Tupolev Tu-2 Bat
Fixed and finished! Thanks to whoever made the emblems. History below- n 1937 Andrei Tupolev, along with many Soviet designers at the time, was arrested on trumped-up charges of activities against the State. Despite the actions of the Soviet government, he was considered important to the war effort and following his imprisonment, he was placed in charge of a team that was to design military aircraft. Designed as Samolyot (Russian: "aircraft") 103, the Tu-2 was based on earlier ANT-58, ANT-59 and ANT-60 light bomber prototypes.[2] Essentially an upscaled and more powerful ANT-60 powered by AM-37 engines, the first prototype was completed at Factory N156, and made its first test flight on 29 January 1941, piloted by Mikhail Nukhtinov.[2] Mass production began in September 1941, at Omsk Aircraft Factory Number 166, with the first aircraft reaching combat units in March 1942. Modifications were made based on combat experience, and Plant Number 166 built a total of 80 aircraft. The AM-37 engine was abandoned to concentrate efforts on the AM-38F for the Il-2, which required Tupolev to redesign the aircraft for an available engine. Modifications of this bomber took ANT-58 through ANT-69 variants. A further 2527 aircraft were built at Kazan, with these modifications. Production ceased in 1951 after a total of some 3,000 aircraft were delivered to various Soviet Bloc air forces.[1] Source-Wikipedia
Specifications
General Characteristics
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- Wingspan 73.6ft (22.4m)
- Length 42.7ft (13.0m)
- Height 12.4ft (3.8m)
- Empty Weight 7,363lbs (3,340kg)
- Loaded Weight 18,706lbs (8,485kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.32
- Wing Loading 31.5lbs/ft2 (153.7kg/m2)
- Wing Area 594.1ft2 (55.2m2)
- Drag Points 6012
Parts
- Number of Parts 103
- Control Surfaces 6
- Performance Cost 461