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Tu-97

1,454 DauntlessSBD  4.5 years ago

The Tu-97 is a design of the Tupolev Design Biro in the 1970s,responding the demand of a bomber capable of defending itself in the air while flying deep into the enemy territory to perofrm strategic bombing.The result was a bomber based on the successful Tu-95,adding four more jet engines and four turrets,each armed with a radar,four AM-23 cannons and four AA-2 missiles.The missiles take care of the enemy fighters in the long range,while the cannons attack enemy fighters in the close range as well as intercepting the missiles approaching the bomber.After a long research,the project was proved too complicated and was thus abandoned,without building a single prototype................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................All right,enough is enough.I'm just simply fascinated by the hedgehog-like WWII (US)bombers,and wondered what a cold war bomber with turrets would be like.This aircraft is a simple combinantion of my Tu-95,four jet engines(roughly based on the ones on the Mya-4),and four devastating turrets.Due to my lack of knowledge,the missiles on the top,bottom and rear turrets have a targeting angle of 360º,which is really unrealistic,and the front turret is quite hard to control....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................AG1 to open the bomb bay and active the bombs.......................AG2 to shut th

General Characteristics

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  • Wingspan 195.7ft (59.6m)
  • Length 176.9ft (53.9m)
  • Height 41.5ft (12.6m)
  • Empty Weight 168,591lbs (76,472kg)
  • Loaded Weight 205,219lbs (93,085kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.314
  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.038
  • Wing Loading 49.5lbs/ft2 (241.8kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 4,143.4ft2 (384.9m2)
  • Drag Points 49668

Parts

  • Number of Parts 332
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 3,126
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    1,454 DauntlessSBD

    AG1 to open the bomb bay and active the bombs.......................AG2 to shut the roll and pitch(do put the trim right before doing this)........................AG3 to active the front turret(roll&pitch to control).........................AG4,5,6 to active the other turrets(roll&pitch&VTOL to control).........................AG7 to active the airbrakes(push VTOL down to control)......................AG8 to active the flaps(push VTOL down to control).....................hope you enjoy.

    4.5 years ago