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Yakovlev Yak-38
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Yakovlev Yak-38

Fighter aircraft

Country of origin Soviet Union
ManufacturerYakovlev, Saratov Aviation Plant
The Yakovlev Yak-38 (Russian: Яковлев Як-38; NATO reporting name: "Forger") was Soviet Naval Aviation's only operational VTOL strike 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 Soviet classification).

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Specifications

Length
15.5 m
Wingspan
7.3 m
Number built
231
Introduced
1971
First flight
1971
Entered service
1977
Retired
2004

Countries that use it (3)

Soviet Naval Aviation Soviet Navy Ukraine

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Model data: Wikidata (CC0) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Figures can differ between versions of the same weapon. · Q505643