Petlyakov Pe-8 - Specifications (Pe-8/AM-35A)

Specifications (Pe-8/AM-35A)

Data from Gordon, Soviet Airpower in World War 2, p. 398

General characteristics

• Crew: Eleven
• Length: 23.2 m (76 ft ¼ in)
• Wingspan: 39.13 m (128 ft 4 in)
• Height: 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in)
• Wing area: 188.66 m² (2,030.7 ft²)
• Empty weight: 18,571 kg (40,941 lb)
• Loaded weight: 27,000 kg (59,400 lb)
• Max. takeoff weight: 35,000 kg (77,000 lb)
• Powerplant: 4 × Mikulin AM-35A liquid-cooled V12 engine, 999 kW (1,340 hp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 443 km/h (275.2 mph)
• Range: 3,700 km (2,299 mi)
• Service ceiling: 9,300 m (30,504 ft)
• Rate of climb: 5.9 m/s (1,154 ft/min)
• Wing loading: 143 kg/m² (29 lb/ft²)
• Power/mass: 140 W/kg (0.2 hp/lb)

Armament

• Guns:
  
  • 2 x 20-millimeter (0.79 in) ShVAK cannons (dorsal and tail turrets)
  • 2 x 12.7-millimeter (0.50 in) UBT machine guns (engine nacelles)
  • 2 x 7.62-millimeter (0.300 in) ShKAS machine guns (nose turret)
• Bombs: Up to 5,000 kg (11,000 lb)