Tupolev ANT-1

Infobox Aircraft
name=ANT-1


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type= Experimental aircraft
manufacturer= Tupolev
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first flight= 20 October 1923
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number built= 1
variants with their own articles=The Tupolev ANT-1 was Tupolev OKB's first aircraft, designed by Andrei Tupolev and was based on his work with aerosleighs and boats. It was expected to be used only as a way for him to examine his ideas and to help the Soviets understand the use of metal in the making of aircraft.

Design and development

The ANT-1 was Tupolev's first aircraft and was built out of metal, wood and aluminum. Aluminum was used in the wing partitions and ribs, and vertical and horizontal tailplanes, and a few other smaller areas. The other areas carrying weight were made of wood, with linen fabric covering the fuselage and wings.

Operational history

The ANT-1 was first flown on Ekaterininskaya Square, now Krasnokazarmenaya Street. It was flown frequently over the next two years for tests. It was then stored in the assembly workshop - in the late 1930s and early 1940s, it was hung from the ceiling. However, with the disruptions to the bureau caused by the war, it had disappeared by the time the war ended. It is not known what had happened, though it is likely that it was destroyed by the Germans in their advance to Moscow in the summer of 1941, along with other Tupolev aircraft. Since it was the only one built, there are no remaining ANT-1's today.

Operators

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*Tupolev factory.

pecifications

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crew=one pilot
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length m=5.0
length ft=16
length in=5
span m=7.5
span ft=24
span in=7
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height m=1.7
height ft=5
height in=7
wing area sqm=10.0
wing area sqft=108
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empty weight kg=205
empty weight lb=452
gross weight kg=355
gross weight lb=783

eng1 number=1
eng1 type=Anzani radial
eng1 kw= 26
eng1 hp= 35
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max speed kmh=120
max speed mph=75
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range km=400
range miles=250
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ceiling m=400
ceiling ft=1,300
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References

* Duffy, Paul and Andrei Kankdalov. (1996) "Tupolev The Man and His aircraft". Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers.
* Shavrov, V.B. (1985) "History of aircraft construction in the USSR. Vol 1". p.363.
* "Krylia Rodini". January 1992.

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sequence= ANT-1 - ANT-2 - ANT-3 - ANT-4

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* Tupolev
* Andrei Tupolev