Tupolev ANT-25

Infobox Aircraft
name = ANT-25
type = Long-distance bomber
manufacturer = Tupolev


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designer = Pavel Sukhoi
first flight = 22 June 1933
introduced = 1933
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primary user = Soviet Air Forces
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produced = 1933
number built = 2
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Tupolev ANT-25 was a Soviet long-range experimental bomber aircraft constructed in 1933.

The aircraft was designed by Pavel Sukhoi and made its maiden flight on 22 June 1933. The ANT-25 gained fame after its non-stop flight from Moscow to dn|Portland, United States on 18-20 June, 1937. The 9,130 km trip took 63 hours and 25 minutes. Airplane had been piloted by Valery Chkalov (co-pilot - Georgiy Baidukov, navigator A. Belyakov) during this flight. Another long-range, and widely publicized feat, was the Moscow-San Jacinto non-stop trip, flown on 12-14 July, 1937. This trip was 11,500 km long, and took 62 hours and 17 minutes to complete.

The reasons for the aircraft's successes was due to the wing design, the wide-span wings gave the aircraft good range and fuel-efficiency, while they also could house large fuel tanks.

Only two aircraft were manufactured, and the type was followed by the Tupolev ANT-36.

Variants

;ANT-25RD: "RD" for "Rekord Dalnosty", i.e. "Range Record", prototype used for record-breaking flights, 2 built.

Operators

;USSR
*Soviet Air Force

Specifications (ANT-25)

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crew=3
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length main= 13.9 m
length alt= 45 ft 7 in
span main= 34.0 m
span alt= 111 ft 7 in
height main= 5.5 m
height alt= 18 ft 1 in
area main= 87.9 m²
area alt= 946.15 ft²
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empty weight main= 4,200 kg
empty weight alt= 9,259 lb
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max takeoff weight main= 11,500 kg
max takeoff weight alt= 25,353 lb
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engine (prop)=Mikulin AM-34
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number of props=1
power main=560 kW
power alt=750 hp
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max speed main=210 km/h
max speed alt= 130 mph
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range main= 13,000 km
range alt=8,078 miles
ceiling main= 7,000 m
ceiling alt= 22,950 ft
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References

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