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The largest and heaviest interceptor fighter ever to have achieved service status, the Tu-128 was developed by a team led by I. Nezval'. A dedicated interceptor fighter intended for the high-altitude patrol of sections of the Soviet periphery unprotected by surface-to-air missile screens, the Tu-128 was flown as a prototype (Tu-28-80) on 18 March 1961 powered by two TRD-31 (Lyulka AL-7) turbojets. Production deliveries to the Voyska PVO began in late 1966, the Tu-128 having a crew of two and paired AL-7F-2 turbojets each rated at 7425kg unaugmented and 10,000kg with afterburning. Equipped with a large I-band radar, the Tu-128 had a primary armament of two radar-homing and two infra-red homing Bisnovat R-4 missiles. Progressively withdrawn from the Voyska PVO home defence fighter force through the 'eighties, the Tu-128 was finally succeeded by the MiG-31 in late 1990.
| MODEL | Tu-28P |
| ENGINE | 2 x Lyulka AL-21F turbojets, 11200kg |
| WEIGHTS |
| Take-off weight | 40000 kg | 88185 lb |
| Loaded weight | 25960 kg | 57232 lb |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 18.1 m | 59 ft 5 in |
| Length | 27.2 m | 89 ft 3 in |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Max. speed | 1850 km/h | 1150 mph |
| Ceiling | 20000 m | 65600 ft |
| Range | 5000 km | 3107 miles |
 | A three-view drawing (1663 x 1237) |
| leo rudnicki, leo_rudnicki(@)hotmail.com, 12.04.2009 Bisnovat R-4 missiles, Nato designation A-A 5 Ash ,were carried by the big Tupolev and no other. Missiles too, were long range. The range of this fighter may never be equalled. |
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