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| Type | Yak-25 |
| Function | Fighter |
| Year | 1947 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Engines | 1*1590kg RD-500 |
| Length | 8.66m |
| Wingspan | 8.88m |
| Wing area | 14.0m2 |
| Empty weight | 2285kg |
| Loaded weight | 3185kg 3535kg |
| Wing Load (kg/m2) | 227.5kg/m2 252.5 |
| Thrust to Weight |
2.0/2.2 |
| Speed at 0m | 982km/h |
| Speed at altitude | 953km/h |
| Landing Speed | 175km/h |
| Landing Roll | 825m sec |
| Takeoff Roll | 510m sec |
| Turn time | ?sec |
| Range | 1100km 1600km |
| Ceiling | 14000m |
| Climb | |
| at 0m | 37m/sec |
| 5000m | 2.5min |
| 10000m | 6.3min |
| Payload | |
| Fuel+Oil | 700/1025+12kg |
| Armament | |
| Guns | 3*23mm NR-23 75rounds/gun |
Yak-25, A.S.Yakovlev
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Single-seat jet fighter, a derivative of the Yak-19. It also had a straight laminar-flow wing, but the airfoil was different, with a thickness of 9% instead of 12%. The tail surfaces were swept back (49° all).
Pressurized cockpit with bulletproof 57mm windshield. Ejectable seat with 8mm back armor.
Automatic airbrakes (under the tailfin) deployed automatically at critical speed.
Yak-25 was flight trials started on October 31, 1947 and continued until July 3, 1948. Test pilot - S.N.Anokhin. Fighter had pleasant handling and good maneuverability. Abandoned in favor of MiG-15 which had more advanced layout and more powerful engine.
Two were built, designation later used for the Yak-25 'Flashlight';
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