So much of the western understanding of the capabilities of the Soviet Air Force before the fall of the Berlin Wall resulted from hyperbole and word-of-mouth hype-ups resulting from a deliberate ...
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The Soviet VTOL fighter that was years ahead of its time

The Yakovlev Yak-141 was a supersonic vertical takeoff fighter that combined jet performance with VTOL capability. Featuring ...
Summary and Key Points: The Yak-41 (Yak-141) was a Soviet attempt at creating a supersonic VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft, developed in the 1980s but ultimately shelved after the ...