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What is this WWII four-engine plane on skis?
What kind of WWII aircaft is this?What type is this aircraft with “inverted” wings?What is this abandoned plane?Can you identify this plane from 1920 and prior vintage?What plane is this?What is this twin engined jet?What is this single-engine low-wing propeller plane?What's the name of this light airplane?What's this biplane built by a 16-year old?
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I've seen this plane but I don't know its name:
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Could you add a source for the image? A Google reverse image search finds World of Warships Arctic. Are you sure this is a real aircraft and not just from a game?
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@Bianfable World of Warships Arctic makes a lot of sense, as that game focuses on the time period where this kind of machine could have seen action. Also, the bit of UI in the lower right gives it away :)
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Yep, that's straight out of World of Warships. It's part of the pregame screen for a match on the Arctic map.
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Note that the fantasy skis there are utterly impossible. They would dig in to the snow!! A wedge is precisely the opposite of a ski :) :) Heh!
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Could you add a source for the image? A Google reverse image search finds World of Warships Arctic. Are you sure this is a real aircraft and not just from a game?
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@Bianfable World of Warships Arctic makes a lot of sense, as that game focuses on the time period where this kind of machine could have seen action. Also, the bit of UI in the lower right gives it away :)
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Yep, that's straight out of World of Warships. It's part of the pregame screen for a match on the Arctic map.
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– Davidw
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Note that the fantasy skis there are utterly impossible. They would dig in to the snow!! A wedge is precisely the opposite of a ski :) :) Heh!
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– Fattie
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Could you add a source for the image? A Google reverse image search finds World of Warships Arctic. Are you sure this is a real aircraft and not just from a game?
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– Bianfable
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@Bianfable World of Warships Arctic makes a lot of sense, as that game focuses on the time period where this kind of machine could have seen action. Also, the bit of UI in the lower right gives it away :)
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– AEhere supports Monica
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Yep, that's straight out of World of Warships. It's part of the pregame screen for a match on the Arctic map.
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– Davidw
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Note that the fantasy skis there are utterly impossible. They would dig in to the snow!! A wedge is precisely the opposite of a ski :) :) Heh!
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– Fattie
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Well, I think. I may be wrong, it may just be capturing the wrong angle.
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Could you add a source for the image? A Google reverse image search finds World of Warships Arctic. Are you sure this is a real aircraft and not just from a game?
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– Bianfable
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Could you add a source for the image? A Google reverse image search finds World of Warships Arctic. Are you sure this is a real aircraft and not just from a game?
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– Bianfable
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@Bianfable World of Warships Arctic makes a lot of sense, as that game focuses on the time period where this kind of machine could have seen action. Also, the bit of UI in the lower right gives it away :)
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– AEhere supports Monica
Sep 15 at 11:58
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@Bianfable World of Warships Arctic makes a lot of sense, as that game focuses on the time period where this kind of machine could have seen action. Also, the bit of UI in the lower right gives it away :)
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– AEhere supports Monica
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Yep, that's straight out of World of Warships. It's part of the pregame screen for a match on the Arctic map.
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– Davidw
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Yep, that's straight out of World of Warships. It's part of the pregame screen for a match on the Arctic map.
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– Davidw
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Note that the fantasy skis there are utterly impossible. They would dig in to the snow!! A wedge is precisely the opposite of a ski :) :) Heh!
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– Fattie
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Note that the fantasy skis there are utterly impossible. They would dig in to the snow!! A wedge is precisely the opposite of a ski :) :) Heh!
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– Fattie
Sep 16 at 18:45
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Well, I think. I may be wrong, it may just be capturing the wrong angle.
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Looks like a TB-3 or a variant thereof. According to Wikipedia, this four-engine all steel(!) heavy bomber first flew in 1930 and was the world's first cantilever aircraft in this class. The skis do not appear to have pertained exclusively to any specific variant, given that the first flight already used them.
It was used up to and including the Second World War, and a number of experimental variants were developed from it. One of the most interesting was the Zveno project, an experiment with parasite fighters. Here you can see the Zveno-SPB variant of the TB-3 with two I-16 fighters under the wings:
The Zveno-SPB saw operational usage and even success in raids against the Romanian oilfields during WW2.
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Oh man, a bomber that drops fighters that drop bombs...
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@Jpe61 6D chess :) The USAF also experimented with this concept later on, and came to similar conclusions.
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@AEhere wonder why the USAF thought 6 inches of ground clearance was a problem :)
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@Jpe61 Yo dawg, I herd you like bombers...
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@jwenting indeed, I've seen less on modern-day hardware.
