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W. (tons): |
72 |
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Speed (km/h): |
992 |
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Dimensions (m): |
33,0 x 33,8 x 10,4 |
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Alt. (m): |
13'500 |
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Range (km): |
? |
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M./Engine: |
2 TRDRD-3M, 2 x 9'500 kgs |
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Man./Crew: |
5 |
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Armament: |
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Missiles: |
AA AS total: ? |
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Artillery: |
23 mm DP AM-23 |
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Other: |
bombs |
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| Tupolev's OKB, using
experience accumulated during creation jet bombers, serial Tu-14 and experimental Tu-82,
in the beginning 1950. A beginning of work on creation new jet bomber of distant aircraft
with a wing. The experimental machine has received an index "88".
Model of a new airplane in designer collective, managed by A. Mikulin, in 1947-1951
have constructed and have tested new large-sized TRD AM-E with draft 9500
kgs. On 1951 it was the largest and high-power drive in the world. The cost of an air new
TRD made 150 kg/sec. However for want of to arrangement of a drive on a airplane
there were difficulties in connection with it by large sizes, especially from it in
length. In an outcome of experiments it was necessary to refuse initial accommodation TRD
under a wing. It was accepted a solution to place upgraded TRD RD-3 on each side of
fuselage in a rooted part of a wing. To prevent an overheating of the plating of a
fuselage from exhaust gases, the axeses TRD were turned around on some degrees
from an axes of a fuselage. The flight tests of bomber of the average distance which has
received the title Tu-16, were begun in 1952. On May holidays 1954 first nine were shown
in flight above Moscow serial Tu-16. Per Day of aircraft in August 1955 above by air
station 54 planes Tu-16 in build have passed already. Tu-16 represents a
monoplane with a wing have four aerodynamic crests. The control system consists of
ailerons and classical tail with control surfaces of height and direction. In a fuselage
of a round cut sequentially are placed a cabin of the navigation officer (have large
square glass), cabin of the pilots, a bomber compartment, cabin of an operator of gun
aims and in a tail part - cabin arrow. The chassis threebased with twin
bottles on sprockets (permitting to make flights from ground air stations). The main racks
the chassis in flight are removed in wings points. Tu-16 is equipped with a
system of refuelling in an air. The plane in variant missile-bomber can bear
various types of rockets "air - surface" permitting to strike both stationary,
and mobile purposes. Bomber is equipped by means REF, ensuring statement of passive and active parasites in a broad band of frequencies. In Peoples Republic of China the serial issue bombers Tu-16 under a label Y-6 was adjusted under the license. An apart from of China, Tu-16 was delivered in Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iraq and number of other countries. Tu-16 was actively used by AF USSR for plotting boms of impacts on items mojaheds in Afghanistan. Bombers made square bombing from large height in night time. Bombers were used in a number of the arab-Israeli armed conflicts, so have built up a reputation for itself by the reliable, unpretentious machine. On the basis of Tu-16 was constructed about 50 various updatings, including the first domestic jet passenger aeroplane Tu-104 (on passenger updating the wings, drives and chassis Tu-16) were used without modifications. After the issue 2000 machines to 1960 production Tu-16 was contracted. Tu-16 in various updatings till now is used in battle parts of AF of Russia. |
