Tupolev Tu-12

Tupolev Tu-12
Tu-12 model in 1:72 scale
Type:	bomber
Design country:	Soviet Union
Manufacturer:	OKB Tupolev
First flight:	July 27, 1947
Production time:	1947 to 1948
Number of pieces:	approx. 10

The Tupolev Tu-12 ( Russian Туполев Ту-12 , NATO code name "Type 9" ) was a Soviet bomber .

development

Andrei Tupolev based the design on the successful Tu-2 and its further developments Tu-6 , Tu-8 and Tu-10 . The hull was almost completely taken over and only the bow was changed, which received stronger glazing. Instead of the rear wheel landing gear, a nose wheel was used. Two WK-1s from Wladimir Klimow , which were replicas of the Rolls-Royce Nene  1, served as drive .

The Tu-12 was a cantilevered mid-decker in all-metal construction. The three-part wings had two spars. The double rudder unit was designed in two end plates on both sides of the elevator. The landing gear could be fully retracted.

On July 27, 1947, test pilot Alexei D. Pereljot began testing the Tu-77 prototype . On August 3rd, two machines were presented to the public at the traditional air parade in Tuschino . In 1948, the production of a small series of tests began, which served to retrain pilots from piston to jet propulsion until 1949. Some of these machines have also attempted new jet propulsion systems. There was no expansion of series production.

Technical specifications

Plan drawing Tu-12

Parameter	Data
crew	4th
length	16.45 m
span	18.86 m
height	4.55 m
Wing area	48.80 m²
Wing extension	7.3
Empty mass	8,993 kg
Takeoff mass	normal 14,700 kg maximum 15,720 kg
drive	two jet turbines Klimow WK-1
power	22.7 kN each
Top speed	778 km / h close to the ground 783 km / h at an altitude of 4,000-5,000 m
Landing speed	163 km / h
Summit height	11,360 m
Range	2,200 km
Take-off / landing route	1,030 m / 885 m
Armament	one 23-mm gun NR-23 two 12.7-mm MG UBT 1,000–3,000 kg bomb load

literature

• Rudolf Höfling: Tupolev . Airplanes since 1922. Motorbuch, Stuttgart 2012, ISBN 978-3-613-03459-4 .
• Wilfried Bergholz : Russian warplanes since 1934. Motorbuch, Stuttgart 2019, ISBN 978-3-613-04226-1 , pp. 99-101.
• Wilfried Copenhagen : Soviet bomb planes . Transpress, Berlin 1989, ISBN 3-344-00391-7 .

Web links

Commons : Tupolev Tu-12  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Туполев Ту-12. Retrieved November 2, 2019 (Russian).