Yakovlev Yak-15

Yak-15
The only surviving Yak-15, displayed at the Vadim Zadorozhny Technical Museum, Moscow (2012)
Role	Fighter Type of aircraft
Manufacturer	Yakovlev
First flight	24 April 1946
Introduction	1947
Primary user	Soviet Air Force
Produced	1946–47
Number built	280
Developed from	Yakovlev Yak-3
Developed into	Yakovlev Yak-17

The Yakovlev Yak-15 (Russian: Яковлев Як-15; NATO reporting name: Feather,^[1] USAF/DOD designation Type 2^[2]) was a first-generation Soviet turbojet fighter developed by the Yakovlev design bureau (OKB) immediately after World War II. The main fuselage was that of Yakovlev Yak-3 piston-engine fighter modified to mount a reverse-engineered German Junkers Jumo 004 engine. The Yak-15 and the Swedish Saab 21R were the only two jets to be successfully converted from piston-power to enter production.^[3] 280 aircraft were built in 1947. Although nominally a fighter, it was mainly used to qualify piston-engine-experienced pilots to fly jets.