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This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons. The description on its description page there is shown below. Commons is a freely licensed media file repository. You can help. ... current 17:20, 30 June 2005 574×385 (9 KB) Stahlkocher (YAKOVLEV Yak-38 FORGER Source: US-Army {{PD}} Category:Aircraft line drawings\
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Production of the Yak-38 Forger began in 1975 making it the world’s second operational VSTOL aircraft, after the Harrier series. The aircraft's wings are mid-mounted, delta-shaped with blunt tips and a negative slant.
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Information and pictures on the aircraft, Yak-38 Forger. ... Yak-38 Forger Specifications ... Yak-38 Forger Achievements...
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Military Factory > Military Aircraft > Yakovlev Yak-38 (Forger) ... The Yak-38 Forger was the Soviet equivalent of the BAe Harrier VTOL family of aircraft.; By Staff Writer ... The Yakovlev Yak-38 Forger became the first (and last) VTOL service aircraft for the Soviet Union / Russian Federation.
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Type: carrierborne V/STOL combat aircraft ... Max Speed: 545 kt / 627 mph ... Max Range: 14,765 ft / 4,500 m...
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The Yak-38 Forger was a generally poor quality Soviet carrier based jet fighter. ... After a crash in June 1991 the Yak-38 Forger was withdrawn from service, much to the relief of its pilots.
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Put simply the Yak-38 is the russian V/STOL fighter version of the NATO's Harrier. The only major difference, aside from cosmetics, is that the Forger utilises three jet engines as opposed to the Harrier's one. The Forger is a sleek and attractive aircraft witnessed mainly as an operational ship-borne STOL aircraft.
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Country of Origin: CIS (formerly USSR). Similar Aircraft: AV-8B Harrier II, Super Etendard, Fantan A, Mirage F1. Crew: One; Forger B - two. Role: VSTOL, fighter, strike, attack. Armament: Cannon, bombs, rockets, missiles. ... Russia FM 44-80: Yak-38...
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YAKOVLEV YAK-38 FORGER ... Name: Forger Yak-38 ; Manufacturer: Yakolev (Russia) ... Return to Yak-38 Forger Statistics...
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