Yakovlev Yak-28L Photographed at Monino Air Force Museum on 24 August 2009. C/n 2920902. NATO designation "Brewer-B". Tactical bomber with ground controlled targeting system using triangulation from ground based transmitter sites.
The Yak-28 had a large mid-mounted wing, swept at 45 degrees. The tailplane set halfway up the vertical fin (with cut-outs to allow rudder movement). Slotted flaps are mounted on the leading edges of the wings. The two Tumansky R-11 turbojet engines, initially with 57 kN (12,795 lbf) thrust each, are mounted in pods, similar to the previous Yak-25. The wing-mounted engines and bicycle-type main landing gear (supplemented by outrigger wheels in fairings near the wingtips) are widely spaced, allowing most of the fuselage to be used for fuel and equipment. It was primarily transonic, although Mach 1 could be exceeded at high altitude.
Picture added on 06 January 2010 at 15:40
