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Tupolev ANT 22

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Top speed
  
233 km/h

Length
  
24 m

Wingspan
  
51 m

Manufacturer
  
Tupolev

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The Tupolev ANT-22 (also known as the MK-1) was a large flying boat built in the Soviet Union in 1934. A huge aircraft consisting of two hulls and powered by six engines in three nacelles in a push-pull configuration, it was a follow-up to the ANT-8. Its enormous weight severely crippled its performance, and it never got beyond the experimental stage.

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Operators

 Soviet Union
  • Soviet Naval Aviation

    • Specifications (ANT-22)

    Data from The Osprey Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft 1875–1995

    General characteristics

  • Crew: eight
  • Length: 24.1 m (79 ft 0¾ in)
  • Wingspan: 51.0 m (167 ft 3⅞ in)
  • Height: 8.96 m (29 ft 4⅔ in)
  • Wing area: 304.5 m2 (3,278 ft2)
  • Empty weight: 21,663 kg (47,758 lb)
  • Gross weight: 33,560 kg (73,986 lb)
  • Powerplant: 6 × Mikulin M-34R, 612 kW (820 hp) each

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 233 km/h (145 mph)
  • Cruising speed: 180 km/h (112 mph)
  • Range: 1,350 km (840 miles)
  • Endurance: 7 hours
  • Service ceiling: 3,500 m (11,500 ft)
  • Rate of climb: 1.6 m/s (318 ft/min)

    • Armament

  • 2 × 20 mm Oerlikon cannon (one in left dorsal turret and one in right nose turret)
  • 2 × 7.62×54mmR ShKAS machine gun (one in right dorsal turret and one in left nose turret)
  • 2 × 7.62×54mmR DA machine guns (one in each tail turret)
  • 6,000 kg (13,200 lb) bombs under wing centre section

    • References

    Tupolev ANT-22 Wikipedia
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