Military


Yak-141 Freestyle

Specifications
Country of Origin Russia
Builder Yakovlev
Role air defence
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Span 33ft 1 1/2in (10.105m);
folded, 19ft 4 1/4in(5.9m)
wing area 341.56ft(2) (31.7m(2))
length overall 60ft 2 3/4in (18.36m)
height 16ft 4 1/4in (5m)
wheel track 9ft lOin (3m)
wheel base 22ft 9 1/4in (6.945m)
tailplane span 19ft 4 1/4in (5.9m)
Weights 25,684lb (11,650kg) Empty, equipped
34,833lb (15,800kg) VTO max take-off weight
42,990lb (19,500kg) STO max take-off weight
Loads 2,204lb (1,OOOkg) VTO max external load
5,732lb (2,600kg) STO max external load
3,858lb (1,750kg) max external fuel
Armament
  • 30 mm cannon
  • AA-10 Alamo radar-guided medium-range AAM
  • AA-11 Archer shortrange IR-guided missile
  • bombs
  • unguided rockets
limiting load factor 50% fuel, 7g.
Accommodation Single pilot in a Zvezda K36V rocket-boosted zero-zero ejection-seat.
Power Plant
  • One Kobchenko/Soyuz R-79-300 vectored-thrust lift/cruise turbofan developing 34,170lb (15,500kg) with afterburning for conventional take-off, or 23,148.5lb (10,500kg) dry,
    plus
  • two Rybinsk RD- 41 turbofan lift engines each rated at a maximum 9,039lb (4,100kg)
Max internal fuel capacity 9,700lb (4,400kg)
Maximum Speed 675 kts (1,250km/hr) Max level speed, sea level
971 kts (1,800km/hr) at 36,089ft (11,OOOm)
M=1.8 max achievable Mach numbe
vertical climb rate 49,213ft/min (250m/sec)
service ceiling over 49,000ft (15,000m+)
combat radius
  • 351nm (650km) VTO range at sea level, no external weapons
  • 372nm (690km) with 4,409lb (2,000kg) weapon load and take-off run of 394ft (120m)
  • 755nm (1,400km) at 32,808-39,370ft (10-12,000m)
  • 1,133nm (2,100km) max range, with external fuel and short take-off
  • 755nm (1,400km) with vertical takeoff and internal fuel
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