Yak-38 | |
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A Soviet Navy Yak-38 landing aboard Novorossiysk | |
Role | VTOL Fighter aircraft |
National origin | Soviet Union |
Manufacturer | Yakovlev |
First flight | 15 January 1971 |
Introduction | 11 August 1976 |
Retired | 1991 |
Status | Retired |
Primary user | Soviet Naval Aviation |
Produced | 1975–1981 |
Number built | 231, including Yak-38U – 34 Yak-38M – 52 |
The Yakovlev Yak-38 (Russian: Яковлев Як-38; NATO reporting name: "Forger") was 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 (heavy aviation cruiser in Russian classification).
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