Tupolev SB-2 (ANT-40)

 

Tupolev SB-2 

Designer - Andrei Nikolayevich Tupolev

Manufacturer:

State Industries

Role:

Bomber (some later used as a Transport)

Year Adopted:

1936

Operational Status:

Russia - Obsolete
Produced from 1936 to 1940

Armament:

4 x 7.62mm ShKAS Machine Guns
1320 lbs (600 kg) of bombs

Engine:

2 x M-100A, 12-cylinder, liquid-cooled, 850 hp engine, 850 hp

Crew:

3

Wingspan:

66 feet, 8.5 inches
(20.33 meters)

Length:

40 feet, 3 inches
(12.27 meters)

Height:

10 feet, 8 inches
(3.25 meters)

Maximum Speed:

255 miles per hour at 13,120 feet altitude
(411 kilometers per hour at 4,000 meters altitude)

Take-Off Weight:

12,637 lbs (loaded)
5,725 kg (loaded)

Ceiling:

31,200 feet
(9,500 meters)

Range:

745 miles
(1,200 km)

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