Akula TK-22

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.

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

• Tennai

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 Curavali AC44 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine 1,217 PS (895 kW; 1,200 hp)
• Propellers: 3-bladed variable-pitch propellers

Performance

• Maximum speed: 431 km/h (268 mph; 233 kn)
• Cruise speed: 345 km/h (214 mph; 186 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 (.50 in) flexible machine guns in nose, ventral, beam and tail positions

• Bombs:
  

• 2,000 kg (4,500 lb) lb of bombs