The Il-28 'Beagle' Bomber

Il-28 'Beagle' Bomber

Designer:

Ilyushin Design Bureau

Russian Designation:

Il-28

Manufacturer:

State Industries

Role:

Bomber

Year Adopted:

Prototype - 1948
Series Production - 1951

Variants:

Il-28U - Trainer Variant
Il-28R - Reconnaissance Variant
Il-28T - Torpedo Bomber Variant for Navy

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:

17.65 meters

(57 feet, 11 inches)

Wingspan:

21.45 meters

(70 feet, 4 inches)

Height:

6.7 meters

(22 feet)

Maximum Speed:

900 kmph at 4,500 meters

(559 mph at 15,000 ft)

Take-Off Weight:

Loaded:


21,000 kilograms	(46,297 lbs)

Ceiling:

12,300 meters

(40,355 feet)

Range:

1,135 kilometers

(705 miles)