Yakovlev Yak-38 lift-plus-cruise propulsion system
Historical Yakovlev Yak-38 integrated lift-plus-cruise propulsion system for shipborne VTOL operation, combining one lift-cruise engine with two dedicated lift engines. This whole installed system is represented as one integrated identity; detailed engine marks remain variant-sensitive across the Yak-38 family.
Identity
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- integrated-system
- Kind
- integrated-propulsion-system
- Name
- Yakovlev Yak-38 lift-plus-cruise propulsion system
- Status
- historical
Details
- Description
- Historical Yakovlev Yak-38 integrated lift-plus-cruise propulsion system for shipborne VTOL operation, combining one lift-cruise engine with two dedicated lift engines. This whole installed system is represented as one integrated identity; detailed engine marks remain variant-sensitive across the Yak-38 family.
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- Creation Time
- September 8, 2026 at 10:08:55 UTC
- Updated Time
- September 8, 2026 at 10:08:55 UTC
Other
- Search Name
- Yakovlev Yak-38 lift-plus-cruise propulsion system
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-09-08
- Note
- Yakovlev identifies the Yak-38 as the first Soviet carrier-based VTOL combat aircraft and records its production history.
- Publisher
- Yakovlev
- Title
- History and progress
- Accessed Date
- 2026-09-08
- Note
- Rostec describes the Yak-38 propulsion architecture as one lift-cruise engine plus two lift engines.
- Publisher
- Rostec / Yakovlev Design Bureau
- Title
- Yakovlev Design Bureau: 90 years in the national industry
- Accessed Date
- 2026-09-08
- Note
- NASA-era technical-assessment material provides independent Russian V/STOL lift-plus-lift/cruise architecture context.
- Publisher
- NASA Technical Reports Server
- Title
- Assessment of Russian VSTOL technology evaluating the YAK-38 FORGER and YAK-141 FREESTYLE