Tupolev TB-3
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The Tupolev TB-3 (Тяжелый бомбардировщик - Tyazholy Bombardirovschik - "heavy bomber", development name ANT-6) was a heavy bomber aircraft which was deployed by the Soviet Air Force in the 1930s and early 1940s. It was an angular mid-wing monoplane with fixed landing gear based on the Tupolev TB-1 design. The standard version was powered by four 610 kW Mikulin AM-34 engines. A total of 818 TB-3s were built.
In World War II, some were used as transports and even night bombers, but by then the aircraft was completely obsolete; they were retired after 1942. The aircraft were also used as motherships in some of the Zveno parasite aircraft experiments. Prior to the war, the Soviets experimented with air-lifting T-37 tank and T-38 tanks by slinging them under the bellies of TB-3s.
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[edit] Modifications
- TB-3-AM-34RN: modified Mikulin AM-34RN engines
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General characteristics
- Crew: Four
- Length: 25.10 m (82 ft 4 in)
- Wingspan: 41.80 m (137 ft 1 in)
- Height: 8.50 m (27 ft 11 in)
- Wing area: 234.5 m² (2,523 ft²)
- Empty weight: kg (4 lb)
- Loaded weight: 18,877 kg (41,617 lb)
- Powerplant: 4× Mikulin AM-34FRN V-12 engines, 671 kW (900 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 300 km/h (187 mph)
- Range: 2,000 km (1,247 mi)
- Service ceiling: 8,000 m (26,240 ft)
- Rate of climb: 1.25 m/s (246 ft/min)
- Wing loading: 80 kg/m² (16 lb/ft²)
- Power/mass: 0.14 kW/kg (0.09 hp/lb)
Armament
- 4x 7.62 mm PA machine guns
- 3,000 kg (6,614 lb) bombs
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Related development
TB-4 - G-2
Designation sequence
(Tupolev): ANT-3 - ANT-4 - ANT-5 - ANT-6 - ANT-7 - ANT-8 - ANT-9
