Yakovlev Yak-38 (Yak-38) photograph

Yakovlev Yak-38 (Yak-38)

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Top speed1,009 km/h
Weight 7485 (kg)
Unit cost18,500,000–18,500,000 USD (1996)
Engine typesLyulka AL-21
First flight 1971
Manufacturers Yakovlev
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Date of Upd.
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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.

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