The Sukhoi T-49 was a prototype Soviet fighter aircraft .
12-689: The Sukhoi T-49 was a modernized version of the Sukhoi Su-11 with new radar and modified armament. The project was officially launched on August 6, 1957. The maiden flight of the T-49 prototype took place in January 1960, after various rolling tests in October 1959. In the development of the T-49, the delta wing, the tail and the cigar-shaped fuselage were taken from the Su-11. The entire fuselage in front of
24-710: The NATO reporting names Brewer , Brewer-E , Firebar , and Maestro respectively. Based on the Yak-129 prototype first flown on 5 March 1958, it began to enter service in 1964. The Yak-28 was first seen by the West at the Tushino air show in 1961 . Western analysts initially believed it to be a fighter rather than an attack aircraft —and a continuation of the Yak-25M —and it was designated "Flashlight". After its actual role
36-640: The Order of the Red Banner . The first engine was recovered on 18 April 1966 and the second a week later; both engines were returned to the Soviets on 2 May 1966. The Yak-28P was withdrawn in the early 1980s, but trainer and other versions remained in service until after the fall of the Soviet Union , flying until at least 1992. The reconnaissance and ECM aircraft were eventually replaced by variants of
48-1362: The Sukhoi Su-24 . Yak-129 Yak-28UVP prototype ( ukorochennyy vzlyot i posahdka – short takeoff and landing ) Yak-28SR prototype ( samolyot raspylitel – spraying/dusting aircraft) first use of SR. Yak-28PM prototype Yak-28URP prototype Yak-28-64 prototype Yak-28VV proposition ( vertikahl'nyy vzlyot – vertical take-off) Yak-28LSh proposition Yak-28A ( Izdeliye B ) Yak-28B ( Izdeliye 28B ; NATO reporting name: "Brewer-A" ) Yak-28L ( Izdeliye 28L ; NATO reporting name: "Brewer-B" ) Yak-28I ( Izdeliye 28I ; NATO reporting name: "Brewer-C" ) Yak-28U ( Izdeliye 28U ) ( uchebnyy – training) (NATO reporting name – "Maestro" ) Yak-28R ( Izdeliye 28R ; NATO reporting name: "Brewer-D" ) Yak-28SR ( Izdeliye 28SR ) second use of SR. Yak-28TARK ( televiszionnyy aviatsionnyy razveddyvatel'nyy kompleks ) Yak-28RR ( Izdeliye 28RR ) Yak-28RL Yak-28PP ( Izeliye 28PP ) (NATO reporting name – "Brewer-E" ) Yak-28P ( Izdeliye 40 ) (NATO reporting name – "Firebar" ) Data from General characteristics Performance Armament Related development Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era St%C3%B6%C3%9Fensee Too Many Requests If you report this error to
60-660: The T-58. However, the T-49 proved to be a valuable precursor to the T-58, especially in terms of radar and the development of the air intakes. In the air intakes, this helped the T-58 gain a development advantage over the competing design of the Yak-28 -64. The T-58 finally developed into a production version under the designation Su-15 . The only prototype of the Sukhoi T-49 was damaged in April 1960. Although repairs were carried out,
72-552: The aircraft was never flown again and was scrapped. Data from The Osprey encyclopedia of Russian aircraft, 1875-1995 General characteristics Performance Yak-28 The Yakovlev Yak-28 ( Russian : Яковлев Як-28 ) is a swept wing , turbojet -powered combat aircraft used by the Soviet Union . Produced initially as a tactical medium bomber , it was also manufactured in reconnaissance , electronic warfare , interceptor , and trainer versions, known by
84-410: The cockpit has been redesigned to accommodate a more powerful radar. This extended the nose of the aircraft. Since this also gave the plane a larger diameter than the Su-11, it was no longer possible to accommodate the radar antenna in the shock cone of the air inlet. Therefore, lateral air inlets were constructed on both sides of the nose. This also simplified the operation of the radar, since its antenna
96-635: The heroic actions of Captain Boris Kapustin and Lieutenant Yuri Yanov after the Yak-28 they were piloting suffered a catastrophic engine malfunction on 6 April 1966. They were ordered to divert to attempt a landing in Soviet zone of Germany, but lost control of the aircraft and strayed into the airspace of West Berlin . The crew managed to avoid a housing estate but crashed into Lake Stößensee [ de ] without ejecting. Their bodies, along with
108-401: The previous Yak-25 . The wing-mounted engines and bicycle-type main landing gear (supplemented by outrigger wheels in fairings near the wingtips) were widely spaced, allowing most of the fuselage to be used for fuel and equipment. It was primarily subsonic, although Mach 1 could be exceeded at high altitude. Total production of all Yak-28s was 1,180. The aircraft is perhaps best known for
120-509: The wreckage, were raised from the lake by Royal Navy divers (flown in from Portsmouth) and salvage specialists, who also retrieved important top secret material from the plane. This included the engines, which were taken to RAF Gatow to be inspected by RAF and American engineers. The bodies of the two pilots were returned to the USSR with full military honors from both Soviet and British armed service members, and they were both posthumously awarded
132-472: Was now firmly installed in the aircraft nose and the forward and backward movements of the engine shock cone no longer had to be compensated for. The flight tests with the T-49 were promising but showed that the twin-engined project T-58 had a greater potential. Particularly in relation to the wishes of the PWO regarding the reliability of the engines, the single-engine T-49 did not meet these requirements as well as
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#1732791791154144-458: Was realized, the Yak-28 bomber series was redesignated "Brewer". The Yak-28 had a large mid-mounted wing, swept at 45 degrees. The tailplane set halfway up the vertical fin (with cutouts to allow rudder movement). Slats were fitted on the leading edges and slotted flaps were mounted on the trailing edges of the wings. The two Tumansky R-11 turbojet engines, initially with 57 kN (12,795 lbf) thrust each, were mounted in pods, similarly to
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