Category: USSR
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Tupolev ANT-22 Flying Boat
Tupolev ANT-22 Flying Boat The Tupolev ANT-22 (also designated MK-1, or Morskoi Kreiser – “Sea Cruiser”) was the largest flying boat built in the Soviet Union during the 1930s and one of the most ambitious seaplane projects of its era. Designed by the Tupolev Design Bureau under the leadership of Andrei Tupolev, the prototype first… Read more
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Tupolev ANT-20
Tupolev ANT-20 The original ANT-20 was powered by eight Mikulin AM-34FRN V-12 engines. Six engines were mounted conventionally in the wing leading edges, while two additional engines were mounted in tandem above the fuselage in a push-pull arrangement. This unusual installation provided sufficient power without requiring larger individual engines, which were not yet available in… Read more
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Florov 4302 Experimental Rocket Plane
Florov 4302 Experimental Rocket Plane The Florov 4302 was one of the Soviet Union’s last serious attempts to develop a rocket-powered interceptor before turbojet technology rendered the concept obsolete. Designed by Ilya Florov at the same design bureau that had produced the pioneering Bereznyak-Isayev BI-1, the aircraft represented a significant advance over its wartime predecessor.… Read more