| Manufacturer |
Tupolev |
| Description |
The Tupolev '73', (samolyot 73), was a Soviet trijet medium bomber of the late 1940s. |
| First Flight |
1947-12-29 |
| Designer |
Sergei Yeger |
| Length (m) |
20.32 |
| Height (m) |
5.93 |
| Cockpit Crew |
4 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
872 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
11500 |
| Armament |
6 x 23 mm Nudelman-Suranov NS-23 cannon in dorsal, ventral remotely-controlled barbettes with two in fixed forward firing mounts in the lower forward fuselage.; 1000 kg of bombs in an internal fuselage bomb bay |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Rolls-Royce Nene I centrifugal-flow turbojet |
| Primary Users |
Soviet Naval Aviation |
| Status |
Cancelled |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_%2773%27 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
21.7 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
67.38 |
| Number of Engines |
2 |