Tupolev Light Aircraft Projects

[hesham]

Hi,


I spoke before about those aircraft,but I haven't any drawings to them,until
yesterday,I found a site,tells their story;

Tu-41 was lightweight Multi-Purpose 2-seater aircraft,project 1990s.
Tu-44 was light passenger aircraft with single engine.
Tu-54 was light agricultural aircraft of 1992.
Tu-64 was light multipurpose aircraft powered by two engines,project 1990s.

http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,8071.msg109363.html#msg109363


http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=ru&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=ar&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.libma.ru%2Ftransport_i_aviacija%2Faviacija_i_kosmonavtika_2001_02%2Fp7.php

 

[hesham]

Also the early Models to Tu-34 and 3-view to Tu-24;

 

[Stargazer]

Great, great find, hesham, thanks!

I have a feeling that the Tu-41 artwork looks a lot more 1960s-like than 1990s...

 

[Jemiba]

I have a feeling that the Tu-41 artwork looks a lot more 1960s-like than 1990s...

Indeed, a scaled-down Tu-91 !

 

[igor-mich]

Since the early 90's were in the OKB design work on light passenger aircraft business class "Irbis". With nearly finished project of this aircraft to the company came A.D.Revo, had been appointed Chief Designer, previously worked in the bureau A.D.Revo "Lightning", and earlier, in the 50's and 60's, the OKB AN . Tupolev topics of power plants for the Tu-91 and Tu-95, and then in the Department "K" on power plants first Tupolev Tu drones-121 and Tu-123. Work on "Irbis" AD Revo began on the basis of their MSW. VM Myasishchev and continued them in AO ASTC im.A.N. Tupolev, where the car was designated the Tu-44.
http://www.libma.ru/transport_i_aviacija/aviacija_i_kosmonavtika_1995_06/p102.php

 

[bigvlada]

The Tu 54 looks like a twin brother of PZL-Mielec M-18 Dromader
Here's some photos of Dromader, doing it's sacred duty of eradicating mosquitoes in Belgrade. ;D

 

[igor-mich]

for comparison

 

[Cy-27]

A little bit more on the Tu-34 and Tu-54....

Tu-34 - light multi-purpose twin engine aircraft to be able to carry 6 six passengers up to a range of 2,000 km. Another role was as a patrol aircraft with a cruising speed of 450 km/h. Like the Tu-54 it was to be made under a bilateral agreement between Kyrgyzstan and Russia.

Tu-54 - an agrigultural aircraft with an M-14 piston engine. It was to be constructed under a bilateral agreement between Kyrgyzstan and Russia. If the type was fitted with a water tank, it could be utilised in a fire-fighting role as well.

Source: Tupolev Development Programme (13 July 1998) Press Prelease

 

[toura]

HI ALL
Another TU 44 ??
from an old "Aviation Magazine"
article by Piotr Butowski

 

[toura]

and now a different TU 34
Always from "aviation Magazine"

 

[Jemiba]

In many other business areas, this would lead to patent disputes or accusations
about plagiarism ... :-\

 

[hesham]

From Kryl'ya Rodine 3/1994,


here is a strange Tupolev aircraft,they mention the word "Aerosani",and I can't ID well ?.

 

[blackkite]

Hi! General Purpose Aircraft 34 (project of the 1990s) model pictures.

http://saidpvo.livejournal.com/172879.html

 

[Avimimus]

Regarding the drawing of the Tu-41: Is that an air intake for use on rough field runways (similar to the auxiliary intakes on later migs/sukhois)?

 

[Avimimus]

Regarding the drawing of the Tu-41: Is that an air intake for use on rough field runways (similar to the auxiliary intakes on later migs/sukhois)?

Tu-41:
Engine: PT-6A mounted behind the crew in a configuration similar to the Tu-91 (the design was inspired by the Tu-91 despite being developed in the 1990s). A coaxial dual core version was also considered. Propeller break could be used for safer control of speed during dives.
Roles: Trainer, light ground attack and air-to-air combat, border patrol, pipeline monitoring. Its military role was envisaged as allowing faster responses and hot/high condition support than existing helicopters were capable of. Plans for civil marketing as a sport or business aircraft were considered.

PT6A version
Wing span 9.9m
Length 9.1m
Takeoff weight 2060kg
Empty weight 1250kg
Maximum speed estimated at 910 km/h at 6000 metres
Cruise speed at 730 km/h at 7000 metres
Maximum range: 2000km

"Twin Pack" version:
Wing span 9.9m
Length 9.25m
Takeoff weight 2350kg
Empty weight 1540kg
Maximum speed estimated at 850 km / h at 6000 metres
Cruise speed one one engine 575 km/h at 7000 metres
Maximum range: 2450km


Still no explanation for that grill though!

 

[Vahe Demirjian]

Also the early Models to Tu-34 and 3-view to Tu-24;

The Tu-34 proposal with a blended wing body configuration and ducted propellers is something straight out of sci-fi, being most similar in some degree to Wonder Woman's jet fighter.

 

[Walker]

На последней странице номера журнала "Авиация и космонавтика".
(From the "Aviation and Cosmonautics" magazine).