Tu-4 'Bull' Bomber |
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Tu-4 'Bull' Bomber (1) | |||||||||||||||
Designer: |
Tupolev Design Bureau | ||||||||||||||
Russian Designation: | Tu-4 | ||||||||||||||
Manufacturer: |
Factory 22 at Kazan | ||||||||||||||
Role: |
Bomber |
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Year Adopted: |
First Flight - 1947 | ||||||||||||||
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Number Produced: |
847 | ||||||||||||||
Operational Status: |
Obsolete: Soviet Union, People's Republic of China | ||||||||||||||
Armament: |
10 x NR-23mm cannon |
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Engines: |
4 x Shvetsov ASh-73 18-cylinder radial engines producing 2,200 horsepower each at 2400 rpm) | ||||||||||||||
Crew: |
11 Crew | ||||||||||||||
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The Tu-4 'Bull' in Pictures |
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Sources Cited (1) Gordon, Yefim, Soviet Strategic Aviation in the Cold War, Singapore: Craft Print, 2009. Print. |