Yakovlev Yak-38 Forger

Yakovlev Yak-38

CountrySoviet Union
TypeVTOL Fighter aircraft
First flight1971
Built231

The Yakovlev Yak-38 (Russian: Яковлев Як-38; NATO reporting name: “Forger”) was 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.

Yak-36M “Forger” : The initial pre-production version, differing slightly from the Yak-38. It weighed only 6,650 kg (14,660 lb) compared to the Yak-38’s 7,370 kg (16,250 lb) and the engines were slightly less powerful.

Source: Yakovlev Yak-38 on Wikipedia

Yakovlev Yak-38
PhotographerVladimir Yakubov
LocalisationUnknow
Photos111
Wait, Searching Yakovlev Yak-38 photos for you…
Yak-38 Forger Walk Around
PhotographerDmitri Sribnyi
LocalisationYakovlev Design Bureau museum
Photos145
Yak-38 Walk Around
PhotographerUnknow
LocalisationUnknow
Photos24

Buy Me A CoffeeBuy Me a Coffee

Related kits:

Find kits on eBay:

Search on eBay
Search for what you need, We suggest this but it is you who decide
...
Yakovlev Yak-38 Forger Walk Around
PhotographerGunkalo Vladimir
LocalisationUnknow
Photos33
More info:

The Yakovlev Yak-38 was a VTOL fighter aircraft developed by the Soviet Union in the 1970s. It was the first operational carrier-based fixed-wing aircraft of the Soviet Naval Aviation and served on the Kiev-class aircraft carriers. The Yak-38 had a unique configuration with a main engine in the rear for propulsion and two smaller engines in the front for vertical lift. The Yak-38 was limited in performance and payload and was mainly used for air defense and ground attack missions. The Yak-38 was replaced by the more advanced Yak-141 in the late 1980s.

Support the website
Support the website

Views : 4468

Comments are closed.