Yakovlev Yak-38
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The Yakovlev Yak-38 is a Soviet VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) strike fighter aircraft developed for operation from aircraft carriers and small warships.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yakovlev Yak-38 canonical | 2 |
| Yakovlev Yak-38U | 2 |
| Yakovlev Yak-38 VTOL attack aircraft | 1 |
| Yakovlev Yak-38 VTOL fighter | 1 |
| Yakovlev Yak-38 aircraft | 1 |
| Yakovlev Yak-38M | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10109210 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yakovlev Yak-38 Context triple: [Kiev-class aircraft carrier, usedAircraft, Yakovlev Yak-38]
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A.
Sukhoi Su-33
The Sukhoi Su-33 is a Russian carrier-based multirole fighter aircraft developed from the Su-27, optimized for naval operations with reinforced structure, folding wings, and specialized avionics.
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B.
MiG-29
The MiG-29 is a Soviet-designed twin-engine multirole fighter aircraft known for its high maneuverability and widespread use by various air forces around the world.
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C.
Sukhoi Su-25
The Sukhoi Su-25 is a Soviet-era, twin-engine, subsonic close air support aircraft designed for attacking ground targets in frontline combat.
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D.
Sukhoi Su-47
The Sukhoi Su-47 is an experimental Russian fighter aircraft distinguished by its forward-swept wings and advanced maneuverability technologies developed in the 1990s.
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E.
Tupolev Tu-330
The Tupolev Tu-330 is a proposed Russian medium-range military and cargo transport aircraft design intended as a modern successor to earlier Soviet-era transports.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yakovlev Yak-38 Target entity description: The Yakovlev Yak-38 is a Soviet VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) strike fighter aircraft developed for operation from aircraft carriers and small warships.
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A.
Sukhoi Su-33
The Sukhoi Su-33 is a Russian carrier-based multirole fighter aircraft developed from the Su-27, optimized for naval operations with reinforced structure, folding wings, and specialized avionics.
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B.
MiG-29
The MiG-29 is a Soviet-designed twin-engine multirole fighter aircraft known for its high maneuverability and widespread use by various air forces around the world.
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C.
Sukhoi Su-25
The Sukhoi Su-25 is a Soviet-era, twin-engine, subsonic close air support aircraft designed for attacking ground targets in frontline combat.
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D.
Sukhoi Su-47
The Sukhoi Su-47 is an experimental Russian fighter aircraft distinguished by its forward-swept wings and advanced maneuverability technologies developed in the 1990s.
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E.
Tupolev Tu-330
The Tupolev Tu-330 is a proposed Russian medium-range military and cargo transport aircraft design intended as a modern successor to earlier Soviet-era transports.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
VTOL strike fighter aircraft
ⓘ
carrier-based aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftType |
VTOL aircraft
ⓘ
fixed-wing aircraft ⓘ |
| armament | 2 × 23 mm GSh-23L cannon in gun pods ⓘ |
| combatRadius | 200 km ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| designer | Yakovlev Design Bureau ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Yakovlev Yak-36 ⓘ |
| emptyWeight | 7300 kg ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1971-01-15 ⓘ |
| grossWeight | 10300 kg ⓘ |
| hardpoints | 4 underwing hardpoints ⓘ |
| height | 4.25 m ⓘ |
| introduced | 1976 ⓘ |
| landingMode | vertical landing ⓘ |
| length | 16.37 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Yakovlev Design Bureau ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed |
1150 km/h
ⓘ
Mach 0.95 ⓘ |
| maxTakeoffWeight | 11500 kg ⓘ |
| NATOReportingName | Forger ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | about 231 ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 3 ⓘ |
| operatedFrom |
Kiev-class aircraft carriers
ⓘ
linked to:
Kiev-class aircraft carrier
Soviet aviation cruisers ⓘ |
| ordnance |
air-to-air missiles
ⓘ
air-to-surface rockets ⓘ unguided bombs ⓘ |
| powerplant |
1 × Tumansky R-27V-300 vectored-thrust turbojet
ⓘ
2 × Rybinsk RD-36-35FV lift jets ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Soviet Naval Aviation ⓘ |
| productionStatus | out of service ⓘ |
| range | 1300 km ⓘ |
| rateOfClimb | 120 m/s ⓘ |
| retired | 1991 ⓘ |
| role |
fighter aircraft
ⓘ
ground-attack aircraft ⓘ strike fighter ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | 11000 m ⓘ |
| serviceEntryContext | Soviet Navy VTOL carrier aviation ⓘ |
| successor | Yakovlev Yak-141 ⓘ |
| takeoffMode |
short takeoff
ⓘ
vertical takeoff ⓘ |
| trainingVariant |
Yakovlev Yak-38U
ⓘ
linked to:
Yakovlev Yak-38
|
| usedBy |
Russian Navy
ⓘ
Soviet Naval Aviation ⓘ Soviet Navy ⓘ |
| variant |
Yakovlev Yak-38M
ⓘ
linked to:
Yakovlev Yak-38
Yakovlev Yak-38U ⓘ
linked to:
Yakovlev Yak-38
|
| wingArea | 18.5 m² ⓘ |
| wingspan | 7.32 m ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yakovlev Yak-38 Description of subject: The Yakovlev Yak-38 is a Soviet VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) strike fighter aircraft developed for operation from aircraft carriers and small warships.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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