File: Russian Military Aircraft
Report: Compiled by Calvin W.
Lew
The
scheme used in coming up with the NATO code names for Russian aircraft appears
to be fairly simple and straightforward.
Names beginning with B refer to bombers, C names refer to transport aircraft, and names starting
with F refer to fighters. Names
beginning with M designate a catch-all of various types, ranging from utility
aircraft and trainers all the way to high-altitude spy planes. Names starting with H refer to
helicopters. For the
"M", "F", "B" and "C" categories,
single-syllable names refer to aircraft that are powered by piston or
turbo-prop engines, whereas double-syllable names refer to jet-powered
aircraft. This distinction does
not apply to helicopters.
Russian NATO
Designator Code Name Manufacturer
BOMBER/ATTACK:
???? Boot Antisubmarine attack aircraft. One 4000 hp Kuznetsov turboprop. Appeared in 1956. Did not enter quantity production.
??? Blowlamp Supersonic light attack bomber. Did not enter quantity production.
??? Brawny Twin jet, two seat attack and close
support aircraft. First appeared
in 1956. Did not enter quantity
production.
Il-2 B Ilyushin
Il-4 Bob Ilyushin Twin engine medium bomber of World War 2 vintage.
Il-10 Beast Ilyushin Single-engine ground attack
aircraft. Postwar development of
Il-2 heavily-armored ground attack plane.
Il-28 Beagle Ilyushin Twin-engine light tactical bomber. Two 6040 lb. st. Klimov
VK-1 turbojets. Entered service in 1949.
2 23 mm cannon in tail turret, two 20 mm cannon fixed in nose. 4400 lb bombload.
Mya-4 Bison Myasishchev Four-engine long-range heavy
bomber.Four 19,180 lb. st. Mikulin AM-3M turbojets. One fixed, forward firing 23 mm cannon, 2 23 mm cannon in
each of dorsal, ventral, and tail
turrets. About 150 built. Entered service in 1955/56. Most converted to tanker and
reconnaissance roles.
M-52 Bounder Myasishchev Four-engine supersonic bomber prototype. Never attained service.
Tu-2 Buck Tupolev Twin engine light bomber of World War 2 vintage.
Tu-4 Bull Tupolev Four-engine long range heavy bomber. Copy of Boeing B-29
Superfortress.
Tu-14 Bosun Tupolev Twin-engine land-based
torpedo-bomber operated by Soviet naval air arm. Two 6040 lb. st. Klimov VK-1
turbojets. Two fixed forward-firing cannon. Two 23mm cannon in tail
turret. Crew 4. Entered service in
1949.
Tu-16 Badger Tupolev Twin-engine long-range medium bomber. Two 19,180 lb. st.
Mikulin AM-3M turbojets. Crew of
6, 20,000 lb. offensive load. 2 23
mm cannon in each of dorsal, ventral, and tail positions, one fixed forward
firing 23-mm cannon. Many
converted to platforms for stand-off missiles.
Tu-20 Bear Tupolev Four-turboprop long-range strategic bomber and
reconnaissance aircraft. Four 14,795 shp Kuznetsov NK-12 turbprops. Bear A has 2 23 mm cannon in each of
dorsal, ventral, and tail positions, plus one 23mm cannon fixed in
forward-firing position. Up to
25,000 lb offensive load. Many
converted to reconnaissance and stand-off missile launching roles.
Tu-22M Blinder/Backfire-B Tupolev Twin-engine
long-range medium bomber and reconnaissance-strike aircraft. First seen in 1961. Entered service in 1962. Two 30,000 lb. st. (with AB) Kolesov VD-7 turbojets mounted side by
side above the rear fuselage.
Several Kh-22 (AS-4 Kitchen) air-to-surface
missiles are loaded on the bombers fuselage weapons bay. Operational in 1975, the BACKFIRE was
considered a major threat to U.S. Navy carrier groups.
Tu-26 Backfire Tupolev Medium-range strategic bomber and
maritime strike/reconnaissance aircraft. Two 50,000 lb. st. (with AB) Kuznetsov
turbofans. Twin-barrel 23-mm
cannon in remotely-controlled tail barbette. Up to 26,500 lbs of internal stores. Stand-off missiles can
be carried externally.
Entered service in 1972-3.
Tu-98(?) Backfin Tupolev Supersonic
medium bomber. First appeared in 1957. Did not enter production.
