Tupolev Tu-12
The Tupolev Tu -12 (Russian Туполев Ту -12, NATO reporting name "Type 9") was a Soviet bomber.
Development
Andrei Tupolev based his design on the successful Tu -2 and its further developments Tu- 6, 8 and Tu- Tu- 10th The hull has been almost completely taken over, only changed the bug you and glazed him stronger. Instead of the rear -wheel drive took a nose wheel use. The drive served two Rolls -Royce Nene 1 replicas WK -1 from Vladimir Klimov.
The Tu -12 was a cantilever mid -wing monoplane of all-metal construction. The three-piece wing had two spars. The double vertical tail was placed on both sides of the elevator in two end plates. The landing gear was fully retracted.
On July 27, 1947 test pilot A. D. Pereljot began with the testing of the prototype Tu -77. On 3 August, two machines were presented at the traditional air parade in Tushino the public. 1948 began with the production of a small series of experiments, which served for the retraining of pilots from piston to jet propulsion to 1949. With some attempts were also made with new jet engines. However, a larger production did not take place.