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Grigorovich TB-5 () was an experimental heavy bomber designed and tested in the Soviet Union in the early 1930s. Designed as a competitor for TB-3, TB-5 was intended to be powered by two FED 24-cylinder X engines of 746 kW (1,000 hp) each. When these were canceled, the underwing pods were revised to each house a pair of Bristol Jupiter engines in a push-pull configuration. Despite projected performance inferior to TB-3, it was hoped that TB-5 would gain an advantage by using less metal (in short supply at the time) thanks to its mixed construction of fabric-covered metal frame.

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  • Grigorovich TB-5
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  • Grigorovich TB-5 () was an experimental heavy bomber designed and tested in the Soviet Union in the early 1930s. Designed as a competitor for TB-3, TB-5 was intended to be powered by two FED 24-cylinder X engines of 746 kW (1,000 hp) each. When these were canceled, the underwing pods were revised to each house a pair of Bristol Jupiter engines in a push-pull configuration. Despite projected performance inferior to TB-3, it was hoped that TB-5 would gain an advantage by using less metal (in short supply at the time) thanks to its mixed construction of fabric-covered metal frame.
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loaded weight main
  • 12535.0
Guns
  • Two turrets, each with 2× 7.62 mm PV-1 machine guns
number of props
  • 4(xsd:integer)
length alt
  • 2209.7999999999997
span main
  • 31 m
power/mass alt
  • 0(xsd:double)
Status
  • Retired
primary user
Type
  • Heavy bomber
type of prop
  • radial engine
loading main
  • 84(xsd:integer)
length main
  • 22.1 m
power alt
  • 450.0
area main
  • 150.0
power main
  • 336.0
bombs
  • Up to 2,500 kg of bombs
span alt
  • 3098.8
max speed main
  • 180.0
engine (prop)
  • Bristol Jupiter V
power/mass main
  • 107(xsd:integer)
ceiling main
  • 2,600 m
National Origin
empty weight main
  • 7483.0
loaded weight alt
  • 27635.0
area alt
  • 1614.6
max speed alt
  • 97(xsd:integer)
jet or prop?
  • prop
loading alt
  • 17(xsd:integer)
empty weight alt
  • 16497.0
plane or copter?
  • plane
ceiling alt
  • 8530.0
Crew
  • Six
Number Built
  • One
Designer
ref
  • Shavrov 1985
abstract
  • Grigorovich TB-5 () was an experimental heavy bomber designed and tested in the Soviet Union in the early 1930s. Designed as a competitor for TB-3, TB-5 was intended to be powered by two FED 24-cylinder X engines of 746 kW (1,000 hp) each. When these were canceled, the underwing pods were revised to each house a pair of Bristol Jupiter engines in a push-pull configuration. Despite projected performance inferior to TB-3, it was hoped that TB-5 would gain an advantage by using less metal (in short supply at the time) thanks to its mixed construction of fabric-covered metal frame. Test flights began on 1 May 1931 with disappointing results, in part due to poor thrust of the rear-facing engines. The prototype TB-5 was wrecked in a crash landing following the in-flight detachment of an engine in Spring 1932, and with the entry into service of the superior TB-3 that year, the TB-5 project was abandoned.
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