-38
The Yakovlev Yak-38 was the Soviet Naval Aviation’s only operational VTOL strike fighter aircraft in addition to being its first operational carrier-based fixed-wing aircraft. It was developed specifically for, and served almost exclusively on, the Kiev-class aircraft carriers (heavy aviation cruiser in Russian classification).
Yakovlev
Type
VTOL Fighter aircraft
Role
Soviet Union
Country of Origin
1976
Introduction
231, including Yak-38U – 34, Yak-38M – 52
Note
The Yakovlev Yak-38 (Russian: Яковлев Як-38; NATO reporting name: “Forger”) was the Soviet Naval Aviation’s only operational VTOL strike fighter aircraft in addition to being its first operational carrier-based fixed-wing aircraft. It was developed specifically for, and served almost exclusively on, the Kiev-class aircraft carriers (heavy aviation cruiser in Russian classification).
Designed by the A.S. Yakovlev Design Bureau JSC, the first drawings showed a supersonic aircraft strongly resembling the Hawker P.1154 in study in the United Kingdom, but with two R27-300 engines. Supersonic performances would have implied many difficulties of development, and it was decided to initially develop a relatively simple aircraft limited to Mach 0.95. Although the Yak-38 and Yak-38M were developed from the land-based Yakovlev Yak-36, the aircraft had almost nothing in common.
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Crew: 1
Length: 16.37 m
Wingspan: 7.32 m
Height: 4.25 m
Wing area: 18.5 m2
Empty weight: 7,385 kg
Max takeoff weight: 11,300 kg
Maximum speed: 1,280 km/h
Range: 1,300 km
Service ceiling: 11,000 m
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