Tu-142M Bear Tupolev
Bear
F, G, and H
Tu-160 Blackjack Tupolev Long-range strategic bomber and
maritime strike/reconnaissance aircraft. Variable-geometry wings. Has a close physical resemblance to the
Rockwell B-1B Lancer, although the Blackjack is appreciably larger and more
powerful. Four 55,000 lb. st. (with AB) Soloviev turbofans. Up to 36,000 lbs. of weapons can be
carried, including cruise missiles, attack missiles, andfree fall bombs. Entered service in 1988.
Yak-28 Brewer Yakovlev Two-seat light tactical bomber adaptation of Yak-28P Firebar. Internal weapons bay, bombardier position in glazed
nose. Entered service in early
1960s.
CARGO/TRANSPORT:
An-2 Colt Antonov Single-engine biplane utility transport. One 1000 hp.
Shvetsov Ash-62IR radial engine.
First flew in 1947.
An-8 Camp Antonov Twin-engined assault transport. Did not enter quantity
production.
An-10 Cat Antonov Four-engine turboprop commercial freight and passenger
transport. Four 4015 shp Ivchenko
AI-20 turboprops. Up to 130
passengers. Entered service in
1959.
An-12 Cub Antonov Medium and long-range military transport. Military version of An-10A commercial
transport. Redesigned rear fuselage
with loading ramp and tail turret.
An-14 Clod Antonov Twin-engined light STOL utility transport. Two 300 Ivchenko AI-14RF radial
engines.
An-22 Cock Antonov Four-engined heavy military and commercial freighter. Four 15,000 shp Kuznetsov NK-12MA turboprops.
An-24 Coke Antonov Twin-turboprop short-range commercial transport. Two 2550 shp Ivchenko AI-24
turboprops. Entered service in
1963.
An-26 Curl Antonov Twin-engined short to medium-range military and commercial
freighter. Two 2820 shp Ivchenko AI-24T turboprops.
An-32 Cline Antonov Twin-engined military tactical
transport. Two 4195 ehp Ivchenko
AI-20M or 5112 ehp AI-20DM turboprops. Derivative of An-26. Entered service in early 1980s.
An-72/74 Coaler Antonov Twin engined light STOL transport. Two 14,330 lb. st.
Lotarev D-36 or 16,534 lb. st. D-436K turbofans. An-72 is tactical transport
version which entered service with Soviet Air Force in 1987. An-74 is dedicated Arctic survey and
support version. Engines are mounted above the wing, and use is made of the
Coanda effect to achieve STOL performance.
An-74 Coaler Antonov
An-124 Condor Antonov Heavy strategic freighter. Four 51,590 lb. st. Lotarev D-18T turbofans. Entered service
in 1984.
An-225 Cossack Antonov Six-engined
ultra-heavy transport. 6 51,590 lb. st. Lotarev D-18T turbo-fans. Freighter intended to carry large
outside loads on top of fuselage in support of Soviet space program.
Be-30 Cuff Beriev Twin-engined light commercial
feederliner. Two TVD-10 (Turbomeca
Astazou) turboprops, 970 shp each. Entered service in 1969.
Il-12 Coach Ilyushin Twin-engine personnel and cargo
transport. Two 1775 shp Shvetsov
ASh-82FNV radials.
Il-14 Crate Ilyushin Twin-engine commercial and military
personnel/cargo transport.
Progressive development of Il-12.
Two 1900 hp. Shvetsov ASh-82T-7 radials.
Il-18 Coot Ilyushin Four-engine turboprop transport. Four 4015 shp Ivchenko
AI-20 turboprops. Il-20 is elint version. Il-22 is airborne control post
version.
Il-62 Classic Ilyushin Four-engined
long-range commercial transport.
Four 23,150 lb. st. Kutznetsov NK-8 turbofans.
Il-76MD Candid Ilyushin Four-engined heavy commercial and military freighter. Four 26,450 lb. st. Soloviev D-30-KP
turbofans. Generally similar in
concept to Lockheed C-141 Starlifter.
Entered service in 1974.
Li-2 Cab Lisunov License-built version of Douglas DC-3 commercial
transport.
Tu-104 Camel Tupolev Twin-engine commercial jet
transport. Adapted from Tu-16 bomber.
Two 15,000 lb. st. Mikulin RD-3M turbojets. First entered service in
1956.
Tu-110 Cooker Tupolev Four-jet commercial transport. Evolved from Tu-104 transport. Four Lyulka AL-5 turbojets, 12,125 lb. st. each.
Tu-114 Cleat Tupolev Four-engine turboprop commercial
transport. Wing, undercarriage,
and tail of Tu-20 bomber. Four
14,795 shp Kuznetsov NK-12 turboprops.
