Tupolev Tu-12 - Specifications (Tu-12)

Specifications (Tu-12)

Data from Gunston, Tupolev Aircraft since 1922

General characteristics

• Crew: 5
• Length: 16.45 m (53 ft 11½ in)
• Wingspan: 18.86 m (61 ft 10½ in)
• Wing area: 48.80 m2 (525.30 ft2)
• Empty weight: 8993 kg (19,826 lb)
• Gross weight: 15,720 kg (34,657 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × Rolls-Royce Nene I turbojet, 22 kN (5,000 lbf) thrust each each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 783 km/h (487 mph)
• Range: 2,200 km (1,367 miles)
• Service ceiling: 11,370 m (37,305 ft)

Armament

• 1 × 23 mm NS-23 cannon
• 2 × 12.7 mm Berezin UBT machine-guns
• 3,000 kg (6,614 lb) of bombs