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Tupolev Tu-91 "Boot"

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The Tupolev Tu-91 a Soviet naval attack aircraft with torpedo. It was only built in flight prototype. First flight - 17 May 1955. The Tu-91 was a low-winged monoplane with upswept wings. It was powered by an Isotov TV2 engine mounted mid-fuselage and driving a six-bladed Contra-rotating propeller in the nose via a long shaft. The crew of two sat side by side in a cockpit in the aircraft's nose, protected by armour plating. It could carry a heavy load of torpedoes or bombs on pylons under the fuselage and under the wings, and had a gun armament of two cannon in the wing roots and two more in a remotely controlled tail turret. Tu-91 in the game: Torpedo detach - [1], Guns turn - [2]. Enjoy and comment :)

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General Characteristics

  • Successors 2 airplane(s)
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 42.6ft (13.0m)
  • Length 40.5ft (12.3m)
  • Height 14.0ft (4.3m)
  • Empty Weight 7,785lbs (3,531kg)
  • Loaded Weight 16,514lbs (7,490kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 2.041
  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.605
  • Wing Loading 57.4lbs/ft2 (280.4kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 287.6ft2 (26.7m2)
  • Drag Points 8097

Parts

  • Number of Parts 157
  • Control Surfaces 9
  • Performance Cost 723