Yak-28 'Firebar' Interceptor

Yak-28 'Firebar' Interceptor (1)

Designer:

Yakovlev Design Bureau (OKB-115)

Manufacturer:

State Industries

Role:

All Weather Fighter/Interceptor

Year Adopted (2)

First flight:

'Brewer' squadron delivery:

'Firebar' squadron delivery:

1960

1961-1962

1962-1963

Operational Status:

Soviet Union - No longer in service

Common Variants:

Yak-28	Brewer	Initial variant, low production
Yak-28B	Brewer-A	Light bomber with radar
Yak-28L	Brewer-B	New targeting system
Yak-28I	Brewer-C	New terrain mapping system
Yak-28U	Mangrove	Trainer variant
Yak-28R	Brewer-D	Reconnaissance variant
Yak-28PP	Brewer-E	Electronic warfare variant
Yak-28P	Firebar	Interceptor variant

Armament:
Yak-28P: (2)(3)

Yak-28A/B/C:(3)

2 x AA-3 'Anab' IR/Radar guided missiles
2x AA-2 'Atoll' short range IR missiles

1x 30mm GSh-23Ya 23mm cannon (50 rounds)
2000 kg (4,410 lbs) of free fall bombs

Engine
Yak-25P:

2 x Tumanski RD-11 turbojet engines producing 13,120 pounds of thrust each

Crew:

2 (Pilot, Weapons Officer)

Wingspan:

12.95 meters
(42 feet, 6 inches)

Length:

21.65 meters
(71 feet)

Height:

3.95 meters
(12 feet, 11 inches)

Maximum Speed (35,000 ft):

1180 km per hour
(735 miles per hour)

Take-Off Weight:

16,000 kg (loaded)
35,873 lbs (loaded)

Ceiling:

16,750 meters
(55,000 feet)

Range:

1,930 kilometers
(1,200 miles)