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Russia’s Yak-38 Forger Fighter Had All the Makings of a Disaster

The Soviets wanted a fighter that could fly from their first aircraft carriers. The carriers themselves were not conventional. They lacked a longer, flat-top take-off and landing deck. These hybrid ...
The National Interest

Russia’s Yak-38 Forger Was a Revolutionary Fighter Jet (for All the Wrong Reasons)

Here’s What You Need to Know: The Yak-38 was a poisoned chalice–a remarkable technological achievement with little practical value. One of the most innovative fighters of its time, the Yak-38 (NATO ...