Tupolev Tu-125
| Company type | Design bureau |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aerospace, Defense |
| Founded | 1922 |
| Headquarters | Moscow , Soviet Union |
The Tupolev Tu-125 represented a conceptual design aiming to create a new long-range supersonic bomber intended for the Soviet Air Force.[1]Template:Bsn Initiated in 1958, this project sought to supersede the then-modern Tu-22. The "Tu-125" label was an internal reference employed by the Tupolev design bureau. As the aircraft did not progress beyond the design phase, it never acquired an official military designation.[2]
The configuration selected for the aircraft featured a canard layout combined with a delta shape for both wing and stabilizer surfaces. Power was planned to come from two turbojet engines (Kuznetsov NK-6 or NK-10), each providing 230–240 kN of thrust, housed in pods beneath the wings. An alternative four-engine variant was also explored, utilizing Tumansky R-15B-300 turbojets arranged in two nacelles. The airframe's construction was to incorporate titanium and aluminum alloys for both fuselage and wings.[2]
By September 1962, the Soviet Air Force decided against continuing with the project, leading to its cancellation. No prototypes or production models were ever completed.[2]
Specifications (Tu-125 with Tumansky engines – projected)
See also
Notes
- ↑ "Tu-125 Medium Bomber".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Cite error: Invalid
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References
- Buttler, Tony; Yefim Gordon (2004). Soviet Secret Projects – Bombers Since 1945. Hinkley: Midland publishing. pp. 132–134. ISBN 1-85780-194-6.