The Yakovlev Yak-141 was the world’s first supersonic VTOL aircraft. The Soviet Union built four prototypes between 1987 and ...
The Yak-141 was the Soviet Union’s last serious attempt to build a supersonic VTOL naval fighter that could defend the fleet, ...
It is unlikely that, as many Russian sources brag, the F-35B was a direct rip-off of the Yak-141. However, there are many staggering similarities between the two planes. Most military and aviation ...