Tupolev ANT-25
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| ANT-25 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Long-distance bomber |
| Manufacturer | Tupolev |
| Designed by | Pavel Sukhoi |
| Maiden flight | 22 June 1933 |
| Introduced | 1933 |
| Primary user | Soviet Air Forces |
| Produced | 1933 |
| Number built | 2 |
Tupolev ANT-25 was a Soviet long-range experimental bomber aircraft constructed in 1933.
The aircraft was designed by Pavel Sukhoi and made its maiden flight on 22 June 1933. The ANT-25 gained fame after its non-stop flight from Moscow to Portland [disambiguation needed], United States on 18-20 June, 1937. The 9,130 km trip took 63 hours and 25 minutes. Airplane had been piloted by Valery Chkalov (co-pilot - Georgiy Baidukov, navigator A. Belyakov) during this flight. Another long-range, and widely publicized feat, was the Moscow-San Jacinto non-stop trip, flown on 12-14 July, 1937. This trip was 11,500 km long, and took 62 hours and 17 minutes to complete.
The reasons for the aircraft's successes was due to the wing design, the wide-span wings gave the aircraft good range and fuel-efficiency, while they also could house large fuel tanks.
Only two aircraft were manufactured, and the type was followed by the Tupolev ANT-36.
Contents |
[edit] Variants
- ANT-25RD
- "RD" for "Rekord Dalnosty", i.e. "Range Record", prototype used for record-breaking flights, 2 built.
[edit] Operators
[edit] Specifications (ANT-25)
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: 3
- Length: 13.9 m (45 ft 7 in)
- Wingspan: 34.0 m (111 ft 7 in)
- Height: 5.5 m (18 ft 1 in)
- Wing area: 87.9 m² (946.15 ft²)
- Empty weight: 4,200 kg (9,259 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 11,500 kg (25,353 lb)
- Powerplant: 1× Mikulin AM-34, 560 kW (750 hp) at 1,760 rpm for cruise
Performance
- Maximum speed: 210 km/h (130 mph)
- Range: 13,000 km (8,078 miles)
- Service ceiling 7,000 m (22,950 ft)
[edit] References
[edit] See also
|
||||||||||||||
