Polikarpov TB-2

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TB-2
Role Bomber
National origin Soviet Union
Manufacturer Polikarpov
First flight 1930
Number built One

The Polikarpov TB-2 (Russian: Поликарпов ТБ-2) was a Soviet heavy bomber prototype designed and tested in the 1920s. It was a wooden-construction sesquiplane with engines mounted on the bottom wing. Work on the sole prototype began in 1927 and it was tested in 1930. Although TB-2 performance was superior to that of the Tupolev TB-1 in service at the time, it was deemed insufficient for 1930 and the project was abandoned.[1]

Specifications (TB-2)

Data from Shavrov 1985[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 5

Performance

  • Time to altitude: 12 min to 3,000 m (9,840 ft)
  • Horizontal turn time: 26 sec
  • Takeoff roll: 210 m (688 ft)
  • Landing roll: 180 m (590 ft)

References

  1. ^ a b Shavrov V.B. (1985). Istoriia konstruktskii samoletov v SSSR do 1938 g. (3izd.) (in Russian). Mashinostroenie. ISBN 5-217-03112-3.