Entered service in 1961.
Tu-124 Cookpot Tupolev Twin-engine
commercial jet transport. Scaled down version of Tu-104. Two 12,125 lb. st.
Solovlev D-20P turbofans. Entered
service in 1962.
Tu-134 Crusty Tupolev Twin-engine short- to medium-range commercial
transport. Two 14,990 lb. st.
Soloviev D-30-2 turbofans mounted on rear fuselage. Entered service in 1966.
Tu-144 Charger Tupolev Long-range
supersonic commercial transport.
Four 38,580 lb. st. (with AB) Kuznetsov NK-144 turbofans.
Tu-154 Careless Tupolev Three-engined medium- to long-range
commercial transport. Three 20,950
lb. st. Kuznetsov NK-8-2 turbofans.
Entered service in 1972.
Yak-12 Creek Yakovlev Single engine, four-seat light
utility aircraft. One 240hp
Ivchenko AI-14R radial. Entered
production in 1946.
Yak-40 Codling Yakovlev Three-engined
short-range commercial feederliner.
Three 3307 lb. st. Ivchenko AI-25 turbofans. Entered service in 1968.
Yak-42 Clobber Yakovlev Medium-range
commercial transport. Three 14,330 lb. st. Lotarev D-26 turbofans. Entered service in 1978.
FIGHTER:
FGF Fifth-Generation
Fighter, expected to
reach initial operational capability around 2015
I-15 Polikarpov World War II
I-16 Polikarpov World War II
I-153 Polikarpov World War II
La-5 Lavochkin World War II
La-7 Lavochkin World War II
LaGG-3 Lavochkin World War II
La-11 Fang Lavochkin Single-seat, piston-engined fighter. Was standard equipment for Soviet Air Force fighter units
during immediate postwar years.
La-15 Fantail Lavochkin Single seat
interceptor fighter. One 3500 lb.
st. RD-500 turbojet.
MiG-3 Mikoyan World War II
MiG-9 Fargo Mikoyan Twin-engined jet-powered fighter. Was interim jet fighter to fill the
gap until MiG-15 could enter
service.
MiG-15 Fagot Mikoyan Single-engine interceptor/fighter of Korean War fame. One 5950 lb. st. Klimov VK-1
turbojet. Two 23 mm, one 37 mm
cannon.
MiG-17 Fresco Mikoyan Single-engine interceptor/fighter. Aerodynamic refinement
of MiG-15. Entered service in 1954.
One 6040 lb. st. Klimov VK-1A turbojet. Two 23mm, one 37 mm cannon.
MiG-19 Farmer Mikoyan Twin-engine interceptor/fighter. Two 5500 lb. st. Klimov RD-9F turbojets. Entered service in
1955. First Russian production aircraft capable of supersonic flight in level
flight. 3 30-mm cannon (Farmer C).
Farmer E is all-weather interceptor version.
MiG-21 Fishbed Mikoyan Single-engine
interceptor/fighter. Entered service in
1960. Most widely-used Soviet fighter in
postwar era. Many exported to foreign air forces.
MiG-21-93 Fishbed Mikoyan
MiG-23/27 Flogger Mikoyan Single-engine
variable-sweep fighter (MiG-23) and
fighter-bomber
(MiG-27). One 27,000 lb. st. (with AB) Tumansky R-29BS-300 turbojet. One twin-barrel 23-mm cannon, plus up
to 8 air to air missiles. MiG-27
version can carry up to 6600 lbs. of external ordinance.
MiG-25 Foxbat Mikoyan Twin-engine interceptor/fighter. Two Tumansky R-31 turbojets, 24,250 lb. st. with AB. No cannon, up to four
externally-mounted AAMs. Entered service in 1966.
MiG-27 Flogger Mikoyan
MiG-29 Fulcrum Mikoyan Single-seat
air superiority fighter. Two
18,300 lb. st. (with AB) Tumansky RD-33 turbofans. One 30-mm cannon plus air to air missiles. Entered service in 1983.
MiG-31 Foxhound Mikoyan Tandem two-seat all-weather
interceptor. Two 30,865 lb. st. (with AB) Tumansky R-31F turbojets. No cannon armament. Up to 8 air-to-air
missiles. Derived from MiG-25. Entered service in 1983.
P-63 Fred/King
Cobra Bell Helicopter Company Lend-lease P-63s remaining in
Soviet service after the end of World War 2.
