Even setting aside these reliability problems, the Yak-38’s performance as a fighter was underwhelming. The first Yak-38 variant had an ideal range of no more than 320 km, severely constraining ...

The Yak-38’s Limited Capabilities. Soviet designers went with the Tumansky R-28 engine, and RD-38 turbojets provided the initial lift. The Yak-38 did not have impressive specs.

The Soviet Union’s Kiev-class “heavy aviation cruisers” were ambitious but ultimately flawed warships of the Cold War. Functioning as hybrids between a guided-missile cruiser and an aircraft carrier, ...

Where the Yak-38 famously wasn't allowed to go supersonic for safety reasons, the Yak-141's sleek body and rugged airframe were built to smash the sound barrier.

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