Combat aviation of the USSR: the strike fighter aircraft Yak-38. NATO classification – Forger. The first flight – September 1974. 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.
Vadim Zadorozhny’s Museum of Equipment, Moscow
Years of production: 1974-1989
Country of origin: USSR
Issued: 231 items
Weight: 7.5 t
Speed: 1210 km / h
Ceiling: 12000 m
Crew: 1 person
