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Revision as of 05:54, 25 January 2022
| Akula TK-22 | |
|---|---|
| Early production TK-22s in formation over the Southern Khastravali Mountains | |
| Role | Medium bomber |
| National origin | Tennai |
| Manufacturer | Akula Aircraft Company |
| Designer | Vadiaya Sera Bamraulia |
| First flight | May 1934 |
| Introduction | March 1936 |
| Retired | 1950 |
| Status | Retired |
| Primary user | Royal Tennaiite Air Force |
| Produced | 1935-1945 |
| Number built | 6,389 |
The Akula TK-22 was a Tennaiite medium bomber during the Siduri War. It began operation in 1936 where it was used extensively in tactical bombing missions and also in attacking enemy shipping. It was used in operations all across the Tennaiite Front, into Shirvaniya, ships and ports in the seas of Western Siduri, and Syara in the later stages of the war.
Design and Development
Operational history
Siduri War
Variants
- TK-22
- Original production model. 118 were produced before production switched to the 22-IB
- TK-22-IB
- Clear upper cabin replaced with rotating turret and more powerful engines
- TK-22-IC
- Tk-22-II
- Tk-22-IIB
Operators
Specifications (TK-22)
General characteristics
- Crew: six
- Length: 19.2 m (63 ft 0 in)
- Wingspan: 27 m (88 ft 7 in)
- Height: 5.32 m (17 ft 5 in)
- Wing area: 83 m2 (890 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 8,650 kg (19,070 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 13,321 kg (29,368 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × Akula 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine 1,115 PS (820 kW; 1,100 hp)
- Propellers: 3-bladed variable-pitch propellers
Performance
- Maximum speed: 684 km/h (425 mph; 369 kn) at 9,144 m (30,000 ft)
- Cruise speed: 501 km/h (311 mph; 271 kn)
- Stall speed: 105 km/h (65 mph; 57 kn)
- Range: 2,288 km (1,422 mi; 1,235 nmi)
- Combat range: 1,144 km (711 mi; 618 nmi)
- Ferry range: 3,988 km (2,478 mi; 2,153 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 13,000 m (43,000 ft)
- Rate of climb: 25 m/s (4,900 ft/min)
- Time to altitude: 6,000 m (19,685 ft) in 5 minutes 12 seconds
Armament
- Guns:
- 6× 12.7 mm (.303 in) flexible machine guns in nose, ventral, beam and tail positions
- Bombs:
- 2,000 kg (4,400 lb) lb of bombs