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Tu-2T Torpedo

Tu-2T Torpedo. First flight: 1934
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The Tu-2T was a three-seat naval torpedo bomber based on the Tu-2 and powered by two ASh-82FN radial engines producing 1,850 hp each.
Two versions of the aircraft were developed. The first, designated Tu-2T, could carry one or two 45-36AN torpedoes weighing 966 kg each. Flight testing began in 1945.

The second version was a longer-range variant with identical armament but an increased fuel capacity of 1.020 liters, extending its operational range to 3.800 kilometers. Its maiden flight took place on August 2, 1946, with test pilots F. F. Opadchy and V. P. Marunov. This variant was developed specifically for service with the Soviet Navy.

 

 


Technical specifications

DESIGNER OKB Tupolev
COUNTRY Russia
TYPE
Torpedo
CREW 3
POWER-PLANT Two piston engines ASh-82FN
Power, h.p. 2x1.850
DIMENSIONS  
Length, m 14,42
Height, m 4,70
Wing span, m 22,06
Wing area, m2 59,05
WEIGHT  
Maximum take-off, kg -
Normal take-off, kg 16.300
Empty aircraft, kg 10.980
Internal fuel, kg -
Warload, kg up to 1.000
Payload, kg -
PERFORMANCE  
Maximum speed, km/h 500
Max speed in low height, km/h -
Cruising speed, km/h 490
Range, km 3.800
Combat range, km -
Service ceiling, m 7.700
Rate of climb, m/min -
Maximum overload, g -
ARMAMENT One defensive 12.7-mm machine gun of the UBT and two 20-mm ShVAK cannons in the roots of the wings and two 950-kg torpedoes 45-36 or mines.