Tupolev SB - Specifications (SB 2M-103)

Specifications (SB 2M-103)

Data from SB:The Radical Tupolev

General characteristics

  • Crew: 3
  • Length: 12.57 m (41 ft 2¾ in)
  • Wingspan: 20.33 m (66 ft 8 in)
  • Height: 3.60 m (11 ft 9¾ in)
  • Wing area: 56.7 m² (610.3 ft2)
  • Empty weight: 4,768 kg (10,512 lb)
  • Loaded weight: 6,308 kg (14,065 lb)
  • Max. takeoff weight: 7,880 kg (17,370 lb)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Klimov M-103 liquid-cooled V12 engine, 716 kW (960 hp) each

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 450 km/h (243 knots, 280 mph) at 4,100 m (13,450 ft)
  • Range: 2,300 km (1,243 nmi, 1,429 mi)
  • Service ceiling: 9,300 m (30,510 ft)
  • Climb to 1,000 m (3,280 ft): 1.8 min
  • Climb to 9,000 m (29,500 ft): 32 min

Armament

  • Guns: 4 × 7.62 mm ShKAS machine guns (two in nose, one in dorsal and one in ventral position)
  • Bombs: 6 × 100 kg (220 lb) or six 50 kg (110 lb) bombs in bomb-bay, 2 × 250 kg (550 lb) bombs on wing racks

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