DI-8 / ANT-46, A.N.Tupolev

T
he DI-8 or ANT-46 was a two-seat fighter version of the SB twin engine bomber. It was armed with two recoilless 45mm APK-11 cannon in the outer wing panels, next to the ailerons.
Project started in November 1934, first flights August 9-13 1935, factory tests June 1936 - but no State Acceptance tests followed.
Interest in the gun quickly terminated (together with gun designer), and the DI-8 was abandoned.
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    		• Technical data
    Type DI-8
    Function fighter
    Year 1935
    Crew 2
    Engines 2*670/800hp Gnome-Rhone 14Krsd
    Length 12.24m
    Wing Span 20.30m
    Wing Area 55.7m2
    Empty Weight 3487kg
    Loaded Weight 5291kg
    Maximum Weight 5553kg
    Wing Load 94.9kg/m2
    Power Load 3.3kg/hp
    Speed (0m) 344km/h
    Speed (4250m) 388km/h
    Climb to 3000m 6.8min
    Climb to 5000m 11.4min
    Ceiling 8570m
    Range 1780km
    Armament 2*g45mm APK-11
    Modified April 2, 1997
    by Alexandre Savine;    		 Back to
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