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The Tupolev Tu-2 (Development names ANT-58 and 103, NATO reporting name Bat) was a twin-engine Soviet high speed daylight bomber (SDB)/front line bomber (FB) aircraft of World War II vintage.

Modifications of this bomber took ANT-58 through ANT-69 designation slots. Aircraft remained in service until 1950. Some Chinese Tu-2s were encountered by British and American airman during the Korean war.

Designed as "Project 103". Built from 1942 to 1948. The Tu-2 was the USSR's second important twin-engined bomber, the design brought Tupolev back into favour after a period of detention. The AM-37 engine was abandoned to concentrate efforts on the AM-38F for Il-2. So Tupolev had to redesign aircraft for an available engine. 2527 Tu-2s were built.

[edit] Variants

• "Aircraft 103" - Two 1400 hp Mikulin AM-37 (water cooling). 1941.
• ANT-67 - Five-seat long-range bomber.
• Tu-1 - Three- seat long-range escort fighter.
• Tu-2 - Two 1450hp Shvetsov ASh-82 (air cooling) with bigger drag. 1942.
• Tu-2S (ANT-61) - Powered by two 1850hp Shvetsov ASh-82FN radial piston engines. 1943.
• Tu-2D (ANT-62) - Longe-range version, powered by two 1850hp Shvetsov ASh-82FN?. 1943?
• Tu-2DB (ANT-64) - Long-range bomber version.
• Tu-2F (ANT-64) - Photo-reconnaissance version.
• Tu-2G - High-speed cargo transport version.
• Tu-2K - Only two aircraft were built for testing ejection seats.
• Tu-2M (ANT-61M)
• Tu-2N - Engine test-bed, built to test the Rolls-Royce Nene turbojet engine.
• TU-2 Paravan - Two aircraft built to test barrage balloon cable cutters and deflectors.
• Tu-2R - Reconnaissance version.
• Tu-2RshR - Prototype, armed with 57-mm cannon in the forward fuselage.
• Tu-2/104 - All-weather interceptor prototype.
• Tu-2T (ANT-62T) - Torpedo-bomber.
• Tu-6 - Reconnaissance aircraft.
• Tu-8 (ANT-69) - Long-range bomber.
• Tu-10 (ANT-68) - General-purpose bomber prototype.

[edit] Specifications (Tu-2)

General characteristics<h3>

• Crew: 4
• Length: 13.80 m (45 ft 3 in)
• Wingspan: 18.86 m (61 ft 10 in)
• Height: 4.13 m (13 ft 7 in)
• Wing area: 48.5 m² (522 ft²)
• Empty weight: 7,601 kg (16,757 lb)
• Loaded weight: 10,538 kg (23,232 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 11,768 kg (25,944 lb)
• Powerplant: 2× Shvetsov ASh-82 radial engines, 1,380 kW (1,850 hp) each

<h3>Performance<h3>

• Maximum speed: 521 km/h (281 kt, 325 mph)
• Range: 2,020 km (1,090 nm, 1,260 mi)
• Service ceiling: 9,000 m (30,000 ft)
• Rate of climb: 8.2 m/s (1,610 ft/min)
• Wing loading: 217 kg/m² (45 lb/ft²)
• Power/mass: 260 W/kg (0.16 hp/lb)

<h3>Armament<h3>

• Guns:
  • 2× 20 mm (0.79 in) ShVAK cannons
  • 3× 7.62 mm (0.30 in) ShKAS machine guns
• Bombs: 2,000 kg (4,400 lb)

[edit] Operators

• Bulgaria
• China
• Hungary
• North Korea
• Poland
• Romania
• Soviet Union
• Yugoslavia

[edit] External links

• http://www.aviation.ru/Tu/#2

[edit] Related content

Related development<h3>

• Tupolev Tu-1
• Tupolev Tu-6
• Tupolev Tu-8
• Tupolev Tu-10
• Tupolev Tu-12

<h3>Comparable aircraft<h3>

• Petlyakov Pe-2

<h3>Designation sequence<h3>

• Soviet Air Force: Tu-1 - Tu-2 - Tu-4 - Tu-6 - Tu-8
• Tupolev: ANT-57 - ANT-58 - ANT-59 - ANT-60 - ANT-61 - ANT-62 - ANT-63

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