Su-7/17/20/22 Fitter Sukhoi Single-engine fighter bomber. Su-7 is swept wing version, Su-17,20 and
22 are variable geometry versions.
Su-9/11 Fishpot Suhkoi Single-engine all-weather fighter. Su-9 has one 19,840 lb st (with AB)
Lyulka AL-7 turbojet. Su-11 has
one 22,050 lb st (with AB) Lyulka AL-7F-1 turbojet. No cannon armament. Su-9 was similar to Su-7 fighter-bomber,but
with a delta wing rather than the original swept wing. Su-11 is uprated version with more
powerful engine and more advanced electronics.
Su-11 Fishpot Suhkoi
Su-15 Flagon Sukhoi Single-seat all-weather interceptor Two 15,000 lb. st. (with AB)
Tumanksy R-13F-200 turbojets (Flagon E and F). No cannon armament. Four air to air missiles under the
wings.
Su-17 Fitter Sukhoi
Su-20 Fitter Sukhoi
Su-22 Fitter Sukhoi
Su-24 Fencer Sukhoi Two-seat deep penetration interdictor and strike, reconnaissance and
electronic warfare aircraft. Two
25,350 lb. st.(with AB) Tumansky R-29B turbojets. One 30 mm cannon plus up to 13,000 lbs of external
ordinance. Entered service in 1974.
Su-25 Frogfoot Sukhoi Single-seat attack and close air
support aircraft. Two 9340 lb. st.
Tumansky R-13-300 turbojets. One
30 mm cannon, plus up to 8820 lbs. of external ordinance.
Entered service in 1981-2.
Su-27K/SK/UBK Flanker Sukhoi Single-seat air superiority fighter. Two 30,000
lb. st. (with AB) Lyulka RD-32 turbofans. One 30 mm cannon plus up to 10
air-to-air missiles. Entered service in 1986.
Su-27SMK Flanker Sukhoi Features two more underwing hard points, an in-flight refueling probe
and a better fire-control radar (Zhuk-27?) with TWS which enables it to carry
active AA-12 AAMs as well as ASMs.
Su-30MK Sukhoi
Su-34 Sukhoi
Su-35 Sukhoi Advanced fourth-generation
fighter
Tu-28 Fiddler Tupolev Twin-engined,
two seat long-range all-weather interceptor. Two Lyulka AL-21F-3 turbojets, 24,250 lb. st. with AB. Derived from Tu-98 bomber.
Yak-1 Yakovlev World War II
Yak-3 Yakovlev
World War II
Yak-9 Yakovlev
World War II
Yak-15 Yakovlev
Yak-17 Feather Yakovlev Single-seat
single-engine jet fighter. Adapation of Yak-15.
Yak-23 Flora Yakovlev Single-seat interceptor fighter. One 3500 lb. st. RD-500 turbojet.
Yak-25 Flashlight Yakovlev Twin-engine, two seat night and all
weather interceptor. Entered
service in 1955. Two 5500 lb. st.
Klimov RD-9 turbojets. 594 mph at
36,000 ft. PD6 intercept radar in bulbous nose.
Yak-28P Firebar Yakovlev Third-generation
development of Yak-25 Flashlight two-seat all-weather interceptor.
Two 13,670 lb. st. (with AB) Tumansky R-11 turbojets. No cannon armament. Can carry two Anab radar homing
missiles plus two Atoll infrared homers.
Entered service in 1964.
Yak-36 Freehand Yakovlev Single-seat VTOL research aircraft.
Two vectored-thrust turbofans.
First demonstrated in 1967.
Believed experimental only.
Yak-38 Forger Yakovlev Single-seat shipboard air defense and strike fighter. One 17,985 lb. st. Lyulks Al-12
lift/cruise turbojet and two tandem-mounted 7875 lb. st. Koliesov lift
turbojets. Can carry two air to
air missiles or two podded 23-mm twin-barreled cannon. In strike role, can carry up to 8000
lbs. of stores.
Yak-141 Freestyle Yakovlev Single seat VTOL carrier-based
interceptor/fighter. Believed
experimental only.
Ye-2 Faceplate Mikoyan Code name assigned to swept-wing
version of delta-winged MiG-21 fighter. First seen in 1956. This version seems to have lost out to
the familiar delta-winged version for production orders. However, it was not until 1963 that
people in the West finally became aware that the delta-winged MiG-21 (Fishbed)
was the version which had entered service.
Ye-152A Flipper Mikoyan Code
name was assigned to an experimental twin engine interceptor fighter
development of MiG-21 which was first seen in 1961. Two Tumansky R-11F turbojets. Was not ordered into production.
