Yakovlev Yak-15
| Yak-15 | |
|---|---|
| The only surviving Yak-15, displayed at the Vadim Zadorozhny Technical Museum, Moscow (2012) | |
| General information | |
| Type | Fighter |
| Manufacturer | Yakovlev |
| Primary user | Soviet Air Force |
| Number built | 280 |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 1946–47 |
| Introduction date | 1947 |
| First flight | 24 April 1946 |
| Developed from | Yakovlev Yak-3 |
| Developed into | Yakovlev Yak-17 |
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The Yakovlev Yak-15 (Russian: Яковлев Як-15; NATO reporting name: Feather, USAF/DOD designation Type 2) is a first-generation Soviet turbojet fighter developed by the Yakovlev design bureau (OKB) immediately after World War II. The main fuselage was that of Yakovlev Yak-3 piston-engine fighter modified to mount a reverse-engineered German Junkers Jumo 004 engine. The Yak-15 and the Swedish Saab 21R were the only two jets to be successfully converted from piston-power to enter production. 280 aircraft were built in 1947. Although nominally a fighter, it was mainly used to qualify piston-engine-experienced pilots to fly jets.