Il-28 'Beagle' Bomber

Designer: Ilyushin Design Bureau

Manufacturer:

State Industries

Role:

Bomber

Year Adopted:

Prototype - 1948
Series Production - 1951

Operational Status:

Obsolete: Algeria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Egypt, Finland, Hungary, Indonesia, North Vietnam, North Korea, People's Republic of China, Poland, Romania, and Soviet Union.

Armament:

2 x twin 23mm cannon
6,613 pounds (3000 kg) of free fall bombs

Engine:

2 x Klimov VK-1 turbojet engines producing 6040 pounds of thrust each

Crew:

3 Crew
(Pilot, Navigator/Bomber, Tail Gunner)

Length:

57 feet, 11 inches
(17.65 meters)

Wingspan:

70 feet, 4 inches
(21.45 meters)

Height:

22 feet
(6.7 meters)

Maximum Speed:

559 miles per hour at 15,000 feet
(900 km per hour at 4,500 meters)

Take-Off Weight:

46,300 lbs (loaded)
21,000 kilograms (loaded)