| TB-2 | |
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| Role | Bomber
Type of aircraft
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| National origin | Soviet Union |
| Manufacturer | Polikarpov |
| First flight | 1930 |
| Number built | 1 |
The Polikarpov TB-2 (Russian: Поликарпов ТБ-2) was a Soviet heavy bomber prototype designed and tested in the 1920s. It was a sesquiplane of wooden construction, with engines mounted on the bottom wing. Work on the sole prototype began in 1927 and it was tested in 1930. Although TB-2 performance was superior to that of the Tupolev TB-1 in service at the time, it was deemed insufficient for 1930 and the project was abandoned.[1]
Data from Istoriia konstruktskii samoletov v SSSR do 1938 g.[1]
General characteristics
Performance
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Polikarpov aircraft
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| Bombers |
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| Fighters/Interceptors |
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| Reconnaissance/Attack |
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| Airliners/Transports |
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| Trainers |
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Soviet bomber/attack aircraft designations, 1923–1940
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| Short-range bomber (BB) |
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| Long-range bomber (DB) |
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| Heavy bomber (TB) |
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| Heavy bomber seaplane (MTB) |
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| Armored bomber (BSh) |
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| Heavy ground-attack (TSh) |
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| Torpedo bomber (T) |
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| Torpedo bomber (TOM) |
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| Short-range dive bomber (BPB) |
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| Descriptors |
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1 Unknown/not assigned | |
