| Manufacturer |
Tupolev |
North American Aviation |
| Description |
The Tupolev '73', (samolyot 73), was a Soviet trijet medium bomber of the late 1940s. |
The North American AJ Savage (later A-2 Savage) was a U.S Navy carrier-based medium bomber built by North American Aviation. |
| First Flight |
1947-12-29 |
1948-07-03 |
| Entry Into service |
|
1950-01-01 |
| Service End |
|
1960-01-01 |
| Designer |
Sergei Yeger |
North American Aviation |
| Type |
|
Medium bomber |
| Length (m) |
20.32 |
19.2024 |
| Height (m) |
5.93 |
6.096 |
| Cockpit Crew |
4 |
3 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
872 |
758.001 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
11500 |
12435.84 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
|
14.732 |
| 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 |
Internal bomb bay (12000 lb of ordnance) |
| National Origin |
|
United States of America |
| Number Built |
|
143 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Rolls-Royce Nene I centrifugal-flow turbojet |
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-44W Double Wasp 18-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 1790 kW (2400 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
Soviet Naval Aviation |
United States Navy |
| Status |
Cancelled |
Retired |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_%2773%27 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_AJ_Savage |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
21.7 |
21.6408 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
67.38 |
77.6158 |
| Aircraft Engine |
|
Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |