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TU-2

 Tu-2 Dimensions. Engine. The weight. story. Range of flight. Service ceiling

History of the creation of one of the best front-line bombers of the Second World War, the Tu-2 began like: in January 1936 g. A. N. Tupolev bl appointed First Deputy Chief of the Aviation Industry Management (GUAP). In July EDO AN. Tupolev and the plant experienced designs at TsAGI were removed from the TsAGI. Plant was formed № 156, where A. N. Tupolev, doing general issues of the aviation industry, continued design work. But to work in a new way Tupolev was not long, the night with 22 October 1937 g. he was arrested.

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Simultaneously with the NKVD took custody of many of his colleagues. In those years special closed CB of the NKVD were created in the country, in which experts worked arrested. Thus was formed the CDB-29 at the factory number 156, where new aircraft designs, including project dive bomber "103".
Initially the project dive bomber had two options, with two or four engines, in the latest version of the LP insisted. Beria. At the end of July 1939 g. A. N. Tupolev with several companions were taken to the Lubyanka. Beria, after hearing a report on the state of affairs, Air Force has decided to submit a draft. Only in the late fall 1939 g. "103" separated started over the final one twin-engined front bomber "FB" to "58" Project. Technical specifications were approved in May 1940 g. Aircraft approved the preliminary design of the military 30 August of the same year. The aircraft was a twin-engine two-keel fins vysokoplan. To reduce dive speed at the lower surface of the wing brake grating have been installed. Cockpit placed so, that during the dive the pilot saw the goal of continuously.

 Tu-2 Dimensions. Engine. The weight. story. Range of flight. Service ceiling

The aircraft "103" was built at the plant number 156 8 January 1941 g. 29 January test pilot MA. Nyuhtikov performed its first flight. Tests have shown excellent flight data, but in a series of car did not pass because of the requirements of the military crew change location. The plane "yuzu" a reworked nose section, which housed the pilot and navigator, It made its first flight 18 May 1941 g. After the start of the war the factory number 156 EDO and were evacuated to Omsk, where he started the serial production of "103C" machines AM-37 engines. Due to the phasing out of engines AM-37 series began with the release of engines M-82. The first Tu-2 was built in the version of the front of a dive bomber, and only a few cars in the reconnaissance variant. Tests were conducted at an accelerated pace and ended in late July 1942 g.

 Tu-2 Dimensions. Engine. The weight. story. Range of flight. Service ceiling

The first three Tu-2 flew to the front in September 1942 g. These machines are sent into the 3rd Air Army (MM commander. thunders). The first baptism of the Tu-2 aircraft has begun 14 September. Tu-2 not only effectively engage ground targets, but also could successfully fend for themselves in a dogfight. However, mass production of the Tu-2 stopped. GKO Chairman IV. Stalin personally ordered to withdraw the Tu-2 production, so how long there was a front-line test report, but the excellent results on the word he did not believe. only in 1943 city, after the report has been received, according to his instruction resumed production.

Just before the end of the war were fired 764 cars. After the war, production of the Tu-2 was carried out at three plants, and before the end of series production 1951 g. it was released 2527 aircraft of various modifications. Until the mid-1950s. aircraft were in service Soviet Air Force and a number of the Warsaw Pact. To 1982 g. aircraft were armed with the Chinese Air Force. Based on the Tu-2 during the war and a few combat aircraft was designed in the early postwar years, It differs significantly from the basic model.

 Tu-2 Dimensions. Engine. The weight. story. Range of flight. Service ceiling

Performance characteristics of TU-2

– First flight: 29 January 1941
– Withdrawn from service: 1950
– Total built: 2527 meals. (during the Great Patriotic War - 800 u)

Crew TU-2

– 4 people.

Speed ​​TU-2

– Cruising speed: 442 kmh
– Max. speed: 547 kmh
– Max. speed on-the-deck: 420 kmh
– Skoropodъёmnost: 492 m / min.

The range filter TU-2

– 2100 km

Practical ceiling TU-2

– 9500 m

Dimensions TU-2

– Length: 13,80 m
– Height: 4,13 m
– Wingspan: 18,86 m
– wing area: 48,5 m²

Weight TU-2

– Empty: 8 260 kg
– Curb: 10 380 kg
– Max. takeoff: 11 600 kg

Engine TU-2

– two engines AL-82FN with a star located cylinders, for each motor 1380 kW (1850 hp)

Arming TU-2

– Small-pushechnoe vooruzhenie: two 20 ShVAK mm cannon, three 12,7 mm machine gun UBS
– Boezapas: by 150 shells on the gun + by 750 bullets on gun.
– Max suspension points: 3
– Internal bomb load: to 3000 (for fixed weight bombs 2000 kg bomb bay leaf to remain open) kg

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 Tu-2 Dimensions. Engine. The weight. story. Range of flight. Service ceiling

 Tu-2 Dimensions. Engine. The weight. story. Range of flight. Service ceiling

 Tu-2 Dimensions. Engine. The weight. story. Range of flight. Service ceiling

 Tu-2 Dimensions. Engine. The weight. story. Range of flight. Service ceiling

 

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