Yakovlev Yak-15 First-Generation Soviet Jet Fighter Family
The Yakovlev Yak-15 was a first-generation Soviet jet fighter that adapted the compact Yakovlev piston-fighter airframe to a nose-mounted turbojet. Its 24 April 1946 prototype flight made it an early bridge between the Yak-3 lineage and the postwar Soviet jet fleet, while Yak-15 and Yak-17UTI production established a practical training and fighter pathway for the Yakovlev design bureau.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Yakovlev Yak-15Yak-15Type 2Feather
- Family Name
- Yakovlev Yak-15
- Full Name
- Yakovlev Yak-15 First-Generation Soviet Jet Fighter Family
- Roles
- militaryexperimental
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Yakovlev Yak-15 was a first-generation Soviet jet fighter that adapted the compact Yakovlev piston-fighter airframe to a nose-mounted turbojet. Its 24 April 1946 prototype flight made it an early bridge between the Yak-3 lineage and the postwar Soviet jet fleet, while Yak-15 and Yak-17UTI production established a practical training and fighter pathway for the Yakovlev design bureau.
- First Flight Year
- 1,946
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- Creation Time
- August 7, 2026 at 03:26:25 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 7, 2026 at 03:26:25 UTC