Tupolev TB-1
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The Tupolev TB-1 (Тяжелый бомбардировщик - Tyazholy Bombardirovschik - "heavy bomber", development name ANT-4) was a Soviet bomber aircraft, an angular monoplane that served as the backbone of the Soviet bomber force for many years. It was developed in 1929. In total, 212 aircraft of this design were built.
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Specifications (TB-1)
General characteristics
- Crew: six
- Length: 18.00 m (59 ft 0 in)
- Wingspan: 28.70 m (94 ft 2 in)
- Height: m ( ft in)
- Wing area: 120.0 m² (1,291 ft²)
- Empty: 4,520 kg (9,944 lb)
- Loaded: 6,810 kg (14,982 lb)
- Maximum takeoff: kg ( lb)
- Powerplant: 2x M-17 inlines, 507 kW (680 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 207 km/h (168 mph)
- Range: 1,000 km (623 miles)
- Service ceiling: 4,830 m (15,842 ft)
- Rate of climb: 170 m/min (557 ft/min)
- Wing loading: 57 kg/m² (12 lb/ft²)
- Power/Mass: 0.15 kW/kg (0.09 hp/lb)
Armament
- 6x PV-1 machine guns
- 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) bombs
External links:
http://www.aviation.ru/Tu/#ANT-4
Related content
Related development: Tupolev TB-3 - Tupolev R-6 - Tupolev G-1
Comparable aircraft:
Designation sequence (VVS): TB-1 - TB-2 - TB-3 - TB-4
Designation sequence (Tupolev): ANT-1 - ANT-2 - ANT-3 - ANT-4 - ANT-5 - ANT-6 - ANT-7
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