Tupolev Tu-98
| Tu-98 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Bomber |
| National origin | Soviet Union |
| Manufacturer | Tupolev |
| First flight | 1956 |
| Number built | 1 |
The Tupolev Tu-98 (NATO reporting name Backfin) was a prototype swept wing jet bomber developed by Tupolev for the Soviet Union.
Design and development
The Tu-98 emerged from a program for a fast supersonic bomber to replace the Tupolev Tu-16. It was powered by two Lyulka AL-7 turbojet engines with side-mounted intakes high on the fuselage (above the wingroot). The Tu-98 was built in 1955 and first flown in 1956.[1] It was shown to an American delegation at the Tushino airfield outside Moscow in June 1956,[2] but it subsequently did not enter service, and only the single prototype was completed.[3]
The basic design of the Tu-98 had a great influence on the subsequent prototype of the Tupolev Tu-28 interceptor, officially known as the Tu-128 (NATO codename 'Fiddler').[4]
Specifications (Tu-98)
Data from MilitaryFactory.com[5]
General characteristics
- Crew: 3
- Length: 32.06 m (105 ft 2 in)
- Wingspan: 17.27 m (56 ft 8 in)
- Height: 8.06 m (26 ft 5 in)
- Wing area: 87.5 m² (941 ft²)
- Empty weight: kg (lb)
- Loaded weight: kg (lb)
- Max. takeoff weight: 39,000 kg (85,800 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × Lyulka AL-7F turbojets, 93.2 kN (20,900 lbf) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 1,365 km/h (737 kn, 853 mph)
- Range: 2,440 km (1,320 nmi, 1,530 mi)
- Service ceiling: 12,750 m (41,800 ft)
- Rate of climb: m/s (ft/min)
- Wing loading: 445.7 kg/m² (91.2 lb/ft²)
- Thrust/weight: 0.49
Armament
- Guns: 3 × 23 mm Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23 cannon
- Bombs: 5,000 kg (11,000 lb)
See also
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References
- ↑ "Tupolev Tu-98 1956". aviastar.org. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ↑ Stoll, Alex. "Tupolev Tu-98 "Backfin"". AlexStoll.com. Alex Stoll. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ↑ Writer, Staff. "Tupolev Tu-98 (Backfin) Strategic Bomber (1956) - Only a single prototype of the Tupolev Tu-98 Backfin bomber was ever completed.". MilitaryFactory.com. Military Factory 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ↑ Kandalov, Paul Duffy ; Andrei (1996). Tupolev : the man and his aircraft. Warrendale, PA: SAE Internat. p. 138. ISBN 1560918993.
- ↑ Writer, Staff. "Tupolev Tu-98 (Backfin) Strategic Bomber (1956)". MilitaryFactory.com. 2014 MilitaryFactory.com. Retrieved 19 July 2014.