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Offline GRUNHERZ

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« on: July 01, 2003, 06:36:03 AM »

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« Reply #1 on: July 01, 2003, 06:36:38 AM »
Boeing Inbred mk.I
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« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2003, 07:35:21 AM »
Tu-4 "Bison" working as a testbed for 15000hp Kuznetsov NK-12 turbo-prop developed for Tu-95 "Bear" bombers?

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« Reply #3 on: July 01, 2003, 07:41:27 AM »
uups not a "Bison" but a "Bull".

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« Reply #4 on: July 01, 2003, 10:01:28 AM »
can you say assymetric thrust :eek:

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« Reply #5 on: July 01, 2003, 03:17:40 PM »
Mebbe they ran the other engine in reverse... ;)

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« Reply #6 on: July 01, 2003, 04:18:54 PM »
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Mebbe they ran the other engine in reverse... ;)


Fear of overspeeding  ?

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« Reply #7 on: July 01, 2003, 04:41:53 PM »
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Mebbe they ran the other engine in reverse...


ya but I'm sure the 3 other R-3350's ;)  (ya I know they used ASh-73TK's :D ) would be hard pressed to keep up :)

twas only a joke anyways.

does that powerplant actually generate 15000 HP?
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« Reply #8 on: July 02, 2003, 09:37:47 AM »
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does that powerplant actually generate 15000 HP?


12000-15000 hp.

http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/russia/bomber/tu-95.htm

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« Reply #9 on: July 02, 2003, 10:53:38 AM »
I've alway wondered what would happen if you put one of those on, say one of the big Tupolev or Sukhoi swept wing interceptors.  The contra-rotating props would cancel any torque.  Since the Tu-95 could do 580 mph or so, these re-engined birds could probably do 650 or better, with a much better range due to the greater efficiency of turbo-props in that era.