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Tupolev Project 509

122k asteroidbook345  4.6 years ago


Act. 1 - Fold wings
Act. 2 - Lower arrestor hook
Act. 3 - Open bomb bay
Act. 4 - Deploy airbrakes
Act. 5 - Turn on nav lights
Act. 8 - Disable nosewheel steering for takeoff and landing
VTOL - Flaps

The Tupolev Project 509 was a development of the Tu-14 torpedo bomber for a carrierborne version. This version was to be designated Tu-91 (lost out to the single NK-12 powered design), and would have been one of the first carrierborne medium bombers in service. I made this using numerous new construction techniques, which I like to call triple-paneling. Though not part-efficient, it is nearly flush with the fuselage and allows for support ribs to be placed along the bomb bay. It is perfectly to scale and about 85% accurate to the blueprints with minor inconsistencies with the tail and trailing edges of the wings. It held one torpedo in the central bomb bay (or two smaller bombs), and two under the wings between the engines and the fuselage.











General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 80.0ft (24.4m)
  • Length 77.3ft (23.6m)
  • Height 32.1ft (9.8m)
  • Empty Weight 17,374lbs (7,881kg)
  • Loaded Weight 63,467lbs (28,788kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 2.761
  • Wing Loading 39.1lbs/ft2 (190.8kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 1,624.0ft2 (150.9m2)
  • Drag Points 2094

Parts

  • Number of Parts 602
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 2,331