Yakovlev Yak-38
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The Yakovlev Yak-38 is a Soviet VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) strike fighter aircraft developed for operation from aircraft carriers and small warships.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yakovlev Yak-38 canonical | 2 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
VTOL strike fighter aircraft
ⓘ
carrier-based aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftType |
VTOL aircraft
ⓘ
fixed-wing aircraft ⓘ |
| armament | 2 × 23 mm GSh-23L cannon in gun pods ⓘ |
| combatRadius | 200 km ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| designer | Yakovlev Design Bureau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Yakovlev Yak-36 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emptyWeight | 7300 kg ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1971-01-15 ⓘ |
| grossWeight | 10300 kg ⓘ |
| hardpoints | 4 underwing hardpoints ⓘ |
| height | 4.25 m ⓘ |
| introduced | 1976 ⓘ |
| landingMode | vertical landing ⓘ |
| length | 16.37 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Yakovlev Design Bureau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed |
1150 km/h
ⓘ
Mach 0.95 ⓘ |
| maxTakeoffWeight | 11500 kg ⓘ |
| NATOReportingName | Forger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | about 231 ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 3 ⓘ |
| operatedFrom |
Kiev-class aircraft carriers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet aviation cruisers ⓘ |
| ordnance |
air-to-air missiles
ⓘ
air-to-surface rockets ⓘ unguided bombs ⓘ |
| powerplant |
1 × Tumansky R-27V-300 vectored-thrust turbojet
ⓘ
2 × Rybinsk RD-36-35FV lift jets ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Soviet Naval Aviation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionStatus | out of service ⓘ |
| range | 1300 km ⓘ |
| rateOfClimb | 120 m/s ⓘ |
| retired | 1991 ⓘ |
| role |
fighter aircraft
ⓘ
ground-attack aircraft ⓘ strike fighter ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | 11000 m ⓘ |
| serviceEntryContext | Soviet Navy VTOL carrier aviation ⓘ |
| successor | Yakovlev Yak-141 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| takeoffMode |
short takeoff
ⓘ
vertical takeoff ⓘ |
| trainingVariant | Yakovlev Yak-38U NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Russian Navy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet Naval Aviation NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| variant |
Yakovlev Yak-38M
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yakovlev Yak-38U NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wingArea | 18.5 m² ⓘ |
| wingspan | 7.32 m ⓘ |
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