| Manufacturer |
Yakovlev |
Gloster Aircraft Company |
| Description |
The Yakovlev Yak-25 (NATO designation Flashlight-A/Mandrake) is a swept wing, turbojet-powered interceptor and reconnaissance aircraft built by Yakovlev and used by the Soviet Union. |
A heavily modified Gloster Meteor F8 fighter, the "prone position/prone pilot" Meteor, was used by the Royal Air Force in 1954 and 1955 to evaluate the effects of acceleration/inertia-induced forces while flying in a prone position. |
| First Flight |
1952-06-19 |
1954-02-10 |
| Entry Into service |
1955-01-01 |
|
| Service End |
1967-01-01 |
|
| Designer |
Yakovlev |
Gloster Aircraft Company |
| Type |
Interceptor fighter and reconnaissance aircraft |
Fighter Gloster Meteor F8 |
| Length (m) |
15.665 |
15.8496 |
| Height (m) |
|
3.9624 |
| Cockpit Crew |
2 |
2 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
1090 |
965.6064 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
12000 |
13106.4 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
44 |
35.56 |
| Armament |
*Guns: 2× 37 mm Nudelman NL-37 cannon (50 rounds per gun, 100 rounds total) |
|
| Max Mach (Mach) |
|
0.82 |
| National Origin |
Soviet Union |
|
| Number Built |
483 |
|
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Mikulin AM-5 (RD-5A) turbojets, 19.6 kN thrust each |
2 × Rolls-Royce Derwent 8 centrifugal-flow turbojet engines |
| Primary Users |
Soviet Air Force, Soviet Air Defence Forces |
|
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakovlev_Yak-25 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloster_Meteor_F8_%22Prone_Pilot%22 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
10.964 |
11.2776 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
28.95 |
32.5161 |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |