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Also known as Tu-28, Tu-28 Fiddler, Tupolev Tu-128, Tu-128 Fiddler, Tupolev Tu-28

1961 interceptor aircraft family by Tupolev

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Type
Interceptor
Manufacturer
Voronezh Aircraft Production Association
Designer
Tupolev
Primary user
Soviet Air Defence Forces
Number built
198 (including 10 trainers)
Introduction date
1964 (or 1966 )
First flight
18 March 1961
Developed from
Tupolev Tu-98

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Wikidata facts

Image
Tu-128-2.jpg
Height
7.15
Length
30.06
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Commons category
Tupolev Tu-128
NATO reporting name
Fiddler
total produced
188
first flight
1961-03-18
service entry
1965-04-30
service retirement
1990-00-00
wingspan
17.53
wing area
96.94
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The Tupolev Tu-28 (NATO reporting name Fiddler) is a long-range interceptor aircraft introduced by the Soviet Union in the 1960s. The official designation was Tu-128, but this designation was less commonly used in the West. It was the largest and heaviest fighter ever to enter serial production.

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