Yak-141

Yak-141

Yak-38M

Yak-141

Yak-38M

USSR

VIII Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
12.7	12.7	12.7

Class:

Fighter

Jet fighter

Naval aircraft

Research:400 000

Purchase:1 080 000

Description

The Yak-141 is a rank VIII Soviet jet fighter with a battle rating of 12.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Sky Guardians".

General info

Flight performance

Air brakes

Allows you to dramatically reduce the flight speed by releasing special flaps

Drogue parachute

Reduces braking distance when landing on any runway

Max speed

at 11 000 m1 847 km/h

Turn time25 s

Max altitude15 000 m

EngineTumansky R79V-300

Type

Cooling systemAir

Take-off weight20 t

Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.

Characteristics	Max speed (km/h at _,___ m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	___	___	15000	__._	__._	__._	__._	___
Upgraded	___	___		__._	__._	__._	__._

Details

Features
Combat flaps	Take-off flaps	Landing flaps	Air brakes	Arrestor gear	Drogue chute
_	_	_	_	_	_

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
0	500	___	___	___	~__	~__

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< ___	< ___	< ___	> ___

Engine performance

Engine			Aircraft mass
Engine name		Number	Basic mass		Wing loading (full fuel)
_____		_	_,___ kg		___ kg/m2
Engine characteristics			Mass with fuel (no weapons load)			Max Gross Weight
Weight (each)	Type		_m fuel	__m fuel	__m fuel
___ kg	___		_,___ kg	_,___ kg	_,___ kg	_,___ kg
Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)			Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (___%/WEP)
Condition	100%	___%/WEP	_m fuel	__m fuel	__m fuel	MGW
Stationary	___ kgf	___ kgf	_.__	_.__	_.__	_.__
Optimal	___ kgf (_ km/h)	___ kgf (_ km/h)	_.__	_.__	_.__	_.__

Survivability and armour

Flares/Chaff

Aircraft countermeasures to distract IR and radar-guided missiles and also AA radar

Crew1 person

Speed of destruction

Structural0 km/h

Gear500 km/h

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Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB2 849 → 4 393

RB8 232 → 12 693

SB9 708 → 14 969

Total cost of modifications306 300

466 000

Talisman cost3 100

Crew training310 000

Experts1 080 000

Aces3 400

Research Aces1 280 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

90 / 320 / 490 %

250 / 250 / 250 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Compressor Research: 10 000 Cost: 15 000 400 New boosters Research: 9 900 Cost: 15 000 400 Engine Research: 17 000 Cost: 26 000 680	Fuselage repair Research: 10 000 Cost: 15 000 400 Airframe Research: 9 900 Cost: 15 000 400 G-suit Research: 9 900 Cost: 15 000 400 Cover Research: 15 000 Cost: 23 000 600 Wings repair Research: 17 000 Cost: 26 000 680 EFS Research: 17 000 Cost: 26 000 680	S-24 Research: 10 000 Cost: 15 000 400 FAB-250 Research: 10 000 Cost: 15 000 400 Flares/Chaff Research: 10 000 Cost: 15 000 400 GSh_301_belt_pack Research: 10 000 Cost: 15 000 400 B-8M1 Research: 9 900 Cost: 15 000 400 FAB-500 Research: 9 900 Cost: 15 000 400 R-27R Research: 9 900 Cost: 15 000 400 GSh_301_new_gun Research: 9 900 Cost: 15 000 400 B-13L Research: 15 000 Cost: 23 000 600 R-27ER Research: 15 000 Cost: 23 000 600 R-60M Research: 15 000 Cost: 23 000 600 ns23_belt_pack Research: 15 000 Cost: 23 000 600 R-27ET Research: 17 000 Cost: 26 000 680 R-27T Research: 17 000 Cost: 26 000 680 ns23_new_gun Research: 17 000 Cost: 26 000 680

Armaments

Ballistic Computer
CCIP (Guns)	CCIP (Rockets)	CCIP (Bombs)	CCRP (Bombs)

Offensive armament

The Yak-141 is armed with:

• A choice between two presets:
  • 1 x 30 mm GSh-30-1 cannon, belly-mounted (120 rpg)
  • 1 x 30 mm GSh-30-1 cannon + 60 x countermeasures

Suspended armament

The Yak-141 can be outfitted with the following ordnance presets:

• Without load
• 2 x R-60M missiles
• 4 x R-60M missiles
• 4 x R-27R missiles
• 2 x R-27ER missiles
• 4 x R-27T missiles
• 128 x S-5K rockets
• 80 x S-8KO rockets
• 4 x S-24B rockets
• 20 x S-13OF rockets
• 16 x 100 kg OFAB-100 bombs (1,600 kg total)
• 4 x 250 kg FAB-250M-62 bombs (1,000 kg total)
• 4 x 500 kg FAB-500M-62 bombs (2,000 kg total)
• 4 x ZB-500 incendiary bombs
• 4 x 23 mm GSh-23L cannons (250 rpg = 1,000 total)

Custom loadout options

	1	2	3	4
23 mm GSh-23L cannons (250 rpg)	1	1	1	1
100 kg OFAB-100 bombs	4	4	4	4
250 kg FAB-250M-62 bombs	1	1	1	1
500 kg FAB-500M-62 bombs	1	1	1	1
ZB-500 incendiary bombs	1	1	1	1
S-5K rockets	32	32	32	32
S-8KO rockets	20	20	20	20
S-13OF rockets	5	5	5	5
S-24B rockets	1	1	1	1
R-27ER missiles		1	1
R-27R missiles	1	1	1	1
R-27T missiles	1	1	1	1
R-60M missiles	1	1	1	1
Maximum permissible weight imbalance: 1,000 kg

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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History

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Media

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See also

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