Tupolev Tu-2 - Specifications (Tu-2)

Specifications (Tu-2)

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General characteristics

• Crew: 4
• Length: 13.80 m (45 ft 3 in)
• Wingspan: 18.86 m (61 ft 10 in)
• Height: 4.13 m (13 ft 7 in)
• Wing area: 48.5 m² (522 ft²)
• Empty weight: 7,601 kg (16,757 lb)
• Loaded weight: 10,538 kg (23,232 lb)
• Max. takeoff weight: 11,768 kg (25,944 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × Shvetsov ASh-82 radial engine, 1,380 kW (1,850 hp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 521 km/h (281 kn, 325 mph)
• Range: 2,020 km (1,090 nmi, 1,260 mi)
• Service ceiling: 9,000 m (29,528 ft)
• Rate of climb: 8.2 m/s (1,610 ft/min)
• Wing loading: 217 kg/m² (45 lb/ft²)
• Power/mass: 260 W/kg (0.16 hp/lb)

Armament

• Guns:
  
  • 2 × 20 mm (0.79 in) fixed forward-firing ShVAK cannon in the wings
  • 3 × 7.62 mm (0.30 in) rear-firing ShKAS machine guns (later replaced by 12.7 mm (0.50 in) Berezin UB machine guns) in the canopy, dorsal and ventral hatches.
• Bombs: 1,500 kg (3,300 lb) internally and 2,270 kg (5,000 lb) externally