Yakovlev Yak-38 (Yak-38)
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| Top speed | 1,009 km/h |
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| Weight | 7485 (kg) |
| Unit cost | 18,500,000–18,500,000 USD (1996) |
| Engine types | Lyulka AL-21 |
| First flight | 1971 |
| Manufacturers | Yakovlev |
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| ID | 1820646 |
About Yakovlev Yak-38 (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.