Tupolev Tu-91
The Tupolev Tu-91 (NATO reporting name Boot) was a two-seat Soviet attack aircraft built during the 1950s. It was initially designed as a carrier-borne aircraft, but was converted into a land-based aircraft after Joseph Stalin's death in 1953 cancelled the aircraft carriers being designed. Two prototypes had been built and production had been approved by the Soviet Navy when it was inspected by the General Secretary, Nikita Khrushchev, in 1956. He remarked how ridiculous the Tu-91 looked and the program was cancelled.
Summary from Wikipedia licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Tupolev
- Category
- Attack aircraft
- Country of origin
- Soviet Union
- First flight
- 1955-05-17
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 130 kt
- Max speed
- 430 kt
- Range
- 1,270 nm
- Service ceiling
- 36,000 ft
- Max takeoff weight
- 31,747 lb
- Empty weight
- 17,637 lb
- Powerplant
- Kuznetsov TV-2M turboprop
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 2
- Length
- 58.1 ft
- Wingspan
- 53.8 ft
- Height
- 16.7 ft
- Number built
- 2
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.