Yakovlev Yak-33

Yak-33
Role	VTOL fighter/bomber/reconnaissance aircraft
Manufacturer	Yakovlev
Status	Project only

The Yakovlev Yak-33 was a vertical takeoff and landing supersonic multi-purpose aircraft family, studied in the early 1960s, with variants of a basic design used to fulfill different roles, in a similar fashion to the Yak-25, Yak-27, Yak-28 family.^[1]

Several configurations were studied including canard and tailless deltas, however matching supersonic performance with VTOL ability seriously compromised the design's ability to carry out its primary missions.^[1]

Specifications (Yak-33 estimated)

Data from OKB Yakovlev: A History of the Design Bureau and its Aircraft,^[1]

General characteristics

Crew: 2
Length: 27 m (88 ft 7 in)
Wingspan: 11 m (36 ft 1 in)
Gross weight: 32,000 kg (70,548 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 40,000 kg (88,185 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × Kolesov RD-36-41 vectored thrust afterburning turbojets, 68.67 kN (15,440 lbf) thrust each dry, 156.96 kN (35,290 lbf) with afterburner
Powerplant: 6 or 8 × lift engines turbojets, 29.43 kN (6,620 lbf) thrust each

Performance

Maximum speed: Mach 3
Cruise speed: M2M2
Range: 4,000 km (2,500 mi, 2,200 nmi)

Armament

Bombs: Tactical nuclear weapons or conventional bombs

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Gordon, Yefim (2005). OKB Yakovlev: A History of the Design Bureau and its Aircraft. Hinkley: Midland. pp. 231–232.

v t e Yakovlev aircraft
Early aircraft	AVF-10 AVF-20 AVF-34 AIR-1 AIR-2 AIR-3 AIR-4 AIR-5 AIR-6 AIR-7 AIR-8 AIR-9 AIR-10 AIR-11 AIR-12 AIR-14 AIR-15 AIR-16 AIR-17 AIR-18 Ya-1 Ya-2 Ya-3 Ya-4 Ya-6 Ya-7 Ya-10 Ya-19 Ya-20 Ya-21 Ya-22 Ya-23
Fighters	Yak-1 Yak-3 Yak-7 Yak-9 Yak-15 Yak-17 Yak-23 Yak-25 (II) Yak-28 Yak-38
Bombers	Yak-2 Yak-4 Yak-28 Yak-35
Transports	Yak-6 Yak-10 Yak-12 Yak-14 Yak-18T Yak-40 Yak-42 Yak-58 Yak-112 Yak-242 (MC-21)
Reconnaissance	Yak-25 Yak-27 Pchela
Helicopters	Yak-24 Yak-100
Trainers	UT-1 UT-2 UT-3 UT-15 UT-21 UT-23 Yak-7 Yak-11 Yak-17 Yak-18 Yak-20 Yak-21 Yak-28 Yak-30 (II) Yak-32 Yak-50 (II) Yak-52 Yak-53 Yak-54 Yak-55 Yak-130 Yak-152 Yak-200 Yak-210
Experimental	EG Yak-5 Yak-8 Yak-13 Yak-16 Yak-19 Yak-25 (I) Yak-26 Yak-30 (I) Yak-36 Yak-41 Yak-43 Yak-44 Yak-45 Yak-46 Yak-50 (I) Yak-60 Yak-140 Yak-141 Yak-201 Yak-1000

Specifications (Yak-33 estimated)

References

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