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As yury10578 and AEhere correctly pointed out it's ANT-6A "Aviaarctica", polar version of TB-3 heavy bomber. (The plane's name is written on its body)
Its drawing in that exact livery:
ANT-6A with ski-only landing gear:
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"Its drawing in that exact livery" Well, not exact. The OP's image has yellow accents. But quite close.
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@T.J.Crowder Yeah, missed that. That's probably just some inconsistency of the drawings. Another drawing has something like those accents.
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That must be one of the civil variants of TB-3 as other guys already said. Went under designations ANT-6A and/or G-2, I'd have to dig out a book to tell more precisely.
Interestingly, Wikipedia tells almost nothing about it -- and this plane (well, planes -- there were a small series) was quite a hero of Artic flights, if I recall my reading right.
ADDED: Well, it was (a hero etc.). On May 21, 1937 ANT-6A commanded by M.V.Vodopyanov (aircraft register number N-170) made ice landing in the North pole region, the first in history. Later, flight of 4 ANT-6A's landed the "North pole-1" polar expedition and their supplies.
The ANT-6A (actually, ANT-6 "Aviaarktika") modifications included a drag chute, which allowed to reduce a landing run by 35-50%. These aircraft could have either wheeled or ski landing gear. The cargo weight was up to 2500 kg, while the total load could reach almost 50% of takeoff weight.
G-2, however, and here I was wrong, was essentially TB-3 without the armament and with added cargo securing equipment and some "passenger carrying equipment"--hard seats (up to 4000 kg load or up to 50 passengers). Some of those registered thousands of flight hours.
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Looks like a TB-3 or a variant thereof. According to Wikipedia, this four-engine all steel(!) heavy bomber first flew in 1930 and was the world's first cantilever aircraft in this class. The skis do not appear to have pertained exclusively to any specific variant, given that the first flight already used them.
It was used up to and including the Second World War, and a number of experimental variants were developed from it. One of the most interesting was the Zveno project, an experiment with parasite fighters. Here you can see the Zveno-SPB variant of the TB-3 with two I-16 fighters under the wings:
The Zveno-SPB saw operational usage and even success in raids against the Romanian oilfields during WW2.
answered Sep 15 at 11:37
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Oh man, a bomber that drops fighters that drop bombs...
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– Jpe61
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@Jpe61 6D chess :) The USAF also experimented with this concept later on, and came to similar conclusions.
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– AEhere supports Monica
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@AEhere wonder why the USAF thought 6 inches of ground clearance was a problem :)
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– jwenting
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@Jpe61 Yo dawg, I herd you like bombers...
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@jwenting indeed, I've seen less on modern-day hardware.
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Looks like a TB-3 or a variant thereof. According to Wikipedia, this four-engine all steel(!) heavy bomber first flew in 1930 and was the world's first cantilever aircraft in this class. The skis do not appear to have pertained exclusively to any specific variant, given that the first flight already used them.
It was used up to and including the Second World War, and a number of experimental variants were developed from it. One of the most interesting was the Zveno project, an experiment with parasite fighters. Here you can see the Zveno-SPB variant of the TB-3 with two I-16 fighters under the wings:
The Zveno-SPB saw operational usage and even success in raids against the Romanian oilfields during WW2.
answered Sep 15 at 11:37
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Oh man, a bomber that drops fighters that drop bombs...
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– Jpe61
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@Jpe61 6D chess :) The USAF also experimented with this concept later on, and came to similar conclusions.
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– AEhere supports Monica
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@AEhere wonder why the USAF thought 6 inches of ground clearance was a problem :)
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@Jpe61 Yo dawg, I herd you like bombers...
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– Harper - Reinstate Monica
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@jwenting indeed, I've seen less on modern-day hardware.
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Looks like a TB-3 or a variant thereof. According to Wikipedia, this four-engine all steel(!) heavy bomber first flew in 1930 and was the world's first cantilever aircraft in this class. The skis do not appear to have pertained exclusively to any specific variant, given that the first flight already used them.
It was used up to and including the Second World War, and a number of experimental variants were developed from it. One of the most interesting was the Zveno project, an experiment with parasite fighters. Here you can see the Zveno-SPB variant of the TB-3 with two I-16 fighters under the wings:
The Zveno-SPB saw operational usage and even success in raids against the Romanian oilfields during WW2.
answered Sep 15 at 11:37
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Looks like a TB-3 or a variant thereof. According to Wikipedia, this four-engine all steel(!) heavy bomber first flew in 1930 and was the world's first cantilever aircraft in this class. The skis do not appear to have pertained exclusively to any specific variant, given that the first flight already used them.
It was used up to and including the Second World War, and a number of experimental variants were developed from it. One of the most interesting was the Zveno project, an experiment with parasite fighters. Here you can see the Zveno-SPB variant of the TB-3 with two I-16 fighters under the wings:
The Zveno-SPB saw operational usage and even success in raids against the Romanian oilfields during WW2.
