Tupolev Tu-91
The Tupolev Tu -91 (Russian Туполев Ту -91, NATO code name "Boot" ) was a Soviet naval aircraft. It was developed in the early 1950s for use on aircraft carriers.
Development
Construction began in 1950 due to the development phase for a Soviet Trägerbauprogramm known as project 507 Tupolews OKB had been selected for this task because all the other offices were already busy with other tasks. With the help of staff from the time-resolved OKB Sukhoi between a cantilever low- wing monoplane with retractable tricycle landing gear completely and at the trailing edge swept wings was slightly negative. The TW -2M- turbine powered using two counter-rotating three-bladed propeller. The fuselage had a spindle-like shape, which is why the aircraft and the nickname Byk ( Бык, Bull ) or Botschka ( Бочка, ton ) got.
The first flight took place on 17 May 1955 D. Sjusin place at the wheel. In the course of testing the Tu -91 was given to each wing a boundary layer fence, to the external load was followed by a weapons station on the wing underside. The Tu -91 was not built in series, since the Trägerbauprogramm ultimately limited only to the construction of UAW cruisers for many years.