Yak-141: Soviet VTOL

For a long time, carrier-based VTOL aviation remained just a dream of Soviet aircraft designers and a distant hope for the Soviet Navy. The USSR’s first production VTOL aircraft, the Yak-38 attack jet, turned out to be an overly complex and accident-prone subsonic aircraft without a full-fledged radar. But in the 1970s, naval commanders envisioned the future fleet in formations approaching the capabilities of U.S. carrier strike groups, and the Yak-38 clearly didn’t fit that vision. The Navy needed an aircraft that could secure air superiority, strike ground targets, and support amphibious landings. All of that — in a single impressive package. This video is available with voiceovers and subtitles in multiple languages. You can find and enable them in the settings menu. 🔘 Site: http://warthunder.com/ 🔘 Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/warthunder 🔘 Telegram: https://t.me/warthunder 🔘 Twitter: http://twitter.com/warthunder 🔘 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/WarThunder 🔘 Forum: http://forum.warthunder.com/ #WarThunder