Tupolev Tu-2
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The Tupolev Tu-2 (Development names ANT-58 and 103, NATO reporting name Bat) was a twin-engine Soviet high speed daylight bomber (SDB)/front line bomber (FB) aircraft of World War II vintage.
Modifications of this bomber took ANT-58 through ANT-69 designation slots. Aircraft remained in service until 1950. Some Chinese Tu-2s were encountered by British and American airman during the Korean war.
Designed as "Project 103". Built from 1942 to 1948. The Tu-2 was the USSR's second important twin-engined bomber, the design brought Tupolev back into favour after a period of detention. The AM-37 engine was abandoned to concentrate efforts on the AM-38F for Il-2. So Tupolev had to redesign aircraft for an available engine. 2527 Tu-2s were built.
Variants
- "Aircraft 103" - Two 1400 hp Mikulin AM-37 (water cooling). 1941.
- ANT-67 - Five-seat long-range bomber.
- Tu-1 - Three- seat long-range escort fighter.
- Tu-2 - Two 1450hp Shvetsov ASh-82 (air cooling) with bigger drag. 1942.
- Tu-2S (ANT-61) - Powered by two 1850hp Shvetsov ASh-82FN radial piston engines. 1943.
- Tu-2D (ANT-62) - Longe-range version, powered by two 1850hp Shvetsov ASh-82FN?. 1943?
- Tu-2DB (ANT-64) - Long-range bomber version.
- Tu-2F (ANT-64) - Photo-reconnaissance version.
- Tu-2G - High-speed cargo transport version.
- Tu-2K - Only two aircraft were built for testing ejection seats.
- Tu-2M (ANT-61M)
- Tu-2N - Engine test-bed, built to test the Rolls-Royce Nene turbojet engine.
- TU-2 Paravan - Two aircraft built to test barrage balloon cable cutters and deflectors.
- Tu-2R - Reconnaissance version.
- Tu-2RshR - Prototype, armed with 57-mm cannon in the forward fuselage.
- Tu-2/104 - All-weather interceptor prototype.
- Tu-2T (ANT-62T) - Torpedo-bomber.
- Tu-6 - Reconnaissance aircraft.
- Tu-8 (ANT-69) - Long-range bomber.
- Tu-10 (ANT-68) - General-purpose bomber prototype.
Specifications (Tu-2)
Operators
- Bulgaria
- China
- Hungary
- North Korea
- Poland
- Romania
- Soviet Union
- Yugoslavia
External links
- http://www.aviation.ru/Tu/#2
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