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Yakovlev Yak-28

Soviet bomber aircraft
Class type of: land-based multi-role combat aircraft, bomber, reconnaissance aircraft Q756036

Facts

18 properties

Identity

Instance of
aircraft family

Location

Country
Soviet Union[6]

Population and size

Length
+21.34[35]
More facts +15
Based on
Yakovlev Yak-26[12]
Subclass of
land-based multi-role combat aircraft, bomber, reconnaissance aircraft, electronic warfare aircraft, interceptor[18]
Has use
interceptor, reconnaissance aircraft, bomber[19][20][21]
Armament
K-8, K-13, Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23, FAB-3000[23][24][25][26]
Described by source
Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition[34]
Developer
Yakovlev[17]
First flight
March 5, 1958[30]
Manufacturer
Yakovlev, Saratov Aviation Plant, Irkutsk Aviation Plant, Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Association[13][14][15][16]
NATO reporting name
Brewer, Firebar, Maestro[27][28][29]
Operator
Russian Air Force, Soviet Air Forces, Soviet Air Defence Forces, Armed Forces of Turkmenistan, Ukrainian Air Force[7][8][9][10][11]
Powered by
Tumansky R-11[22]
Service entry
1960[31]
Service retirement
1994[32]
Total produced
+1180[33]
Wingspan
+12.05[36]
🏷️ Also known as
en Firebar en Jak-28 en Maestro en Yak-129 en Yakovlev Yak-28 en Yak-28PP en Yak-28P en Yak-28 en Brewer ar ياك-28 ar ياك-٢٨ ar ياكوفليف ياك-28 ar ياكوفليف ياك-٢٨ cs Jakovlev Jak-28 cs Jak-28 de Jakowlew Jak-28 de Jak-28 es Yakovlev Yak-28 fa یاک-۲۸ fr Yakolev Yak-28 Brewer
🔖 Identifiers · 5
Library of Congress authority ID
sh2013002307
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
16-05-29-JAK-28-LHS-Finowfurt-RalfR-DSCF8178.jpg ↗
Freebase ID
/m/04190z
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Jak-28
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007572875805171

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🔗 Connections
Operator 5
Russian Air Force, Soviet Air Forces, Ukrainian Air Force, Soviet Air Defence Forces, Armed Forces of Turkmenistan
Armament 4
K-13, Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23, K-8, FAB-3000
Manufacturer 4
Yakovlev, Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Association, Irkutsk Aviation Plant, Saratov Aviation Plant
Subclass of 4
bomber, reconnaissance aircraft, interceptor, electronic warfare aircraft
Has use 3
bomber, reconnaissance aircraft, interceptor
Based on 1
Yakovlev Yak-26
Country 1
Soviet Union
Developer 1
Yakovlev
Powered by 1
Tumansky R-11
← Product or material produced 1
Yakovlev
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Summary

Yakovlev Yak-28 is an aircraft family[1]. It is a type of land-based multi-role combat aircraft[2], bomber[3], reconnaissance aircraft[4], and electronic warfare aircraft[5].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition. wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition. wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Total produced → {'amount': '+1180'}
    Manufacturer → Yakovlev, Saratov Aviation Plant, Irkutsk Aviation Plant +1
    Country → —
    Manufacturer → —
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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