Tupolev M-143

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Tupolev M-143
Tupolew M-143 in the background you can see the stern of a Tupolew M-141

The Tupolev M-143 also Tu-143 Rejs ( Russian Рейс , means flight or travel) was a drone for long-range reconnaissance and as a target tow drone , which was developed by OKB Tupolew . From 1976 (?) The M-143 was put into service with the Soviet armed forces and designated as WR-3. The WR-3 was also used by the Soviet Air Force in the GDR , for example in Parchim .

One of these drones is on display at a former airfield near the Megasport Arena in Moscow.

Technical specifications

  • Crew: unmanned
  • Launch method: JATO (launch using auxiliary missiles) , landing was carried out using a parachute
  • Engine: a Klimow TR3-117 turbojet engine
  • Wingspan: 2.24 m (7.33 ft)
  • Length: 8.06 m (26.42 ft)
  • Height: 1.54 m (5.08 ft)
  • Wing shape: low-mounted delta wings with rectangular wing tips and small tapering duck wings which are attached to the front part of the fuselage
  • Takeoff weight: 1,230 kg (2,710 lbs)
  • Top speed: 950 km / h (590 mph)
  • Range: 200 km
  • Summit altitude: 5,000 m (16,400 ft)
  • Armament: none

See also

Web links

Commons : Tupolev M-143  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Lutz Freundt (Ed.), Stefan Büttner: Red places - Russian military airfields in Germany 1945-1994 AeroLit Verlag, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-935525-11-4 , p. 91.