Tupolev ANT-14

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The Tupolev ANT-14 Pravda was a Soviet aircraft, which served as the flagship of the Soviet propaganda squadron.

The ANT-14 was an enlargement of the ANT-9 with a wingspan of 40.40 m as against the 23.80 m of the ANT-9. Powered by five 358 kW Gnome-Rhône Jupiter 9AKX radial engines, it was capable of carrying a crew of three, as well as 36 passengers, at a maximum speed of 236 km/h. However cruise speed was only 195 km/h. Empty weight was 10,650 kg and maximum take-off weight was 17,146 kg. The ANT-14 had a range of 900 km, and an operational ceiling of 4,220 m.

[edit] Service

The ANT-14 carried over 40,000 passengers before being grounded in 1941.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Operators

 Soviet Union

[edit] Specifications

Data from Illustrated Encyclopedia of Propeller Airliners^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 3
• Capacity: 36 passengers
• Length: 26.49 m (86 ft 11 in)
• Wingspan: 40.4 m (132 ft 6 1/2 in)
• Height: 5.4 m (17 ft 8 1/2 in)
• Wing area: 240 m² (2583 ft²)
• Empty weight: 10,828 kg (23,871 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 17,530 kg (38,646 lb)
• Powerplant: 5× Gnome-Rhône Jupiter 9AKX radial engine, (480 hp) each
• Propellers: two-bladed wooden propeller, 1 per engine

Performance

• Cruise speed: 195 km/h (121 mph)
• Range: 900 km (559 miles)
• Service ceiling 4,220 m ()

[edit] See also

Related development

• Tupolev ANT-9
  

Related lists

• List of airliners
  

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