Yakovlev Yak-28 (Brewer / Firebar / Maestro) All-Weather Interceptor / Reconnaissance / Electronic Warfare (1965)
The Yakovlev Yak-28 was a multi-role performer, seeing action as a fighter, bomber, trainer and reconnaissance platform.
Brought about as a viable replacement for the Il-28, the Yak-28 was first unveiled in 1961 and spawned the Brewer-A, Brewer-B and Brewer-C tactical strike fighter-bombers. A definitive reconnaissance variant followed soon after in the form of the Brewer-D model and was followed up by the ECM derivative in the Brewer-E. The "Firebar" series was the NATO designation given to the two-seat all-weather fighter variant with the official Soviet designation of Yak-28P.
Design was of a simplistic nature outwardly. The fuselage was long and slender, with few external features. The aircraft sat low when resting on the tarmac and featured highly-swept high-wing monoplane wings. The wings provided support for the twin Tumansky type engines that generated upwards of 13,600 pounds of thrust and offered up four pylons for air-to-air ordnance. Reconnaissance versions of the aircraft carried and additional ECM pack recessed in the bomb bay area. The tail of a single rudder design type with two high-mounted elevator elements. The A, B and C Brewer model types also featured a glazed nose area for the bombardier.
The base Yak-28 interceptor carried two anti-radar missiles - one of radar homing type and another of beam homing - along with two air-to-air missiles. Short range Atoll air-to-air missiles were also part of the standard armament fit. Initial models carried an internal cannon but this system was subsequently removed in later derivatives. A total of 437 aircraft of all types were built, eventually being phased out in the 1980s. A trainer model existed as well, under the NATO codename of "Maestro". Text ©2003-2013 www.MilitaryFactory.com • All Rights Reserved • No Reproduction Permitted
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Specifications for the
Yakovlev Yak-28 (Brewer / Firebar / Maestro)
All-Weather Interceptor / Reconnaissance / Electronic Warfare
Country of Origin: Soviet Union
Manufacturer: Yakovlev - Soviet Union
Initial Year of Service: 1965
Production: 437
Focus Model: Yakovlev Yak-28P (Firebar)
Crew: 2
Length: 75.46ft (23m)
Width: 42.49ft (12.95m)
Height: 12.96ft (3.95m)
Weight (Empty): 28,991lbs (13,150kg)
Weight (MTOW): 41,888lbs (19,000kg)
Powerplant: 2 x Tumanskii R-11 turbojet engines generating 13,681lbs of thrust.
Maximum Speed: 733mph (1,180kmh; 637kts)
Maximum Range: 1,553miles (2,500km)
Service Ceiling: 52,493ft (16,000m; 9.9miles)
Rate-of-Climb: 0 feet per minute (0m/min)
Hardpoints: 4
Armament Suite:
2 x R-98M (AA-2) "Atoll" short-range air-to-air missiles
2 x K-13A (AA-3) "Anab" air-to-air missiles
Variants:
"Brewer-A" - Two-Seat Tactical Strike Model; glazed nose section.
"Brewer-B" - Minor Modifications from Brewer-A base model; glazed nose section.
Yak-28B "Brewer-C" - Minor Modifications from Brewer-A base model; glazed nose section; new improved bombsight.
Yak-28L - Fitted with Lotos radar system.
Yak-28I - Fitted with Initiativa radar system.
Yak-28BI - Upgraded Yak-28B models fitted with Initiativa radar system.
Yak-28RR - Modified Yak-28L models for radioactive monitoring.
Yak-28R "Brewer-D" - Dedicated Reconnaissance Variant
Yak-28PP "Brewer-E" - Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) Variant; modified from the Brewer-C model.
Yak-28P "Firebar" - Two-Seat Long-Range All-Weather Fighter; increased fuel capacity; fitted with Oriol-D radar system.
Yak-28U "Maestro" - Trainer Variant
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