What Happened to the Soviet Supersonic Jump Jets?
- Episode aired Dec 11, 2019
- 12m
Work on VTOL jets was confined to the west until Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev saw a demonstrator at an airshow. But the Soviet military was uninterested so Yakovlev proceed with work on hi... Read allWork on VTOL jets was confined to the west until Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev saw a demonstrator at an airshow. But the Soviet military was uninterested so Yakovlev proceed with work on his own initiative and eventually fielded the Yak 38 with the aircraft carrier Kiev. But it ... Read allWork on VTOL jets was confined to the west until Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev saw a demonstrator at an airshow. But the Soviet military was uninterested so Yakovlev proceed with work on his own initiative and eventually fielded the Yak 38 with the aircraft carrier Kiev. But it had limitations that made it impractical for combat. Yakovlev followed with the world's fi... Read all