Tupolev Tu-80
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The Tupolev Tu-80 was a Soviet prototype for a longer-ranged version of the Tupolev Tu-4 bomber built after World War II. It was canceled in 1949 in favor of the Tupolev Tu-85 program which offered even more range. The sole prototype was used in various test programs before ending its days as a target.

The Tupolev Tu-80 was a Soviet prototype for a longer-ranged version of the Tupolev Tu-4 bomber built after World War II.1

Made by Tupolev.

Il Tupolev Tu-80 (in cirillico Туполев Ту-80), fu il prototipo di quello che avrebbe dovuto essere un nuovo bombardiere strategico sovietico, sviluppato a partire dal Tupolev Tu-4.2
Height Main
8.91 m
Height Alt
891.54
Length Alt
112
Max Takeoff Weight Main
60600.0
Jet Or Prop
prop
Range Main
8214.0
Loaded Weight Main
51500.0
Max Speed Alt
20340.0
Type Of Prop
18
Loading Main
363
Power/mass Main
Bombs
12000
Max Speed Main
545.0
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
133598.0
Ceiling Main
11
180 m
Number Built
1
Span Main
43.45 m
Area Main
167.0 m²
Span Alt
142
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Power Alt
2
650 hp
Engine(prop)
Shvetsov ASh-73FN
Manufacturer
Tupolev
Status
canceled
First Flight
1
Origin
Soviet Union
National Origin
Soviet Union
Loaded Weight Alt
113536.0
Power Main
1977.0
Number Of Props
4
Power/mass Alt
284.40000000000003
Empty Weight Alt
83444.0
Length Main
34.32 m
Area Alt
1798.0
Range Alt
306240.0
Similar Aircraft
* B-29 Superfortress
Related
* Tupolev Tu-4* Tupolev Tu-70* Tupolev Tu-75* Tupolev Tu-85
Empty Weight Main
37850.0
Ceiling Alt
36680.0
Category
Abandoned military aircraft projects of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union – United States relations
Soviet bomber aircraft 1940-1949
Tupolev aircraft
Loading Alt
74

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