Talk:Tupolev Tu-28

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Please be advised that the correct designation for this aircraft is Tu-128, not Tu-28. Is there any way to change the article URL to correct this?

  • Doesn't matter. Tu-128 redirects here anyway and the aircraft was initially known as Tu-28. - Emt147 Burninate! 05:36, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

The official name of the aircraft, adopted in 1963 by the MoD, was only Tu-128 (it was known as Tu-28 on project stage). There was no "Tu-28P" variant, it must have been some NATO guess. I've corrected only most obvious errors, according to new Russian sources. All Tu-128s from the beginning carried 4 missiles. Pibwl ←« 23:21, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Not sure exactly how to phrase this succinctly in the article, but just looking at the numbers the YF-12 was longer and heavier (though slightly smaller in other dimensions) than the Tu-128. It never went into production or operations as a fighter, though.Somedumbyankee (talk) 04:55, 13 March 2008 (UTC)