Author Topic: 5th Engine On PE-8 (Read 528 times)

mussie · « **on:** January 16, 2007, 10:02:41 AM »

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The aircraft actually has five engines - an auxiliary M-100 ATsN-2 was fitted inside the airframe.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pe-8

Ok its a quote from wiki, and the information may be wrong but if it is correct, Does anyone know what the 5th engine was for?

mussie · « **Reply #1 on:** January 16, 2007, 10:06:32 AM »

Never mind I found it

The TB-7 was developed from the ANT-42 prototypes, flown in 1936-1937. Radically differed from prototypes by new powerplants (allowing to eliminate odd fifth engine, driving centralized supercharger in the fuselage).

The PE-8 was also knopw as the TB-7

VooWho · « **Reply #2 on:** January 16, 2007, 10:22:53 AM »

In some angles when you look at the Pe-8 it kinda looks like a B-17. I want this plane, and Yer-2.

mussie · « **Reply #3 on:** January 16, 2007, 01:54:50 PM »

Yeah I agree... I dont know why but most russian AC turn my head....

Noir · « **Reply #4 on:** January 16, 2007, 01:58:15 PM »

they keep turning but never come down to AH

Btw where is that 5th engine ?

mussie · « **Reply #5 on:** January 19, 2007, 04:09:55 AM »

It was inside the body of the AC''

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allowing to eliminate odd fifth engine, driving centralized supercharger in the fuselage

gripen · « **Reply #6 on:** January 19, 2007, 07:23:41 AM »

Also Junkers made some protos with an extra engine to run supercharger (called HZ-anlage).

gripen

mussie · « **Reply #7 on:** January 19, 2007, 07:54:28 AM »

Funny how I keep learning new stuff from this place...