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Measured figures
Il-28 · Length
Single source17.65 m (57 ft 11 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Ilyushin Il-28 | Shenyang J-16 |
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| Type | Medium bomber[source] | — |
| National origin | Soviet Union[source] | People's Republic of China[source] |
| Manufacturer | Ilyushin Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation (H-5)[source] | Shenyang Aircraft Corporation[source] |
| Status | In service with the Korean People's Air Force[source] | In service[source] |
21.9 m (71 ft 10 in)[source]
Empty; Il-28 · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Il-28 · Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Il-28 · Max takeoff weight
Single source12,890 kg (28,418 lb)[source]
18,400 kg (40,565 lb)[source]
21,200 kg (46,738 lb)[source]
Empty; Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Max takeoff weight
Single sourceCruise; Il-28 · at 10,000 m (33,000 ft)
Single sourceMaximum; Il-28 · at 4,500 m (14,800 ft)
Single source902 km/h (560 mph, 487 kn) at 4,500 m (14,800 ft)[source]
770 km/h (480 mph, 420 kn) at 10,000 m (33,000 ft)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source2,120 km/h (1,320 mph, 1,140 kn)[source]
Il-28 · 2 × Klimov VK-1A centrifugal-flow turbojet engines thrust each
Single source2 × Klimov VK-1A centrifugal-flow turbojet engines, 26.5 kN (6,000 lbf) thrust each[source]
2 × Shenyang WS-10B afterburning turbofans with afterburner
Single source2 × Shenyang WS-10B afterburning turbofans , 135 kN (30,000 lbf) with afterburner[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary users | Soviet Air Force People's Liberation Army Air Force Czechoslovak Air Force Polish Air Force[source] | — |
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| Number built | over 6,635[source] | ~ 470 - ~ 500 (As of 2026 )[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1950[source] | 2015–16[source] |
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| First flight | 8 July 1948[source] | — |
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| Retired | 1980s (Soviet Union)[source] | — |
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| Developed into | Ilyushin Il-30[source] | — |
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| Guns | 4 × Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23 cannons (2 in nose and 2 in tail barbette )[source] | — |
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| Airfoil | TsAGI SR-5S (12%)[source] | — |
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| Bombs | 3,000 kg (6,600 lb) of bombs in internal bay (1,000 kg (2,200 lb) normal)[source] | — |
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| Role | — | Multirole strike fighter[source] |
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| Primary user | — | People's Liberation Army Air Force[source] |
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| Manufactured | — | 2017–present[source] |
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| Developed from | — | Shenyang J-11 Su-30MKK[source] |
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| g limits | — | +9[source] |
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| Hardpoints | — | Munitions on 12 external hardpoints, including:[source] |
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