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| Yak-36 | |
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| Yak-36 at Monino | |
| Role | Experimental VSTOL aircraft |
| National origin | Soviet Union |
| Manufacturer | Yakovlev |
| First flight | 9 January 1963 |
| Primary user | Soviet Air Force |
| Number built | 12 |
The Yakovlev Yak-36 (NATO reporting name 'Freehand') was a Soviet technology demonstrator for a VTOL combat aircraft.
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Design and development
The Yak-36 made its first hover on 9 January 1963, the first transition from vertical take-off to forward flight and back to vertical landing on 16 September 1963.
The aircraft had two vectored thrust engines mounted side-by-side in the forward fuselage. The exhaust exited through vectoring nozzles in the center of gravity which were vectorable through about 90°.
The next development step was the Yak-36M which flew for the first time in 1971.
Operators
Specifications (Yakovlev Yak-36)
Data from Air Vectors ,[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: one: pilot
- Length: 17 m (55 ft 9 in)
- Wingspan: 10.5 m (34 ft 5 in)
- Height: 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in)
- Max takeoff weight: 8,900 kg (19,625 lb)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 1,000 km/h (620 mph)
- Service ceiling: 12,000 m (39,350 ft)
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See also
Related development
Comparable aircraft
References
- ^ Air Vectors. "Air Vectors page about the Yak-36". http://www.vectorsite.net/avredvt.html. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
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