Tupolev Tu-107
| Tu-107 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Military jet transport aircraft |
| National origin | Soviet Union |
| Manufacturer | Tupolev OKB |
| First flight | 1958 |
| Number built | 1 (converted from Tu-104 c/n 76600302) |
| Developed from | Tupolev Tu-104 |
The Tupolev Tu-107 was a prototype
paratroopers. The fuselage was unpressurized, which meant that passengers would have to use oxygen masks. A single prototype was built and flown, but the aircraft was not put in production.[1]
Specifications (Tu-107)
Data from Tupolev Tu-104[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 6
- Capacity: 70 paratroops or 10,000 kg (22,046.23 lb) – 15,000 kg (33,069.34 lb) payload
- Length: 38.58 m (126 ft 7 in)
- Wingspan: 34.54 m (113 ft 4 in)
- Height: 11.53 m (37 ft 10 in)
- Wing area: 174.48 m2 (1,878.1 sq ft)
- Powerplant: 2 × Mikulin RD-3M-500Axial flow turbojet engines, 93.2 kN (21,000 lbf) thrust each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 950 km/h (590 mph, 510 kn)
- Cruise speed: 775 km/h (482 mph, 418 kn)
- Range: 3,300 km (2,100 mi, 1,800 nmi) with 10,000 kg (22,046.23 lb) payload, 775 km/h (481.56 mph) at 10,000 m (32,808.40 ft)
- Service ceiling: 11,750 m (38,550 ft)
Armament
- Guns:
- 2 x 23mm Afanasev Makarov AM-23 cannon in a DK-7T powered tail turret aimed via a TSP-1 television sighting system and PRS-2 Argon-2 gun ranging radar
Avionics
- PDSP-2S Proton-M tactical radio navigation system
- SRZO-2 Krom'Nikel IFF (Identification Friend or Foe)
See also
Related development
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-85780-265-8.
- Gordon, Yefim (2007). TupolevTu-104. Red Star. Vol. 35. Hinkley: Midland publishing. pp. 51–56. ISBN 978-1-85780-265-8.