Yak-36, A.S.Yakovlev 'Freehand'

At the Monino AF Museum near Moscow; Photo (26k) by Paul Nann

124k photo by Maxim Volkonovsky, Monino series

E

xperimental VTOL fighter. The Yak-36 had a large split nose intake, with the engines fitted in the front fuselage, and the two rotating nozzles below the wings. In hover is was controlled by small 'puffer' nozzles at the wingtips, tail and in the enormous nose probe.

Six built.

At the Monino AF Museum near Moscow; Photo (36k) by Paul Nann;

Also at the Monino AF Museum near Moscow; Photo (36k) by John Sloan (JohnS426@aol.com)

At the Monino AF Museum near Moscow; Photo by Alexej Gretchihine;

More links:

Yak-36 at Virtual Aircraft Museum

Yak-36, Yakovlev 'Freehand'

Article in the 'Military Parade' magazine, dedicated to Soviet/Russian aircraft carriers. Some information on shipborn aircraft.

V/STOL: The First Half-Century

Technical data

Type

Yak-36

Function

experimental fighter

Year

1963

Crew

1

Engines

Speed

1009km/h

Ceiling

12000m

Range

370km

Armament

1*g23mm

Modified March 10, 1996
by Alexandre Savine;

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