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 based on the ANT-11, which was never built.[1] Its enormous weight severely crippled its performance, and it never proceeded beyond the experimental stage.
| ANT-22 (MK-1) | |
|---|---|
| |
| Role | Reconnaissance flying boat |
| Manufacturer | Tupolev |
| First flight | 8 August 1934 |
| Number built | 1 |
Operators
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Specifications (ANT-22)
editData from The Osprey Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft 1875–1995 [2]
General characteristics
- Crew: eight
- Length: 24.1 m (79 ft 0.75 in)
- Wingspan: 51.0 m (167 ft 3.88 in)
- Height: 8.96 m (29 ft 4.67 in) [3]
- Wing area: 304.5 m2 (3,278 sq ft)
- 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, 126 kn)
- Cruise speed: 180 km/h (112 mph, 97 kn)
- Range: 1,350 km (840 mi, 730 nmi)
- Endurance: 7 hours
- Service ceiling: 3,500 m (11,500 ft)
- Rate of climb: 1.6 m/s (318 ft/min) [4]
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
Notes
edit- ^ "ANT-11, A.N.Tupolev / History of aircraft construction in the USSR, vol. 1, p. 381 - ISBN 5-217-02528-X". Russian Aviation Museum. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ^ Gunston 1995, p.398.
- ^ Duffy and Kandalov 1996, p.208.
- ^ Climb to 1,000 m (3280 ft): 10.3 min.
References
edit- Duffy, Paul; Andrei Kandalov (1996). Tupolev The Man and His Aircraft. Shrewsbury, UK: Airlife. ISBN 1-85310-728-X.
- Gunston, Bill (1995). The Osprey Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft 1875–1995. London: Osprey. ISBN 1-85532-405-9.
- Nohara, Shigeru (2007). 日本の飛行艇 (Imperial Japanese Navy Flying Boat). Tokyo: Kojinsha. p. 37. ISBN 978-4-7698-1363-7.