| Manufacturer |
Yakovlev |
Fairchild |
| Description |
The Yakovlev Yak-36, also known as Izdeliye V, (NATO reporting name "Freehand") is a Soviet technology demonstrator for a VTOL combat aircraft. |
The Fairchild BQ-3, also known as the Model 79, was an early expendable unmanned aerial vehicle – referred to at the time as an "assault drone" – developed by Fairchild Aircraft from the company's AT-21 Gunner advanced trainer during the Second World War for use by the United States Army Air Forces. |
| First Flight |
1963-01-09 |
1944-07-01 |
| Designer |
Yakovlev |
Fairchild |
| Type |
Experimental VSTOL aircraft |
|
| Length (m) |
17 |
15.8496 |
| Height (m) |
4.5 |
9.4488 |
| Cockpit Crew |
|
1 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
900 |
354.0557 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
12000 |
|
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
140 |
|
| Armament |
2 x 23 mm GSh-23L cannon (UPK-23-250 gunpods); 2 x UB-16-57UM FFAR rocketpods (16 rockets each); 2 |
4000 lb warhead |
| National Origin |
Soviet Union |
United States of America |
| Number Built |
4 |
2 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Tumansky R-27-300 Vectored thrust axial flow turbojets, 52 kN thrust each |
2 × Ranger V-770-15 inline piston engines, 388 kW (520 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
|
United States Army Air Forces |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakovlev_Yak-36 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_BQ-3 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
10 |
11.2776 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
17 |
|
| Aircraft Engine |
|
Ranger V-770 |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |