Soviet Air Force jet aircraft
Yakovlev Yak-27
The Yakovlev Yak-27 (NATO reporting name "Flashlight-C") is a family of Soviet supersonic aircraft developed in 1958 from the Yak-121 prototype. The most built variant was the tactical reconnaissance Yak-27R (NATO reporting name originally "Flashlight-D" then "Mangrove").
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Saratov Aviation Plant
- Country of origin
- Soviet Union
- First flight
- 1956-01-01
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 694 kt
- Max speed
- 694 kt
- Range
- 1,290 nm
- Service ceiling
- 54,300 ft
- Rate of climb
- 18,700 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 29,883 lb
- Empty weight
- 15,395 lb
- Powerplant
- 2 × Tumansky RD-9F turbojet
- Engines
- 2
- Seats
- 2
- Length
- 60.8 ft
- Wingspan
- 38 ft
- Height
- 13 ft
- Number built
- 165
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.