Tupolev Tu-82
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The Tupolev Tu-82 was a 1940s Soviet experimental swept-wing bomber. It was the first Soviet jet bomber with swept wings.{{Harvnb |Němeček|1986 | pp=174, 175}}
Design and development
Similar to the earlier Tupolev Tu-14, the Tu-82 was designed to investigate the use of swept wings. Powered by two Klimov VK-1 engines, the Tu-82 first flew in February 1949. It achieved a top speed of 934 km/h and a ceiling of 14,000 m. Tupolev planned a larger combat version as the Tu-86, but it was not built.
Specifications (Tu-82)
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|ref={{Harvnb|Němeček|1986|pp=420–421}}
|prime units? = met
|crew=three
|length m=17.57
|length ft=57
|length in=8
|span m=17.81
|span ft=58
|span in=5
|wing area sqm=45
|wing area sqft=484
|empty weight kg=9,526
|empty weight lb=21,000
|gross weight kg=18,340
|gross weight lb=40,430
|eng1 number=2
|eng1 name=Klimov VK-1
|eng1 kn=26.5
|eng1 lbf=5955
|max speed kmh=934
|max speed mph=579
|range km=2,395
|range miles=1,493
|ceiling m=11,400
|ceiling ft=37,392
}}
See also
References
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=Bibliography=
- {{cite book|last1=Gordon|first1=Yefim|last2=Rigamant|first2=Vladimir |title=OKB Tupolev: A History of the Design Bureau and its Aircraft|publisher=Midland Publishing|location=Hinckley, England|year=2005|isbn=1-85780-214-4|name-list-style=amp}}
- {{cite book|last=Gunston|first=Bill|title=The Osprey Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft 1875–1995|publisher=Osprey|location=London|year=1995a|isbn=1-85532-405-9|author-link=Bill Gunston}}
- {{cite book|last=Gunston|first=Bill|title=Tupolev Aircraft since 1922|publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis, Maryland|year=1995b|isbn=1-55750-882-8}}
- {{cite book | last=Němeček | first=Václav | title=The history of Soviet aircraft from 1918 | publisher=Willow Books | publication-place=London | date=1986 | isbn=0-00-218033-2 | oclc=13859719}}
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