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Revision as of 05:55, 3 February 2022
| Akula TP-87 | |
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| Role | Fighter Night fighter |
| National origin | Tennai |
| Manufacturer | Akula Aircraft Company |
| First flight | February 1936 |
| Introduction | August 1936 |
| Retired | 1948 |
| Status | Retired |
| Primary user | Royal Tennaiite Air Force |
| Produced | 1936-1945 |
| Number built | 20,722 |
The Akula TP-87 was a Tennaiite high-altitude fighter of the Siduri War. It was a single seat, exhaust-driven turbo-supercharged engined, low-wing monoplane with a convential undercarriage. It generally considered one of the best fighters to serve during the conflict. The aircraft boasted high speeds and excellent maneuverability with and armament (four 20 mm or two 30 mm and two 20 mm cannons) that gave it formidable firepower. The TP-87s performance gave it a distint edge over a majority of Inner Sphere aircraft and its high operational ceiling enabled it to intercept high-flying aircraft. The TP-87 saw service among various Common Axis air forces and was the aircraft of at least two different aces.
Development
Design
Operational history
Variants
Operators
Specifications (TP-87A-II)
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 11.82 m (38 ft 9 in)
- Wingspan: 13.423 m (44 ft 0 in)
- Height: 4.503 m (14 ft 9 in)
- Wing area: 26 m2 (280 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 4,387 kg (9,672 lb)
- Gross weight: 5,632 kg (12,416 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 6,100 kg (13,448 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Akula AC222 18-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 1,800 kW (2,400 hp)
- Propellers: 4-bladed constant-speed propellers
Performance
- Maximum speed: 706 km/h (439 mph; 381 kn) at 6,000 m (19,685 ft)
- Cruise speed: 482 km/h (300 mph; 260 kn)
- Range: 2,168 km (1,347 mi; 1,171 nmi)
- Combat range: 1,300 km (808 mi; 702 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 12,855 m (42,175 ft)
- Time to altitude: 10,000 m (32,808 ft) in 14 minutes
- Wing loading: 216.6 kg/m2 (44.4 lb/sq ft)
- Power/mass: 0.3161 kW/kg (0.1923 hp/lb)
Armament
- Guns:
- 4 × 20 mm (0.787 in) Basu FG 20-35 cannons in wings, 200 rounds/gun
- or
- 2 x 20 mm (0.787 in) Basu FG 20-35 cannons in wings, 200 rounds/gun and 2 x 30 mm (1.181 in) TN 150 cannons in wings, 70 rounds/gun
- 2 × 250 kg (550 lb) bombs
- 2× 200 l (53 US gal) drop tanks
Avionics
Kol 102-G2 radio