Yak-28
Sign in to saveAlso known as Firebar, Maestro, Brewer, Yak-28PP, Jak-28, Yak-28P, Yak-129
bomber aircraft series by Yakovlev
Key facts
- Type
- Medium bomber , Reconnaissance , Electronic warfare , Interceptor
- National origin
- Soviet Union
- Manufacturer
- Yakovlev
- Primary users
- Soviet Air Forces Soviet Air Defence Forces , Russian Air Force , Ukrainian Air Force
- Number built
- 1,180
- First flight
- 5 March 1958
- Retired
- 1992 (Belarus)
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Encyclopedic overview
The Yakovlev Yak-28 (Russian: Яковлев Як-28) is a swept wing, turbojet-powered combat aircraft used by the Soviet Union. Produced initially as a tactical medium bomber, it was also manufactured in reconnaissance, electronic warfare, interceptor, and trainer versions, known by the NATO reporting names Brewer, Brewer-E, Firebar, and Maestro respectively. Based on the Yak-129 prototype first flown on 5 March 1958, it began to enter service in 1964.
Design and development
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