Tu-28P Fiddler

The Fiddler was the largest aircraft ever designed for the role of a two-seat, long-range fighter-interceptor. Throughout its career, the Fiddler had little publicity and little definite information about its performance was released.

The Tu-28 had sharply swept wings mounted about halfway along the fuselage under the high engine intakes. The inboard leading edge had greater sweep than the longer outboard section and the inboard trailing edge met the fuselage at right angles; the...