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Revision as of 06:33, 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 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: 2,600 km (1,616 mi; 1,404 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 10,000 m (33,000 ft)
- Time to altitude: 6,000 m (19,685 ft) in 13 minutes 48 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