Yakovlev Yak-35

The Yakovlev Yak-35MV was a low-altitude tactical fighter / interceptor project of the Soviet Union from the late 1950s, which suffered from a lack of funding, in the wake of the expected total reliance on guided missiles in the near future. In addition to financial problems, the engines were found to be under-developed and the project failed to progress further than the drawing board.^[1]

The initial design was for a single-engined low-altitude interceptor for interceptions between 200 and 10,000 m (660 and 32,810 ft).This was refined to a twin-engined tactical fighter-bomber with a take-off weight of 15,000 kg (33,000 lb), carrying a weapon load of 2,000 kg (4,400 lb).^[1]

Data from OKB Yakovlev^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Gross weight: 15,000 kg (33,069 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × Tumansky R-11AF-300 afterburning turbojet engines

Performance

• Maximum speed: 1,500 km/h (930 mph, 810 kn) to 1,600 km/h (990 mph; 860 kn) at 1,000 m (3,300 ft)
• Service ceiling: 10,000 m (33,000 ft)

Armament
2,000 kg (4,400 lb) weapons Avionics
Vozdookh-1 GCI system

• Buttler, Tony; Gordon, Yefim. Soviet secret projects : bombers since 1945. Midland. pp. 79–80. ISBN 1857801946.