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Tu-256 Adskiy Pastuh

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This plane is part of FranzPeterSiegfried's Cold War Alternative story

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Tupolev Design Bureau was given the task of building an unmanned aerial escort for long-range bombers, which could be controlled by someone on board the Gray Whale bomber. Cyril and all design bureaus began to develop the form of the future UAV and what weapons it would carry.

After 3 months of development of TU-256 and "Adskiy Pastuh"(hell shepherd) was presented.

AG's

  1. Activate rockets
  2. lights

Armament

  1. 16 AA rockets "Strela"(arrow)
  2. 1 six barrel 35mm cannon "Kosa"(scythe)

General Characteristics

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  • Wingspan 138.4ft (42.2m)
  • Length 54.1ft (16.5m)
  • Height 20.7ft (6.3m)
  • Empty Weight N/A
  • Loaded Weight 77,115lbs (34,978kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 2.71
  • Wing Loading 69.2lbs/ft2 (338.0kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 1,114.1ft2 (103.5m2)
  • Drag Points 47311

Parts

  • Number of Parts 206
  • Control Surfaces 20
  • Performance Cost 1,184