| Manufacturer |
Tupolev |
Chyetverikov |
| Description |
The Tupolev Tu-12 (development designation Tu-77) was an experimental Soviet jet-powered medium bomber developed from the successful piston-engined Tupolev Tu-2 bomber after the end of World War II. |
The Chyetverikov MDR-6 was a 1930s Soviet Union reconnaissance flying-boat aircraft, and the only successful aircraft designed by the design bureau led by Igor Chyetverikov. |
| First Flight |
1947-07-27 |
1937-07-01 |
| Entry Into service |
|
1941-01-01 |
| Production End |
|
1945-01-01 |
| Service End |
|
1942-01-01 |
| Designer |
Andrei Tupolev |
Chyetverikov |
| Type |
|
Reconnaissance flying-boat |
| Length (m) |
16.45 |
15.73 |
| Cockpit Crew |
|
3 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
783 |
360 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
|
220 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
11370 |
9000 |
| Armament |
1 × 23 mm NS-23 cannon; 2 × 12.7 mm Berezin UBT machine-guns; 3,000 kg (6,614 lb) of bombs |
1 × 7.62-mm (0.3-in) ShKAS machine gun in bow turret; 1 × 12.7-mm (0.5-in) UBT machine gun in dorsal turret; 1,000-kg (2205-lb) bombload |
| Capacity Description |
|
3 |
| Number Built |
5 |
27 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Rolls-Royce Nene I turbojet, 22 kN thrust each |
2 × Shvetsov M-63 radial piston, 821 kW (1101 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
Soviet Air Force |
Soviet Naval Aviation |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-12 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chyetverikov_MDR-6 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
18.86 |
19.4 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
48.8 |
52.3 |
| Aircraft Engine |
Rolls-Royce Nene |
Shvetsov ASh-62 |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |