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Yakovlev Yak-15
Soviet first-generation turbojet fighter / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Yakovlev Yak-15 (Russian: Яковлев Як-15; NATO reporting name: Feather,[1] USAF/DOD designation Type 2[2]) was a first-generation Soviet turbojet fighter developed by the Yakovlev design bureau (OKB) immediately after World War II. The main fuselage was that of Yakovlev Yak-3 piston-engine fighter modified to mount a reverse-engineered German Junkers Jumo 004 engine. The Yak-15 and the Swedish Saab 21R were the only two jets to be successfully converted from piston-power to enter production.[3] 280 aircraft were built in 1947. Although nominally a fighter, it was mainly used to qualify piston-engine-experienced pilots to fly jets.
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The only surviving Yak-15, displayed at the Vadim Zadorozhny Technical Museum, Moscow (2012) | |
Role | Fighter |
Manufacturer | Yakovlev |
First flight | 24 April 1946 |
Introduction | 1947 |
Primary user | Soviet Air Force |
Produced | 1946–47 |
Number built | 280 |
Developed from | Yakovlev Yak-3 |
Developed into | Yakovlev Yak-17 |
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