The Yatsenko I-28 was a 1930s Soviet single-seat fighter designed by Vladmir Yatsenko and first flown in 1939.^[1][2] The I-28 was a low-wing cantilever monoplane of mixed construction powered by a 900 hp (671 kW) Tumansky M-87 radial piston engine.^[1] It had an enclosed single-seat cockpit with a rearwards sliding canopy.^[1] The wing had an inverted-gull shape to reduce the length of the retractable main landing legs.^[1] The prototype was destroyed shortly after the first flight but an order was placed for 30 production aircraft.^[1] Also ordered was a prototype of an attack version, the I-28Sh.^[1] Although the first five production aircraft were completed the programme was cancelled in early 1940.^[1]

Variants

I-28.1

First prototype powered by a Tumansky M-87A radial engine.^[2]

I-28.2

Second prototype powered by a Tumansky M-87B radial engine.^[2]

I-28

Production variant, canceled.^[1]

I-28Sh

Proposed attack variant, not built.^[1]

Specifications (I.28-2)

Data from ^[2]The History of Soviet Aircraft from 1918

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 8.54 m (28 ft 0 in)
• Wingspan: 9.6 m (31 ft 6 in)
• Wing area: 16.5 m² (178 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 1,850 kg (4,079 lb)
• Gross weight: 2,720 kg (5,997 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Tumansky M-87B radial piston engine , 820 kW (1,100 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 576 km/h (359 mph, 312 kn)
• Range: 800 km (497 mi, 432 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 10,800 m (35,600 ft)

Armament
2x 12.7mm ShVAK machine gun in cowling

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Polikarpov I-180

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