The Yakovlev Yak-25 (NATO designation Flashlight-A/Mandrake) is a swept wing, turbojet-powered interceptor and reconnaissance aircraft built by Yakovlev and used by the Soviet Union.

The Yakovlev Yak-25 was a Soviet military aircraft, an early turbojet-powered fighter aircraft designed by the Yakovlev OKB. The designation was later reused for a different interceptor design.

The Yakovlev Yak-25 (NATO designation Flashlight-A/Mandrake) was a swept wing, turbojet-powered interceptor aircraft and reconnaissance aircraft built by Yakovlev and used by the Soviet Union. The Yak-25 originated from a need for long-range …

The YAK-25s — designed by the youngest of the major Soviet airplane designers, Alexander Yakovlev — have large fuselages to handle radar equipment and extra fuel. The wings of the A model are swept back forty-two degrees along the leading edge.

Mar 18, 2019 · 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.

The Yakovlev Yak-25 was a Soviet military aircraft, an early turbojet-powered interceptor aircraft designed by the Yakovlev OKB. The designation was later reused for a different interceptor design.

The radar set of the Yak-25 was one of the aircraft's chief strengths as it enabled the jet to seek out and engage targets without relying exclusively on ground radar stations. Its twin 37mm cannon were very powerful and would have enabled it to shoot down approaching bombers.

The Yak-25 was the first of a long line of Yak twin-jet combat aircraft developed through the 1950s and 1960s. It was originally intended as a long-range all-weather interceptor, but was later adapted as a photo-reconnaissance platform and even a tactical nuclear bomber.

The Yakovlev Yak-25 is a twin-engined two-seat fighter aircraft for the interceptor role developed by the Soviet Design Bureau OKB Yakovlev (OKB-115). The version Yak-25RV is a single-seat reconaissance variant.

The Yak-25 was generally regarded as capable, reliable, and pleasant to fly -- agile for such a relatively large aircraft, and with good engine-out handling. The low-slung engines did mean that "foreign object damage (FOD)" was a real problem, even though intake screens were fitted, and runways used for Yak-25 operations had to be kept clean of ...