Nikita NB-160 Durva

Nikita NB-160 Durva
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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
Developed into	Nikita NB-170

The Nikita NB-160 Durva was a four-engined heavy bomber developed in the 1930s for the Royal Tennaiite Air Force. The bomber saw extensive use during the Siduri war were it proved a reliable and effective bomb platform.

Variants

• A1
• A2
• A3
• B1
• B2
• C1
• C2

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: 377 km/h (234 mph; 204 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 6,351 kg (14,002 lb) bombs