Yak-28 BREWER (YAKOVLEV)

Gary's Combat Aircraft Reference Guide

Country of Origin: CIS (formerly USSR).
Similar Aircraft: Il-28 Beagle.
Crew: Two.
Role: Fighter-bomber, reconnaissance, ECM.
Armament: Bombs, cannons, rockets.
Dimensions: Length: 70 ft (21.36 m). Span: 41 ft (12.06 m).

Wings: High-mounted, swept-back, and untapered from the engines to the large blunt tips. Wide wing roots.

Engine(s): Two turbojets in pods under the wings. Pods extend well beyond the wings' leading and trailing edges.

Fuselage: Long with pointed, glazed nose and is tapered to the rear section. Bubble canopy. Belly fin under the rear section.

Tail: Fin swept-back and tapered with a blunt tip. Tail flats mid-mounted on the tail fin, swept-back, and tapered with blunt tips.

CIS, Ukraine.