| Manufacturer |
Supermarine |
Yakovlev |
| Description |
The Vickers Type 559 was a supersonic interceptor aircraft design by the British aircraft company Vickers-Armstrongs and was their submission for Operational Requirement F.155 in 1955. |
The Yakovlev Yak-28 () is a swept wing, turbojet-powered combat aircraft used by the Soviet Union. |
| ICAO Code |
|
YK28 |
| First Flight |
|
1958-03-05 |
| Entry Into service |
|
1964-01-01 |
| Service End |
|
1992-01-01 |
| Designer |
Supermarine |
Yakovlev |
| Type |
Interceptor |
Medium bomber, Reconnaissance, Electronic warfare, Interceptor |
| Length (m) |
20.7264 |
21.6 |
| Height (m) |
4.572 |
3.95 |
| Cockpit Crew |
1 |
2 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
|
1840 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
18288 |
16750 |
| Armament |
2 × Red Hebe (radar guided) or Blue Jay (heat-seeking) missiles |
Air-to-air Missiles:; 2 × R-98M (AA-3 'Anab'), usually one R-98TM infrared and one R-98RM semi-active radar homing; 2 × K-13A (AA-2 'Atoll') short-range missiles (occasionally fitted) |
| Endurance (h) |
32 |
|
| Max Mach (Mach) |
2.5 |
|
| National Origin |
|
Soviet Union |
| Number Built |
|
1180 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × de Havilland Gyron PS.26/1 afterburning turbojet engines |
2 × Tumansky R-11 afterburning turbojet engines, 46 kN thrust each |
| Primary Users |
|
Soviet Air Forces, Soviet Air Defence Forces, Russian Air Force, Ukrainian Air Force |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vickers_Type_559 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakovlev_Yak-28 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
12.8016 |
12.5 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
57.1354 |
37.6 |
| Wake Category |
|
M |
| Aircraft Engine |
|
Tumansky R-11 |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |