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TB-3 / SPB
Long Range Bomber/SPB sistem with I-16
Tupolev
© Michael Bykov
The TB-3 of Khalkin Gol incident at summer 1939.
Long range bomber TB-3. The «Zveno» («Flight») SPB system with I-16 fighters of Vakhmistrov.
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TB-3 |
SPB |
| Crew |
4 |
8+2 |
| Year of issue |
1935 |
1937 |
| Dimensions |
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| Length, m |
25.1 m (82 ft 4 in) |
24.4 m (80 ft ½ in) |
| Wing span, m |
41.8 m (137 ft 2 in) |
41.8 m (137 ft 2 in) |
| Wing area |
234.5 m² (2,524 ft²) |
234.5 m² (2,524 ft²) |
| Weight: |
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| Empty weight |
12,585 kg (27,745 lb) |
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| Loaded weight |
18,877 kg (41,638 lb) |
22,000 kg* (48,500 lb*) |
| Powerplant |
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| Engine |
M-34RN |
M-34RN |
| Power, h.p. |
4x900 |
4x900 |
| Performance |
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| Maximum speed |
at sea level |
245 km/h (152 ml/h) |
230 km/h (143 ml/h) |
| at altitude, km/h |
288 km/h (179 ml/h) |
268 km/h (166 ml/h) |
| H |
3000 m (9,842 ft) |
3000 m (9,842 ft) |
| Service ceiling |
7740 m (25,393 ft) |
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| Service range |
960 km (597 ml) |
700 km (435 ml) |
| Armament |
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| Bombs |
3000 kg (6,614 lb) |
4х 250 kg (4x 551 lb) |
| Machine guns: DA 7.62-mm ( .30 in) |
4 |
5 |
* - The engines of the I-16 worked during take-off and in flight.
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Drawing TB-3 with M-17F engines
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The «Zveno» («Flight») SPB system with I-16.
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The «Zveno» («Flight»). SPB system with I-16 fighters of Vakhmistrov.
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TB-3 in flight
Oleg Lisachev collection
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References
- "The history of designs of planes in USSR 1938-1950" /Vadim Shavrov/
- "Planes of Stalin falcons" /Konstantin Kosminkov and Dmitriy Grinyuk/
- "aviAMaster #8 1984 " /Al. Medved, Dmitriy Khazanov/
- "Soviet aircrafts " /V.E. Judenok/
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