Tag: jet
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Yakolev Yak-15 Soviet Jet Fighter
Yakolev Yak-15 Soviet Jet Fighter The Yakovlev Yak-15 (NATO reporting name: Feather) was one of the Soviet Union’s first operational jet fighters and represented an important stepping stone between the piston-engine fighters of the Second World War and the sophisticated swept-wing jets that followed. Although quickly rendered obsolete by more advanced designs, the Yak-15 played… Read more
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Sukhoi Su-15 (1949)
Sukhoi Su-15 (1949) The Sukhoi Su-15 was an early Soviet jet fighter prototype developed in the immediate post-war period. It must be distinguished from the later supersonic interceptor that shared the same designation. One of the most distinctive aspects of the Su-15 lay in its propulsion arrangement. It was powered by two Klimov RD-45 turbojets,… Read more
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Sukhoi Su-7 (1944)
Sukhoi Su-7 (1944) The Sukhoi Su-7 (1944) was a high-altitude interceptor prototype, derived from the Su-6 ground-attack aircraft. The Su-7 was a mixed-power aircraft, with a Shvetsov ASh-82FN piston engine with two TK-3 turbochargers in the nose and a Glushko RD-1-KhZ rocket engine in the tail. This mixed power approach was intended to solve the problem of intercepting… Read more