Ye-230 Faithless Mikoyan Single-seat STOL fighter-bomber
prototype. One turbojet plus two
vertically-disposed lift engines. First demonstrated in 1967, but appears never
to have attained production status.
Jaguar
HELICOPTERS
Ka-15 Hen Kamov Two-seat utility helicopter.
Used primarily for bush patrol, agricultural purposes, and fishery
control.
Ka-18 Hog Kamov Four-seat utility helicopter.
One Ivchenko AI-14V radial, 255 hp. Apart from forward fuselage,
generally sililar to Ka-15.
Ka-20 Harp Kamov Twin-engine antisubmarine helicopter prototype.
Ka-25 Hormone Kamov Shipboard
antisubmarine warfare helicopter.
Two 900 shp Glushenkov
GTD-3 turboshafts. Ka-25K is
utility and flying crane version.
Ka-26/126 Hoodlum Kamov Light
utility helicopter. Two 325 hp
Vedeneev M-14V-26 radials (Ka-26).
Entered production in 1966.
Ka-126 is upgraded version with one 720 shp Kopchenko TVD-100
turboshaft. First flown in 1988.
Ka-27 Helix Kamov Shipboard anti-submarine warfare,
assault transport, and search and rescue helicopter. Two 2225 shp Isotov TV-117V turboshafts.
Ka-50 Werewolf
Ka-126 Hoodlum Kamov
Ka-136(?) Hokum Kamov Side-by-side two-seat combat
helicopter. Designed as air-to-air combat helicopter, intended to eliminate
enemy frontline helicopters.
Current status is uncertain.
Mi-1 Hare Mil Three-seat light utility helicopter. One 575 hp Ivchenko
AI-26V radial. Entered service in 1950.
Mi-2 Hoplite Mil Light general purpose helicopter.
Two 437 shp Izotov GTD-350 turboshafts. Entered production in Poland in 1966.
Mi-4 Hound Mil Transport helicopter. One 1700 hp Shvetsov ASh-82V radial
engine. Serves in both military and civilian roles Crew 3, up to 14 passengers.
Entered service in 1952.
Mi-6 Hook Mil Heavy transport helicopter. Two 5500 shp Soloviev D-25V turboshafts. Crew 5, up to 65
passengers. First flown in 1957.
Built in large numbers for both military and civil roles.
Mi-8 Hip Mil General purpose transport helicopter. Two 1500 shp Izotov
TB-2-117A turboshafts. Entered production in 1964 for both
military and civil tasks.
Mi-10 Harke Mil Military crane-type helicopter
evolved from Mi-6. Two 5500 shp
Soloviev D-25 turboshafts. Entered
service in 1963.
Mi-12 Homer Mil Heavy transport helicopter. Four 6500 shp Soloviev D-25DF
turboshafts. Two engines are mounted side-by-side at the tips of braced
wings. World's largest helicopter. Entered production in 1972.
Mi-14 Haze Mil Evolved from Mi-8 transport helicopter. Built in
antisubmarine, mine counter-measures, and search and rescue versions. Two 1950 shp Isotov TV-3-117M
turboshafts. Entered service in
1975.
Mi-17/171 Hip Mil General purpose transport helicopter. Two 1500 shp Izotov
TB-2-117A turboshafts. Entered production in 1964 for both
military and civil tasks.
Mi-24 Hind Mil Assault and anti-armor helicopter. Two 2200 shp Isotov
TV3-117 turboshafts.
Mi-26 Halo Mil Military and commercial heavylift helicopter. Two 11,240 shp Lotarev D-136
turboshafts. Heaviest and most
powerful helicopter yet flown. Entered service in 1981.
Mi-28 Havoc Mil Tandem two-seat anti-armor and
attack helicopter. Two 200--2500
shp turbo- shafts of uncertain origin.
Dedicated attack helicopter with no secondary transport capability. Roughly comparable to AH-64 Apache. Carries a single gun in an
undernose barbette, plus external loads carried on pylons beneath stub wings. Current status is uncertain.
Mi-34 Hermit Mil Two/four
seat light instructional and competition helicopter. One 325 hp Vedeneyev M-14V-26 radial. Entered productin in 1989.
Yak-24 Horse Yakovlev Twin-engine, twin rotor
military assault helicopter. Two 1700 hp Shvetsov ASh-82V radials. Entered production in 1955.
