Nikita NB-160 Durva: Difference between revisions

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Revision as of 05:54, 24 February 2021

Nikita NB-160 Durva
Devati 191.jpg
Role Heavy Bomber
National origin Tennai
Manufacturer Nikita Aircraft
Designer Kapishan Mishaani
First flight February 1934
Introduction July 1935
Retired 1955
Status Retired
Primary user Royal Tennaiite Air Force
Produced 1935-1950

The Nikita NB-160 Durva was a four-engined heavy bomber developed in the 1930s for the Royal Tennaiite Air Force.

Development

Design and Variants

Operational History

Siduri War

Operators

Specifications (NB-160 C2)

General characteristics

  • Crew: 10 ( Pilot, co-pilot, navigator, bombardier/nose gunner, flight engineer/top turret gunner, radio operator, waist gunners (2), ball turret gunner, tail gunner)
  • Length: 35 m (114 ft 10 in)
  • Wingspan: 43 m (141 ft 1 in)
  • Height: 5.5 m (18 ft 1 in)
  • Wing area: 161.3 m2 (1,736 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 14,500 kg (31,967 lb)
  • Gross weight: 5,000 kg (11,023 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 47,600 kg (104,940 lb) 42840
  • Powerplant: 4 × Kamala TU-1717 V-12 inverted liquid-cooled piston engines, 1,193 kW (1,600 hp) each
  • Propellers: 4-bladed constant-speed propellers, 5.5 m (18 ft 1 in) diameter

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 580 km/h (360 mph; 313 kn) at 7,000 m (22,966 ft)
  • Cruise speed: 290 km/h (180 mph; 157 kn)
  • Range: 8,047 km (5,000 mi; 4,345 nmi)
  • Combat range: 4,828 km (3,000 mi; 2,607 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 13,000 m (43,000 ft)
  • Rate of climb: 24 m/s (4,700 ft/min)
  • Time to altitude: 6,000 m (19,685 ft) in 5 minutes 12 seconds

Armament

  • Guns:
    • 12 × 12.72 mm (0.501 in) machine guns
  • Bombs
    • Up to 5,520 kg (12,170 lb) bombs