Yakovlev Yak-33
Yak-33 | |
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Role | VTOL fighter/bomber/reconnaissance aircraft |
Manufacturer | Yakovlev |
Status | Project only |
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The Yakovlev Yak-33 was a vertical takeoff and landing supersonic multi-purpose aircraft family, studied in the early 1960s, with variants of a basic design used to fulfill different roles, in a similar fashion to the Yak-25, Yak-27, Yak-28 family.
Several configurations were studied including canard and tailless deltas, however matching supersonic performance with VTOL ability seriously compromised the design's ability to carry out its primary missions.
Specifications (as designed)
General characteristics
- Crew: two
- Length: approx. 27 m ()
- Wingspan: approx. 11 m ()
- Height: ()
- Powerplant: 2 × Kolesov RD-36-41 afterburning vectoring thrust turbojets, 7,000 kgf dry, 16,000 kgf wet + 6 to 8 lift engines (3,000 kgf) (15,432 lbf, 35,274 lbf (6,614 lbf)) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: Mach 3
- Cruise speed: Mach 2
References
- Gordon, Yefim (2005). OKB Yakovlev: A History of the Design Bureau and its Aircraft. Hinkley: Midland.
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