Yatsenko I-28 Explained

The Yatsenko I-28 was a 1930s Soviet single-seat fighter designed by Vladmir Yatsenko and first flown in 1939. The I-28 was a low-wing cantilever monoplane of mixed construction powered by a 9000NaN0 Tumansky M-87 radial piston engine. It had an enclosed single-seat cockpit with a rearwards sliding canopy. The wing had an inverted-gull shape to reduce the length of the retractable main landing legs. The prototype was destroyed shortly after the first flight but an order was placed for 30 production aircraft. Also ordered was a prototype of an attack version, the I-28Sh. Although the first five production aircraft were completed the programme was cancelled in early 1940.

Variants

I-28.1

First prototype powered by a Tumansky M-87A radial engine.

I-28.2

Second prototype powered by a Tumansky M-87B radial engine.

I-28

Production variant, canceled.

I-28Sh

Proposed attack variant, not built.

References

Bibliography

• Book: Nemecek, Vaclav . The History of Soviet Aircraft from 1918 . 1986 . Willow Books . London . 0-00-218033-2.
• Book: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.

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