Talk:Yakovlev Yak-38

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Contents 1 Development sequence 36 - 38 - 41 2 Russian name? 3 Harrier 4 Thrust/Weight 5 Rolling Takeoff

[edit] Development sequence 36 - 38 - 41

Yak-41 is quite different aircraft (as compared to 36/38 and Harrier), but

1. it continues the development line of 36/38 Yaks
2. it fits just the same niche as all the others naval VTOLs

Hence, I'd preserve 36-38-41 line in all the refs. --jno 09:40, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Russian name?

There is an unofficial russian name for 36/38: "Russian: Военно-морской огурец" ("naval cucumber"). Do we need to list it on the page(s)? --jno 09:43, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Harrier

The Yak-38 is not contemporary to or anaologous to the Harrier II. It is equivilant to the original Harrier. The AV-8B is a more recent and much more capable machine. - Aerobird 00:44, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

agree! --jno 07:36, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thrust/Weight

Considering that this aircraft's only highlight is it's VTOL capability, wouldn't one assume it's thrust to weight ratio exceeded 1?

[edit] Rolling Takeoff

I'm reasonably certain that I've read an article by Bill Gunston that stated that the Yak 38 was in fact capable of a loaded rolling take off. Also the same article suggested that although the Forger had multi-role capability, it's primary role was local air defense for the fleet. Anyone able to verify either of these facts? 84.92.80.169 12:55, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

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