OTHER:
A-40 Mermaid Beriev Twin-engined amphibian - Two Soloviev D-30KPV
turbofans. Be-42 is search and
rescue version, Be-44 is ASW/Surveillance/Minelaying version.
A-50I
An-74 Madcap Antonov Version of An-74A transport for airborne early warning and
control.
Be-6 Madge Beriev Twin-engine long-range maritime
reconnaissance flying boat. Two
2000 hp. Shvetsov ASh-73 radial
engines.
Be-10 Mallow Beriev Long-range maritime reconnaissance flying boat. Two 14,330 lb. st. Type AL-7PB
turbojets. Two 23 mm cannon in
radar-controlled tail turret. Two
fixed forward firing 20mm or 23mm cannon.
Be-12 Mail Beriev Turboprop-powered amphibious
development of the BE-6 flying boat.
Two Ivchenko AI-20M turboprops.
Entered service with Soviet Navy in early 1960s in maritime patrol role.
Be-42 Mermaid Beriev Search and rescue version of A-40. Twin-engined amphibian - Two Soloviev D-30KPV turbofans.
Be-44 Mermaid Beriev ASW/Surveillance/Minelaying version of A-40. Twin-engined amphibian - Two Soloviev D-30KPV turbofans.
Il-28U Mascot Ilyushin Crew trainer version of Il-28 bomber. Ventral radome and
glazed nose deleted. Additional pupil cockpit added ahead of main cockpit. Defensive armament normally deleted.
Il-38 May Ilyushin Four-engined long-range maritime patrol aircraft. Four 4250 shp Ivchenko AI-20M
turboprops. Evolved from Il-18
transport.
Il-76 Mainstay Ilyushin Airborne early warning and control
aircraft. Derived from Il-76TD.
Large radome on twin pylons above the rear fuselage. Entered service in 1986.
Il-78 Midas Ilyushin Four-engined inflight refuelling
tanker. Four 26,455 lb. st. Soloviev D-30KP turbofans.
L-29A Maya Delfin Two-seat basic trainer. Czech-built aircraft supplied to Soviet
Air Force as standard basic trainer.
One M 701 turbojet, 1918 lb. st.
M-17 Mystic Myasischchev Single-seat high-altitude research aircraft. Both single and twin-engined versions
built.
MiG-15UTI Midget Mikoyan Tandem two-seat advanced trainer. Conversion of MiG-15
fighter. One Klimov RD-45FA
turbojet, 5952 lb. st. 2 23-mm cannon.
MiG-21US/UTI Mongol Mikoyan Tandem two-seat advanced and combat proficiency
trainer. Conversion of basic
MiG-21 fighter.
PO-2 Mule Polikarpov Tandem, two-seat utility biplane. One 125 hp M-11D radial engine.
Su-7UTI Moujik Sukhoi Tandem two-seat ground attack fighter trainer. Training version of single-seat Su-7
Fitter fighter bomber. Entered service in early 1960s.
Su-9U Maiden Sukhoi Tandem, two-seat conversion trainer variant of Su-9 interceptor.
Su-30MK Sukhoi
Tu-126 Moss Tupolev Four-engined airborne warning and control system
aircraft. Four 14,795 shp
Kuznetsov NK-12MV turboprops. Adaptation of Tu-114 commercial transport to
AWACS role.
Yak-11 Moose Yakovlev Tandem two-seat advanced trainer.
One 730 hp Shvetsov ASh-21 radial engine.
Entered service in 1947.
Yak-14 Mole Yakovlev Heavy transport glider.
Yak-18 Max Yakovlev Tandem two-seat primary trainer. One 160 hp M-11FR-1
radial. Entered service in 1946.
Yak-18P Mouse Yakovlev Single-seat
aerobatic aircraft for use by flying clubs. Adaptation of Yak-18 two-seat
trainer.
Yak-28U Maestro Yakovlev Trainer
version of Yak-28 Brewer tactical attack aircraft. Two Tumansky RD-11 turbojets.
Yak-30 Magnum Yakovlev Tandem two-seat jet basic trainer. One 2315 lb. st. Tumansky TRD-29
turbojet. The Czech L-29 Delfin
was selected by Soviet Air Force in preference to Yak-30.
Yak-32 Mantis Yakovlev Single-seat version of Yak-30 basic trainer.
Yak-? Mandrake Yakovlev Single-seat high-altitude
reconnaissance aircraft. Derivative of basic Yak-25 design, with
swept wing replaced by a high aspect ratio straight wing. Generally comparable
in concept to Martin RB-57D.
?? Mare Tsibin-designed heavy transport
glider.
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