Yakovlev

Yakovlev Yak-38

Carrier VTOL fighter

  • First flight1971
  • Introduction11 August 1976
  • StatusRetired
  • Number built231
Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
1
Length
16.37 m
Wingspan
7.32 m
Height
4.25 m
02

Performance

Maximum speed
1,050 km/h
Range
1,300 km
Service ceiling
11,000 m
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
1 × Tumansky R-28 V-300 vectored-thrust turbofan engine (66.7 kN) + 2 × Rybinsk (RKBM) RD-38 turbojet engines (31.9 kN)
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: 2 × 23 mm GSh-23L guns carried in a pair of UPK-23-250 pods fixed under the external pylons of wing planes; Hardpoints: 4