Akula TP-87

Akula TP-87
Role	Fighter night fighter
National origin	Tennai
Manufacturer	Akula Aircraft Company
First flight	February 1936
Introduction	August 1936
Retired	1948
Status	Retired
Primary user	Royal Tennaiite Air Force
Produced	1936-1945
Number built	20,722
Developed into	Cp 218

Operators

• Tennai

Specifications (TP-87A-2)

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 11.82 m (38 ft 9 in)
• Wingspan: 13.423 m (44 ft 0 in)
• Height: 4.503 m (14 ft 9 in)
• Wing area: 26 m² (280 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 4,387 kg (9,672 lb)
• Gross weight: 5,632 kg (12,416 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 6,100 kg (13,448 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Akula AC222 18-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 1,800 kW (2,400 hp)
• Propellers: 4-bladed constant-speed propellers

Performance

• Maximum speed: 706 km/h (439 mph; 381 kn) at 6,000 m (19,685 ft)
• Cruise speed: 482 km/h (300 mph; 260 kn)
• Range: 2,020 km (1,255 mi; 1,091 nmi)
• Combat range: 1,010 km (628 mi; 545 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 11,000 m (36,000 ft)
• Time to altitude: 6,000 m (19,685 ft) in 7.8 minutes

Armament

• Guns:
  

• 2 × 7.93 mm (0.312 in) Basu HV 80 machine guns in wings
• 1 x 20 mm (0.787 in) Basu FG 20-20 cannon firing through propeller hub

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