Yakovlev Yak-15
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| Yak-15 | |
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 Yak-15 with RD-10 engine |
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| Type | Fighter |
| Manufacturer | Yakovlev |
| Maiden flight | 24 April 1946 |
| Introduction | 1947 |
| Retired | Early 1950s |
| Primary user | Soviet Air Force |
| Produced | 1946 – 1947 |
| Number built | 280 |
| Developed from | Yakovlev Yak-3 |
The Yakovlev Yak-15 (originally given the designation Type-2 by US intelligence, and later the NATO reporting name Feather) was an early Soviet jet fighter, and the lightest operational jet fighter ever built. It retained the wings, tail-wheel undercarriage, rear fuselage, and tail unit of the all-metal piston-engined Yak-3U. It was powered by a copy of the German axial-flow Junkers Jumo 004B turbojet engine, designated RD-10. The powerplant was installed in the nose with the exhaust under the wing. In this way, pilots were given an easy introduction to jet engines.
About 280 were built.
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[edit] Variants
- Yak-15 : Single-seat jet fighter aircraft.
- Yak-21 : Two-seat training aircraft.
- Yak-15U : Experimental version fitted with a tricycle landing gear.
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[edit] Specifications (Yak-15)
General characteristics
- Crew: one, pilot
- Length: 8.70 m (28 ft 6 in)
- Wingspan: 9.20 m (30 ft 2 in)
- Height: 2.27 m (7 ft 6 in)
- Wing area: 14.9 m² (160 ft²)
- Empty weight: 1,852 kg (4,074 lb)
- Loaded weight: 2,742 kg (6,032 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: kg (lb)
- Powerplant: 1× Tumansky RD-10 turbojet, 8.9 kN (2,000 lbf)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 700 km/h (438 mph)
- Range: 510 km (319 miles)
- Service ceiling 13,350 m (43,788 ft)
- Rate of climb: m/s (ft/min)
- Wing loading: 184 kg/m² (38 lb/ft²)
- Thrust/weight: 0.36
Armament
- Guns: 2× 23 mm Nudelman-Suranov NS-23 cannons with 60 rounds each
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