Tupolev R-6
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The Tupolev R-6 (Development name ANT-7) was a Soviet reconnaissance aircraft and escort fighter.
Development of the TB-1/ANT-4. Two 533kW M-17F. More than 400 built since 1929.
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[edit] Variants
- R-6 - reconnaissance/escort fighter version, first flight 1929, trials 1930
- KR-6 - escort fighter version 1934
- MP-6 - civil floatplane version
- MR-6 - "Morskoj"(maritime) R-6, torpedo bomber version, 1932
- PS-7 - civil transport version PS-7 2M-17, cargo and passenger transport, first versions open cockpit, later versions enclosed
- P-6 - civil cargo and passenger transport version
- R-6L - nine passenger civil transport version
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[edit] Specifications (R-6)
General characteristics
- Crew: 4
- Length: 15.06 m (49 ft 5 in)
- Wingspan: 23.20 m (76 ft 1 in)
- Height: m (ft in)
- Wing area: 80.0 m² (861 ft²)
- Empty weight: 3,856 kg (8,501 lb)
- Loaded weight: 6,472 kg (14,270 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: kg (lb)
- Powerplant: 2× M-17F V12 engines, 540 kW (720 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 230 km/h (120 kt, 140 mph)
- Cruise speed: km/h (kt, mph)
- Range: 800 km (430 nm, 500 mi)
- Service ceiling: 5,620 m (18,400 ft)
- Rate of climb: 2.7 m/s (541 ft/min)
- Wing loading: 81 kg/m² (16 lb/ft²)
- Power/mass: 170 W/kg (0.10 hp/lb)
Armament
- Guns: 5 or 6× 7.62 mm PV-1 machine guns
- Bombs: up to 500 kg (1,100 lb)
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Related development
- Tupolev TB-1
- Tupolev ANT-8
- Tupolev ANT-9
- Tupolev ANT-17
- Tupolev ANT-18
- Tupolev ANT-19
Comparable aircraft
- VVS sequence: R-3 - R-5 - R-6 - R-7 - R-9 - R-10
- Tupolev sequence: ANT-4 - ANT-5 - ANT-6 - ANT-7 - ANT-8 - ANT-9 - ANT-10
Related lists
- List of military aircraft of the Soviet Union and the CIS
- List of military reconnaissance aircraft
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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