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V/STOL -Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing
Experimental VSTOL aircraft
Single-seat, jet, carrier-based vertical takeoff and landing attack aircraft with two R-27-300 turbojet engines of 5000 kgf thrust each. The prototype made its first flight in 1964. A total of 4 prototypes were built (one for strength test, the second s/n 37 for testing take off and landing. When testing the third prototype with s/n 38 crashed and was not restored, and the fourth prototype Yak-36 s/n 36 (exhibit at the Air Force Museum in Monino).
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Technical specifications
| DESIGNER | OKB Yakovlev |
| COUNTRY | Russia |
| TYPE |
Fighter with VTOL
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| CREW | 1 |
| POWER-PLANT | Two turbojet engines R-27-300 |
| Thrust, kgf | |
| - with afterburning | - |
| - without afterburner | 2x5.000 |
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DIMENSIONS
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Length, m
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16,4 |
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Height, m
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4,3 |
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Wing span, m
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10,00 |
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Wing area, m2
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17,00 |
| WEIGHT | |
| Maximum take-off, kg | - |
| Normal take-off, kg | 9.400 |
| Empty aircraft, kg | 5.400 |
| Internal fuel, kg | - |
| Warload, kg | up to 2.000 |
| PERFORMANCE | |
| Maximum speed, km/h | 1.100 |
| Maximum speed in low height, km/h | 900 |
| range, km | 500 |
| Service ceiling, m | 11.000 |
| Maximum overload, g | - |
| ARMAMENT | Number external hardpoints: 4. Possibility of transportation R-60 air-to-air missiles, bombs and unguided rockets. |
Photos Yak-36 Central air force museum in Monino 2007 (Russia).
