Tupolev

Tupolev Tu-1

Night fighter

  • First flight1947
  • IntroductionAugust 1948
  • StatusPrototype
  • Number built1
Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
3
Length
13.6 m
Wingspan
18.86 m
Height
3.32 m
02

Performance

Maximum speed
641 km/h
Range
2,250 km
Service ceiling
11,000 m
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
2 × Mikulin AM-43V V-12 liquid-cooled piston engines (1,454 kW)
04

Developed from

Developed from
Guns: :*2 × 45 mm Nudelman-Suranov NS-45, cannon chin-mounted (50 rpg), :*2 × 23 mm Nudelman-Suranov NS-23, wing-mounted (130 rpg), :*2 × 12.7 mm UBT machine guns, dorsal and ventral (250/350 rpg); Bombs: up to 1000 kg of bombs