Yakovlev Yak-43

[Triton]

Model of Yakovlev Yak-43.


Source: http://www.suchoj.com/galerie/index.htm

 

[Grey Havoc]

I wonder if the Yak-43, or indeed the Yak-41 for that matter, have anything to do with those rumors of a new Chinese V/STOL fighter.

 

[overscan (PaulMM)]

Info on Yak-43 configuration from Anatoly Artemyev in IAPR 10.

 

[Hood]

I've never read anything about the YaK-43 not having lift jets, but no source seems to identify what type they might be.
The forward "auxiliary combustion chamber" fed with NK-32 air-bleed is often mentioned, sometimes as a possible fit. I don't know where that would be located, I always assumed it was ahead of the lift-jets in the forward fuselage, but piping air and fuel that far forward and wasting internal space when you have lift-jets seems odd to me as does duplicating the role of the lift jets. Maybe it was intended as a trim device with the ability to provide extra lift at high TO weights?
The YaK-43 seems very sketchy, very little detail at all which makes me wonder how much of a serious project it was.

 

[blackkite]

Please confirm these documents.
Source : twitter,
and https://www.pprune.org/military-aviation/603213-new-russian-naval-vtol.html

Yak-41M : Proposed production aircraft with large LERXs (leading-edge root extensions) and other improvements, particularly in the avionic suite.
Yak-43 : (Izdeliye 201)A proposed development of the Yak-41M 'Freehand' equipped with Kuznetsov NK-321 engines.

 

[Willythekid]

Hello! Supposedly the model "Izdeliye 201".

 

[LGSAdeptusAeronauticus]

so like a beef up version of YAK 141

 

[overscan (PaulMM)]

Please confirm these documents.
Source : twitter,
and https://www.pprune.org/military-aviation/603213-new-russian-naval-vtol.html

Yak-41M : Proposed production aircraft with large LERXs (leading-edge root extensions) and other improvements, particularly in the avionic suite.
Yak-43 : (Izdeliye 201)A proposed development of the Yak-41M 'Freehand' equipped with Kuznetsov NK-321 engines.

Middle picture is fanart, like it says in the original topic.