Tupolev Tu-14
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The Tupolev Tu-14 (NATO reporting name 'Bosun') was a Soviet twin-turbojet light bomber designed as a competitor to the Ilyushin Il-28 'Beagle.'
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[edit] History
Development of the aircraft, under the bureau designation Tu-81, began in 1947.The Il-28 was chosen over the Tupolev design for Frontal Aviation use, but the Soviet Navy Air Force (AV-MF) approved the design for limited production as the Tu-14 (light bomber), Tu-14T (torpedo bomber), and Tu-14R (reconnaissance). It entered service in 1949. About 200 were produced, all given the NATO reporting name 'Bosun.'
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[edit] Specifications (Tu-14)
This aircraft article is missing some (or all) of its specifications. If you have a source, you can help Wikipedia by adding them.General characteristics
- Crew: four
- Length: 21.95 m (72 ft 0 in)
- Wingspan: 21.67 m (71 ft 1 in)
- Height: 5.69 m (18 ft 8 in)
- Wing area: 67.36 m² (725 ft²)
- Empty weight: 14,930 kg (32,846 lb)
- Loaded weight: 20,930 kg (46,046 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 25,930 kg (57,046 lb)
- Powerplant: 2× Klimov VK-1 turbojets, 26.5 kN (5,950 lbf) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 845 km/h (528 mph)
- Range: 3,010 km (1,881 miles)
- Service ceiling: 11,200 m (36,745 ft)
- Wing loading: 311 kg/m² (64 lb/ft²)
- Thrust/weight: 0.3
Armament
- 4 × 12.7mm (0.50-in) machine guns
- 2 × NR-23 23mm cannon forward
- 2 × AM-23 cannon in tail turret
- Up to 3,000 kg (6,610 lb) of bombs or torpedoes
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- Bill Gunston and Peter Gilchrist, Jet Bombers From The Messerchmitt Me-262 to the Stealth B-2
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Comparable aircraft
English Electric Canberra - Ilyushin Il-28
Designation sequence
- Tupolev:
Tu-75 - Tu-77 - Tu-80 - Tu-81 - Tu-82 - Tu-85 - Tu-86
- Soviet Air Force:
Tu-4 - Tu-6 - Tu-12 - Tu-14 - Tu-16 - Tu-20 - Tu-22/Tu-22M
See also
Bombers: TB-1 · Tu-2 · Tu-4 · Tu-14 · Tu-16 · Tu-20/Tu-95 · Tu-22 · Tu-22M · Tu-26 · Tu-126 · Tu-160 · Tu-170
Fighters/Interceptors: R-6 · Tu-28 · Tu-128 · Tu-161 - Reconnaissance: Tu-95 · Tu-142
Airliners/Transports: Tu-104 · Tu-114 · Tu-124 · Tu-134 · Tu-144 · Tu-154 · Tu-204 · Tu-214 · Tu-244 · Tu-334 · Tu-444
Experimental: ANT-4 · ANT-7 · ANT-58 · ANT-103 · ANT-20 Maxim Gorky · Tu-72 · Tu-70 · Tu-75 · Tu-80 · Tu-85 · Tu-91 · Tu-96 · Tu-98 · Tu-102 · Tu-105 · Tu-107 · Tu-110 · Tu-116 · Tu-119 · Tu-125 · Tu-155 · Tu-156 · Tu-206 · Tu-216
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