Yakovlev Yak-36

1967

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Yakovlev Yak-36

Development of a V/STOL fighter for the Soviet navy's new 'Kiev' class of aircraft-carriers began during the early 1960s. Intensive studies bore fruit in the shape of a number of Yakovlev Yak-36 "Freehand'"research aircraft, with a bicycle undercarriage under the fuselage augmented by wingtip outriggers. The aircraft is believed to have been powered by a pair of 36.78kN Koliesov engines, each with a rotating nozzle. These gave a tremendous thrust margin, and powerful autostabilisers gave a rock-steady hover, using reaction control 'puffer jets' in the tail, wingtips and at the tip of a long nose-probe. The Yak-36 was not an operational aircraft, although it did lead directly to the Yak-38.

Yakovlev Yak-36

Specification 
 CREW1
 ENGINE2 x RD-27-300, 53.0kN
 WEIGHTS
  Take-off weight8900 kg19621 lb
 DIMENSIONS
  Wingspan10.5 m34 ft 5 in
  Length17.0 m56 ft 9 in
  Height4.5 m15 ft 9 in
 PERFORMANCE
  Max. speed1010 km/h628 mph
  Ceiling12000 m39350 ft
 ARMAMENTbombs and missiles on 2 hardpoints

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Yakovlev Yak-36A three-view drawing (750 x 700)

Comments
Red Phoenix, 11.05.2012 07:50

Luna, some fast checking shows that the Yak-36s used R-27-300 engines. Dunno if accurate or not, though.

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E. J. Luna, e-mail, 31.03.2008 03:08

He would be interesting to know with certainty which were the motors
used in the prototypes. they were Tumanskii R-11, R-13 or R-27? My
opinion is that the last one is turbofan and at the time of the Yak-36
they did not exist.

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