Author Topic: Name this plane.. (Read 633 times)

Furball · « **Reply #1 on:** July 01, 2003, 06:36:38 AM »

Boeing Inbred mk.I

Staga · « **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?

Staga · « **Reply #3 on:** July 01, 2003, 07:41:27 AM »

uups not a "Bison" but a "Bull".

pugg666 · « **Reply #4 on:** July 01, 2003, 10:01:28 AM »

can you say assymetric thrust

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #5 on:** July 01, 2003, 03:17:40 PM »

Mebbe they ran the other engine in reverse...

straffo · « **Reply #6 on:** July 01, 2003, 04:18:54 PM »

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Originally posted by GRUNHERZ
Mebbe they ran the other engine in reverse...

Fear of overspeeding ?

pugg666 · « **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

) would be hard pressed to keep up

twas only a joke anyways.

does that powerplant actually generate 15000 HP?

Staga · « **Reply #8 on:** July 02, 2003, 09:37:47 AM »

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Originally posted by pugg666
does that powerplant actually generate 15000 HP?

12000-15000 hp.

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

Rasker · « **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.