| Manufacturer |
Tupolev |
Dornier |
| 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 Dornier Do 217 was a bomber used by the German Luftwaffe during World War II. |
| First Flight |
1947-07-27 |
1938-10-04 |
| Entry Into service |
|
1941-01-01 |
| Production End |
|
1943-01-01 |
| Service End |
|
1945-01-01 |
| Designer |
Andrei Tupolev |
Dornier |
| Type |
|
Medium bomber, Heavy bomber, Night fighter , Reconnaissance aircraft |
| Length (m) |
16.45 |
17 |
| Height (m) |
|
4.97 |
| Cockpit Crew |
|
4 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
783 |
475 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
|
400 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
11370 |
9500 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
|
3.5 |
| Armament |
1 × 23 mm NS-23 cannon; 2 × 12.7 mm Berezin UBT machine-guns; 3,000 kg (6,614 lb) of bombs |
:*2 × 7.92 mm MG 81 machine gun with 500 rpg in the nose :*2 × 7.92 mm MG 81 machine gun with 750 rpg in lateral positions :*1 × 13 mm MG 131 machine gun with 500 rounds in ventral step :*1 × 13 mm MG 131 machine gun with 500 rounds in dorsal position; maximum bomb load 4000 kg (2520 kg internally) |
| Number Built |
5 |
1925 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Rolls-Royce Nene I turbojet, 22 kN thrust each |
2 × Daimler-Benz DB 603A V-12 inverted liquid-cooled piston engines, 1305 kW (1750 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
Soviet Air Force |
Luftwaffe |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-12 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dornier_Do_217 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
18.86 |
19 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
48.8 |
57 |
| Aircraft Engine |
Rolls-Royce Nene |
|
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |