Tupolev Tu-28

Tu-28/Tu-128
Tu-128 at the Central Air Force Museum at Monino, Russia
Role Interceptor
Manufacturer Voronezh Aircraft Production Association
Design group Tupolev
First flight 18 March 1961
Introduction 1964[1] (or 1966[2])
Retired 1990
Primary user Soviet Air Defence Forces
Number built 198[1] (including 10 trainers)
Developed from Tupolev Tu-98

The Tupolev Tu-28 (NATO reporting name Fiddler) was a long-range interceptor aircraft introduced by the Soviet Union in the 1960s. The official designation was Tu-128,[2] but this designation was less commonly used in the West. It was the largest and heaviest fighter[nb 1] ever in service.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b "Tu-128" (in Russian). Airwar.ru. Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  2. ^ a b c Duffy, Paul Duffy; Kandalov, Andrei (1996). Tupolev: The Man and His Aircraft. Warrendale, PA: SAE Internat. pp. 137–139. ISBN 978-1-56091-899-8. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  3. ^ Spick, Mike (5 August 2002). The Illustrated Directory of Fighters. MBI Pub. ISBN 978-0-7603-1343-5. Retrieved 3 March 2011.[permanent dead link]


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