Yak-28P

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interceptor aircraft military aircraft twin‑engine jet aircraft

The Yak-28P was a Soviet twin-engine, all-weather interceptor aircraft developed in the early Cold War era for long-range air defense duties.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Yakovlev Yak-28	2
Yak-28P canonical	1
Yakovlev Yak-28 (early variants)	1
Yakovlev Yak‑28 family	1
Yak‑28	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2109240 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Yak-28P
Context triple: [Soviet Air Defense Forces, operatedAircraft, Yak-28P]

A. Su-9
The Su-9 was a Soviet supersonic jet interceptor aircraft developed in the 1950s for high-speed, high-altitude air defense missions.
B. Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9 was the Soviet Union’s first operational jet fighter, entering service shortly after World War II and marking the beginning of the MiG jet fighter lineage.
C. Lavochkin La-7
The Lavochkin La-7 was a late-World War II Soviet single-seat fighter aircraft renowned for its excellent performance and service with top Soviet aces.
D. Ilyushin Il-18
The Ilyushin Il-18 is a Soviet-era four-engine turboprop airliner known for its long-range capability, durability, and extensive use by Eastern Bloc airlines and military operators during the Cold War.
E. Yakovlev Yak-3
The Yakovlev Yak-3 was a highly maneuverable Soviet World War II fighter aircraft renowned for its excellent performance at low altitudes and effectiveness on the Eastern Front.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Yak-28P
Target entity description: The Yak-28P was a Soviet twin-engine, all-weather interceptor aircraft developed in the early Cold War era for long-range air defense duties.

A. Su-9
The Su-9 was a Soviet supersonic jet interceptor aircraft developed in the 1950s for high-speed, high-altitude air defense missions.
B. Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9 was the Soviet Union’s first operational jet fighter, entering service shortly after World War II and marking the beginning of the MiG jet fighter lineage.
C. Lavochkin La-7
The Lavochkin La-7 was a late-World War II Soviet single-seat fighter aircraft renowned for its excellent performance and service with top Soviet aces.
D. Ilyushin Il-18
The Ilyushin Il-18 is a Soviet-era four-engine turboprop airliner known for its long-range capability, durability, and extensive use by Eastern Bloc airlines and military operators during the Cold War.
E. Yakovlev Yak-3
The Yakovlev Yak-3 was a highly maneuverable Soviet World War II fighter aircraft renowned for its excellent performance at low altitudes and effectiveness on the Eastern Front.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	interceptor aircraft ⓘ military aircraft ⓘ twin‑engine jet aircraft ⓘ
aircraftCategory	interceptor ⓘ jet fighter ⓘ
airForceBranch	PVO Strany ⓘ
airframeMaterial	metal ⓘ
airIntakeLocation	fuselage‑mounted intakes ⓘ
conflict	Cold War ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Soviet Union ⓘ
crew	2 ⓘ
crewRole	pilot ⓘ radar operator ⓘ
designedAs	dedicated interceptor variant of Yak‑28 ⓘ
designedBy	Alexander Yakovlev NERFINISHED ⓘ
designedFor	all‑weather operations ⓘ beyond‑visual‑range interception ⓘ
designedInPeriod	late 1950s ⓘ
designedToCounter	NATO air forces ⓘ surface form: NATO bombers
engineConfiguration	twin‑engine ⓘ
engineLocation	podded underwing engines ⓘ
era	early Cold War ⓘ
flightRegime	subsonic to transonic ⓘ
hasArmament	air‑to‑air missiles ⓘ cannon ⓘ
hasRadar	onboard interception radar ⓘ
hasVariantOf	Yak-28P self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Yak‑28
interceptionRangeClass	long‑range ⓘ
introducedInPeriod	early 1960s ⓘ
landingGearType	tricycle landing gear ⓘ
manufacturer	Yakovlev Design Bureau ⓘ
missionProfile	high‑altitude interception ⓘ long‑range patrol ⓘ
operationalEnvironment	all‑weather ⓘ
originRegion	Eastern Bloc ⓘ
partOfSeries	Yak-28P self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Yakovlev Yak‑28 family
powerplantCount	2 ⓘ
primaryUser	Soviet Air Defense Forces ⓘ surface form: Soviet Air Defence Forces
propulsionType	turbofan jet ⓘ
role	interceptor ⓘ
serviceBranch	Soviet Air Forces ⓘ
tailConfiguration	t‑tail ⓘ
usedFor	all‑weather interception ⓘ long‑range air defense ⓘ
wingConfiguration	mid‑wing ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Soviet Air Defense Forces → operatedAircraft → Yak-28P ⓘ

Yak-28P → partOfSeries → Yak-28P self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Yakovlev Yak‑28 family

Yak-28P → hasVariantOf → Yak-28P self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Yak‑28

Lyulka AL-7F turbojet → usedIn → Yak-28P ⓘ

subject surface form: Lyulka AL-7F

this entity surface form: Yakovlev Yak-28 (early variants)

Fencer → introducedAsReplacementFor → Yak-28P ⓘ

this entity surface form: Yakovlev Yak-28

Yakovlev Design Bureau → notableWork → Yak-28P ⓘ