| Manufacturer |
Keystone Aircraft Corporation |
Tupolev |
| Description |
The Keystone LB-6 and LB-7 were 1920s American light bombers, built by the Keystone Aircraft company for the United States Army Air Corps, called Panther by the company, but adoption of the name was rejected by the U.S. |
The Tupolev ANT-7, known by the VVS as the Tupolev R-6 ( R – razvedchik – reconnaissance), was a reconnaissance aircraft and escort fighter of the Soviet Union. |
| First Flight |
1927-01-01 |
1929-10-20 |
| Entry Into service |
1929-01-01 |
|
| Production End |
|
1934-01-01 |
| Service End |
1934-01-01 |
1941-01-01 |
| Designer |
Keystone Aircraft Corporation |
TsAGI |
| Type |
Biplane light bomber |
Experimental aircraft |
| Length (m) |
15.01 |
15.06 |
| Height (m) |
5.5 |
|
| Max Speed (km/h) |
183 |
230 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
153 |
|
| Max Ceiling (m) |
3550 |
5620 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
180 |
2.7 |
| Armament |
2 × trainable .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis guns in open position in nose; 2 × trainable .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis guns in open dorsal position; 1 × trainable .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis gun in ventral hatch; 2,000 lb (910 kg) Bombs |
5 × 7.62 mm DA-2 machine guns |
| Number Built |
17 |
411 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Wright Cyclone R-1750-1 radial engines, 391 kW (524 hp) each |
2 × Mikulin M-17F V-12 water-cooled piston engines, 540 kW (724 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
United States Army Air Corps |
VVS, Aeroflot , Avia Arktika |
| Status |
|
Retired |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystone_LB-6 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_ANT-7 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
23 |
23.2 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
106.38 |
80 |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |