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The Tupolev ANT-37 (or DB-2) was a Soviet twin-engined long-range bomber designed and built by the Tupolev design bureau,[1] the design team operating under the guidance of Pavel Sukhoi.[2] The aircraft did not enter production, but three examples of the type were used for research and record breaking flights.[1]
| ANT-37 (DB-2) | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Role | Long-range bomber |
| National origin | Soviet Union |
| Manufacturer | Tupolev |
| Designer | Pavel Sukhoi |
| First flight | 16 Jun 1935 |
| Primary user | Aeroflot |
| Number built | 4 |
| Developed from | Tupolev DB-1 |
Design and development
Based on the unbuilt Tupolev ANT-36 (DB-1) single-engined bomber, the ANT-37 was a twin-engined monoplane[1] of stressed skin, dural construction,[3] fitted with a high-aspect-ratio wing[4] and tailwheel landing gear, the main units retracting into the engine nacelles.[5]
Powered by 800 hp (597 kW) Gnome-Rhône 14K radial engines, the prototype first flew on 16 June 1935.[1] The program suffered a setback when the prototype crashed the following month, after the tail splintered into pieces during flight.[5] A re-designed second prototype was built, designated as the DB-2D, in an attempt to overcome the design problems encountered during flight testing, particularly with the tail unit.[1]
It was decided not to order the type into production, the Ilyushin DB-3 being selected for Soviet Air Force service instead.[1] Despite this, three aircraft were built, designated ANT-37bis (or DB-2B), for research and record breaking purposes. These three aircraft would survive into the 1940s.[1]
Operational history
The first of the three DB-2B aircraft was given the name Rodina ("Motherland"), and, flown by an all female crew (Valentina Grizodubova, Polina Osipenko, and Marina Raskova) between 24 and 25 September 1938, it was used to establish a distance record of 5,908 km (3,671 mi)[1][5] before ending in an emergency landing.[3] This set a world's record for distance flown by a woman crew.[6]
Operators
Soviet Union
Specifications (DB-2)
General characteristics
- Crew: 3
- Length: 15.00 m (49 ft 2 in)
- Wingspan: 31.00 m (101 ft 8 in)
- Wing area: 84.9 m2 (913 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 5,855 kg (12,908 lb)
- Gross weight: 12,500 kg (27,558 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × Gnome-Rhône 14K , 597 kW (800 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 342 km/h (213 mph, 185 kn)
- Range: 5,000 km (3,105 mi, 2,698 nmi)
See also
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
Related lists
- List of military aircraft of the Soviet Union and the CIS
References
- Notes
- Orbis 1985, p. 3017.
- Higham, Greenwood and Hardesty 1998, p. 184.
- Donald 1997, p. 880.
- Gordon and Rigmant 2006, p. 67.
- Vaclav 1986, pp 138–139.
- Soviet Military Review, Issues 1–10; Issue 12.
Bibliography
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985). Orbis Publishing.
- Donald, David, ed. The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. London: Orbis, 1997. ISBN 0-7607-0592-5.
- Gordon, Yefim and Vladimir Rigmant. OKB Tupolev: A History of the Design Bureau and its Aircraft. Midland, 2006. ISBN 1-85780-214-4.
- Higham, Robin, John Greenwood and Von Hardesty. Russian Aviation and Air Power in the Twentieth Century. Routledge, 1998. ISBN 0-7146-4380-7.
- Nemecek, Vaclav (1986). The History of Soviet Aircraft from 1918. London: Willow Books. ISBN 0-00-218033-2.
External links
На других языках
[de] Tupolew DB-2
Die Tupolew DB-2 (russisch Туполев ДБ-2, Werksbezeichnung ANT-37, АНТ-37) war ein zweimotoriges sowjetisches Bombenflugzeug der 1930er Jahre, das jedoch aufgrund unbefriedigender Leistungen zugunsten der Iljuschin DB-3 nicht in den Serienbau ging. Berühmt wurde der Typ im Jahre 1938 durch einen Weltrekord im Langstreckenflug, der von einer reinen Frauenbesatzung (Walentina Grisodubowa, Marina Raskowa und Polina Ossipenko) mit einer speziellen Version ANT-37bis Heimat (russisch Родина) durchgeführt wurde. Die DB-2 ist nicht zu verwechseln mit der Tupolew SB-2 (ANT-40), die eine wesentlich geringere Spannweite besaß und in diversen Kriegen eingesetzt wurde.- [en] Tupolev ANT-37
[it] Tupolev ANT-37
Il Tupolev ANT-37 (in caratteri cirillici Туполев AHT-37), noto anche come Tupolev DB-2 (in cirillico Туполев ДБ-2) , era un bombardiere bimotore ad ala bassa progettato dall'OKB 156 diretto da Andrej Nikolaevič Tupolev[2], all'interno di un gruppo di lavoro diretto da Pavel Osipovič Suchoj[3], e sviluppato in Unione Sovietica negli anni trenta.[ru] АНТ-37
АНТ-37 («дальний бомбардировщик второй» ДБ-2) — двухмоторный бомбардировщик, разработанный в ОКБ Туполева в середине 1930-х годов конструкторской бригадой Павла Сухого на базе самолета АНТ-36 РД-2.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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