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

[edit] Users

[edit] Military Operators

• Soviet Union
  • Soviet Air Force

[edit] Civil Operators

• Aeroflot

[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