Petlyakov Pe-3

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Petlyakov Pe-3
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Type: Heavy fighter aircraft
Design country:

Soviet Union 1923Soviet Union Soviet Union

Manufacturer:

Petlyakov

First flight:

December 22, 1939

Number of pieces:

≈1300

The Petlyakov Pe-3 ( Russian Петляков Пе-3 ) was a heavy Soviet high-altitude fighter from World War II . It was developed by the Soviet aircraft designer Vladimir Petlyakov .

development

The project planning work on the Samoljot 100 ( German "airplane 100") began in 1938 after a tender by the Soviet government for a twin-engine high altitude fighter. The flight tests began on December 22, 1939 with Pyotr Stefanowski under the designation WI-100 ("Wysotny Istrebitel" - high altitude fighter). Before it was finished, the decision was made to convert the model into a dive bomber . The result was the Petlyakov Pe-2 , which was built in very large numbers .

Nevertheless, 23 aircraft designed as fighter were built under the designation Pe-3 , which were more heavily armed and, in contrast to the conventional Pe-2, had no dive brakes and no bomb bay. These machines proved themselves quite well and so a second series of 200 fighters called the Pe-3bis was launched and integrated into the Moscow air defense from autumn 1941 . In addition to the cannon armament, eight RS-82 rockets and 300 kg bombs could be carried under the wings . A year later, the remaining Pe-3s were given to the sea pilots, who used them to protect the lend-lease convoys in the Arctic Ocean.

Since the demand for high-altitude fighter aircraft was not particularly great and was adequately covered by the existing Pe-3 / Pe-3bis together with the MiG -3, various other operational versions of the Pe-3 were produced.

So in 1942 the reconnaissance variant Pe-3R , developed from the Pe-3bis, appeared , which was used in large quantities. The dive bomber Pe-3I and the high altitude fighter Pe-3WI with a pressurized cabin were also created.

Like most twin-engine fighters, the aircraft did not prove itself in its original role, but it was not used at all because the expected missions of German high-altitude bombers did not materialize. The plane was too heavy in combat with single-engine fighters. However, the Pe-3 proved itself as a long-range fighter in the fight against German maritime patrols like the Fw 200 .

A total of 1300 copies were built.

Technical specifications

Parameter Pe-3 Pe-3bis
Conception Twin-engine fighter plane
constructor Vladimir Petlyakov
crew 2 (pilot, gunner)
Wingspan 13.57 m (?) 17.16 m
length 12.60 m 12.77 m
height k. A. 3.95 m
Wing area 40.50 m²
Wing loading 195.00 kp / m² k. A.
Power load 3.50 kp / PS k. A.
Empty mass 5,730 kg 5870 kg
Takeoff mass 7,880 kg 8040 kg
drive two liquid-cooled twelve-cylinder - V engines
Type Klimow M-105 Klimow M-105R
Starting power 808 kW (1,099 PS) each 820 kW (1,115 PS) each
Top speed 535 km / h at 5000 m altitude
444 km / h near the ground		 540 km / h at 5000 m altitude,
450 km / h near the ground
Rise time 9 min at 5000 m k. A.
Service ceiling 9100 m
Range maximum 2150 km 1700 km
Armament two 12.7 mm MG UBT
three 7.62 mm MG SchKAS
two 100 kg bombs		 two 20-mm-MK SchWAK
three 12.7-mm-MG UBT
two 7.62-mm-MG SchKAS
six to eight 82-mm missile rounds RS-82

See also

literature

  • Wilfried Copenhagen : Soviet fighters . Transpress, Berlin 1985, p. 116/117 (VLN 162-925 / 145/85).

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