Tupolev Tu-142
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 A Tu-142 of the Indian Navy |
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| Type | Maritime reconnaissance and patrol |
| Manufacturer | Tupolev |
| Status | Active service |
| Primary users | Soviet Navy Russian Navy Indian Navy |
| Developed from | Tupolev Tu-95 |
The Tupolev Tu-142 (Туполев Ту–142) (NATO reporting name Bear F and Bear J) is a Russian maritime reconnaissance/anti-submarine warfare (ASW) turboprop aircraft. It is based on the Tupolev Tu-95 strategic bomber.
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[edit] Design and development
Originally designed as a maritime surveillance aircraft to supplement the Bear D, the Bear F evolved to become the premier anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft of the Soviet Navy during the Cold War. The ASW variants were designated as Tu-142M2 (Bear F Mod 2), Tu-142M3 (Bear F Mod 3), and Tu-142M4 (Bear F Mod 4).
The Tu-142MR (Bear J) was a variant of the Bear F modified for use in submarine communications as well as other command, control and communications (C3) duties.
With eight-bladed contra-rotating propellers the engine that emerged was the Kuznetsov NK-12 with a nominal 12,000 eshp (8948kW) power rating. Although the engine was advanced, the fuselage design was conventional: it is a low-wing cantilever monoplane with 35 degrees of sweep. The angle ensured that the main wing spar passed though the fuselage in front of the bomb bay. It had a retractable tricycle landing gear, with the main gear retracting rearwards.The first aircraft flew in 1953.
[edit] Operational history
The Indian Navy uses 8 Tu-142s as maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft.[1]
[edit] Variants
- Tu-142/Tu-142M (Bear F)
- Anti-submarine variant with extended forward fuselage and other changes from Tu-95.
- Tu-142MR (Bear J) Morskoy Razvedchik
[edit] Operators
- Indian Navy - received eight Tu-142 aircraft for maritime patrol.
- Soviet Naval Aviation - passed all their aircraft to Russia.
[edit] Specifications (Tu-142M3)
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Data from The Encyclopedia of World Military Aircraft [1]
General characteristics
- Length: 49.50 m (162 ft 5 in)
- Wingspan: 51.10 m (167 ft 8 in)
- Height: 12.12 m (39 ft 9 in)
- Wing area: 311.10 m² (3,348.76 ft²)
- Empty weight: 90,000 kg (198,000 lb)
- Loaded weight: kg (lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 185,000 kg (407,848 lb)
- Powerplant: 4× Kuznetsov NK-12MV turboprops, 11,033 kW (14,795 shp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 925 km/h (500 kt, 575 mph)
- Cruise speed: 711 km/h (384 knots, 442 mph)
- Range: km (nm, mi)
- Combat radius: 6500 km (3,454 nm, 3,977 mi) (operational)
- Service ceiling 12,000 m (39,000 ft)
- Rate of climb: m/s (ft/min)
- Wing loading: kg/m² (lb/ft²)
- Power/mass: W/kg (hp/lb)
[edit] See also
Related development
Comparable aircraft
Related lists
[edit] References
- ^ a b Donald, David; Jon Lake (2000). The Encyclopedia of World Military Aircraft. NY, NY: Barnes & Noble, 426. ISBN 0-7607-2208-0.
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