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Yakovlev Yak-25 (Flashlight / Mandrake)


Twin-Seat, Twin-Engine Fighter Aircraft [ 1955 ]



The Yakovlev Yak-25 served mainly in the reconnaissance role over the vast Soviet Frontier.



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The Yak-25 (NATO codename of "Flashlight") was yet another jet fighter design introduced by the Soviets during the early decades of the Cold War. The system was designed to patrol the vast northern-most portions of the Soviet territories from NATO and American high-level reconnaissance aircraft. Not built as a direct dogfighter (the system was limited to a 2 x 37mm cannon configuration), it served more as a mobile watchtower, complete with impressive endurance. The system would go on to be seen in fighter, reconnaissance and high-level reconnaissance platforms i its production span.

The name of the game with the Yak-25 was loiter time and the chance to utilize the powerful nose-mounted Sokol radar. That radar system itself was a large assembled piece of technology, so much so that the nose cone identifiably appeared elongated and enlarged. Engines were mounted underneath the midwing monoplane design and swept back at 45 degrees. A single vertical stabilizer element was fitted at rear and held the two smaller elevator components. The twin cannon array rested underneath and forward on the fuselage.

The Yak-25 Flashlight was crewed by two personnel and would become the Soviet Union's first radar-equipped jet fighter with all-weather capability. Service for the production line of the Yak-25 would go until 1964, when the entire line would be removed from service supplanted by a new generation of jet-powered designs. The Yak-25 spawned a high-altitude dedicated reconnaissance platform in the form of the Yah-25RV "Mandrake" and another reconnaissance variant in the form of the Yak-26 "Mangrove".©MilitaryFactory.com
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Specifications



Service Year
1955

Origin
Soviet Union national flag graphic
Soviet Union

Status
RETIRED
Not in Service.
Crew
2

Production
480
UNITS


National flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union
(OPERATORS list includes past, present, and future operators when applicable)
Air-to-Air Combat, Fighter
General ability to actively engage other aircraft of similar form and function, typically through guns, missiles, and/or aerial rockets.


Length
51.4 ft
(15.67 m)
Width/Span
36.1 ft
(11.00 m)
Height
14.2 ft
(4.32 m)
Empty Wgt
16,094 lb
(7,300 kg)
MTOW
21,826 lb
(9,900 kg)
Wgt Diff
+5,732 lb
(+2,600 kg)
(Showcased structural values pertain to the Yakovlev Yak-25A (Flashlight) production variant)
Installed: 2 x Tumansky RD-9 turbojet engines developing 5,798 lb of thrust each.
Max Speed
631 mph
(1,015 kph | 548 kts)
Ceiling
45,932 ft
(14,000 m | 9 mi)
Range
1,243 mi
(2,000 km | 3,704 nm)
Rate-of-Climb
9,800 ft/min
(2,987 m/min)


♦ MACH Regime (Sonic)
Sub
Trans
Super
Hyper
HiHyper
ReEntry
RANGES (MPH) Subsonic: <614mph | Transonic: 614-921 | Supersonic: 921-3836 | Hypersonic: 3836-7673 | Hi-Hypersonic: 7673-19180 | Reentry: >19030


(Showcased performance specifications pertain to the Yakovlev Yak-25A (Flashlight) production variant. Performance specifications showcased above are subject to environmental factors as well as aircraft configuration. Estimates are made when Real Data not available. Compare this aircraft entry against any other in our database or View aircraft by powerplant type)
STANDARD:
2 x 37mm internal automatic cannons.

OPTIONAL:
50 x 50mm air-to-air rockets.


Supported Types


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Graphical image of an air-to-air missile weapon
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(Not all ordnance types may be represented in the showcase above)
Hardpoint Mountings: 0


Yak-25 - Model Series Designation; prototypes fitted with Mikulin AM-5 engines; production models witted with more powerful Am-5F engines with reheat capability.
Yak-25 "Flashlight-A" - Initial Production Model Series Designation.
MiG-25R "Flashlight-B" - Reconnaissance Variant; radome fitted under nose assembly.
Yak-27 - "Flashlight-C" - Fitted with afterburn-capable VK-9 engines; lengthened nacelles; redesigned nose radome (pointed).
Yak-26 "Mangrove" - Reconnaissance Aircraft Variant based on the Yak-27; glazed nose assembly.
Yak-25RV "Mandrake" - Dedicated High-Altitude Reconnaissance Variant.


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