Yakovlev Yak-141

Yak-141
Yakovlev Yak-141 at the 1992 Farnborough Airshow
General information
Type	VTOL fighter aircraft
National origin	Soviet Union
Manufacturer	Yakovlev
Status	Cancelled in August 1991
Primary user	Soviet Navy
Number built	4[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
History
First flight	9 March 1987

The Yakovlev Yak-141 (Russian: Яковлев Як-141; NATO reporting name "Freestyle"), also known as the Yak-41, is a Soviet supersonic vertical takeoff/landing (VTOL) fighter aircraft designed by Yakovlev. Intended as a replacement for the Yak-38, it was designed as a supersonic fleet defence fighter capable of STOVL/VTOL operating from Soviet carriers. Four prototypes were built before the project's cancellation.^{[9][page needed]}