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Oh man, a bomber that drops fighters that drop bombs...
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– Jpe61
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@Jpe61 6D chess :) The USAF also experimented with this concept later on, and came to similar conclusions.
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– AEhere supports Monica
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@AEhere wonder why the USAF thought 6 inches of ground clearance was a problem :)
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@Jpe61 Yo dawg, I herd you like bombers...
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@jwenting indeed, I've seen less on modern-day hardware.
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Oh man, a bomber that drops fighters that drop bombs...
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@Jpe61 6D chess :) The USAF also experimented with this concept later on, and came to similar conclusions.
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– AEhere supports Monica
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@AEhere wonder why the USAF thought 6 inches of ground clearance was a problem :)
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@Jpe61 Yo dawg, I herd you like bombers...
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@jwenting indeed, I've seen less on modern-day hardware.
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Oh man, a bomber that drops fighters that drop bombs...
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@Jpe61 6D chess :) The USAF also experimented with this concept later on, and came to similar conclusions.
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– AEhere supports Monica
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@Jpe61 6D chess :) The USAF also experimented with this concept later on, and came to similar conclusions.
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– AEhere supports Monica
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@AEhere wonder why the USAF thought 6 inches of ground clearance was a problem :)
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@AEhere wonder why the USAF thought 6 inches of ground clearance was a problem :)
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@Jpe61 Yo dawg, I herd you like bombers...
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@jwenting indeed, I've seen less on modern-day hardware.
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As yury10578 and AEhere correctly pointed out it's ANT-6A "Aviaarctica", polar version of TB-3 heavy bomber. (The plane's name is written on its body)
Its drawing in that exact livery:
ANT-6A with ski-only landing gear:
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"Its drawing in that exact livery" Well, not exact. The OP's image has yellow accents. But quite close.
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@T.J.Crowder Yeah, missed that. That's probably just some inconsistency of the drawings. Another drawing has something like those accents.
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As yury10578 and AEhere correctly pointed out it's ANT-6A "Aviaarctica", polar version of TB-3 heavy bomber. (The plane's name is written on its body)
Its drawing in that exact livery:
ANT-6A with ski-only landing gear:
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"Its drawing in that exact livery" Well, not exact. The OP's image has yellow accents. But quite close.
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@T.J.Crowder Yeah, missed that. That's probably just some inconsistency of the drawings. Another drawing has something like those accents.
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As yury10578 and AEhere correctly pointed out it's ANT-6A "Aviaarctica", polar version of TB-3 heavy bomber. (The plane's name is written on its body)
Its drawing in that exact livery:
ANT-6A with ski-only landing gear:
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As yury10578 and AEhere correctly pointed out it's ANT-6A "Aviaarctica", polar version of TB-3 heavy bomber. (The plane's name is written on its body)
Its drawing in that exact livery:
ANT-6A with ski-only landing gear:
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"Its drawing in that exact livery" Well, not exact. The OP's image has yellow accents. But quite close.
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– T.J. Crowder
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@T.J.Crowder Yeah, missed that. That's probably just some inconsistency of the drawings. Another drawing has something like those accents.
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– Wolphin
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"Its drawing in that exact livery" Well, not exact. The OP's image has yellow accents. But quite close.
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– T.J. Crowder
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@T.J.Crowder Yeah, missed that. That's probably just some inconsistency of the drawings. Another drawing has something like those accents.
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– Wolphin
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"Its drawing in that exact livery" Well, not exact. The OP's image has yellow accents. But quite close.
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– T.J. Crowder
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"Its drawing in that exact livery" Well, not exact. The OP's image has yellow accents. But quite close.
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– T.J. Crowder
Sep 16 at 7:36
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@T.J.Crowder Yeah, missed that. That's probably just some inconsistency of the drawings. Another drawing has something like those accents.
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– Wolphin
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@T.J.Crowder Yeah, missed that. That's probably just some inconsistency of the drawings. Another drawing has something like those accents.
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That must be one of the civil variants of TB-3 as other guys already said. Went under designations ANT-6A and/or G-2, I'd have to dig out a book to tell more precisely.
Interestingly, Wikipedia tells almost nothing about it -- and this plane (well, planes -- there were a small series) was quite a hero of Artic flights, if I recall my reading right.
ADDED: Well, it was (a hero etc.). On May 21, 1937 ANT-6A commanded by M.V.Vodopyanov (aircraft register number N-170) made ice landing in the North pole region, the first in history. Later, flight of 4 ANT-6A's landed the "North pole-1" polar expedition and their supplies.
The ANT-6A (actually, ANT-6 "Aviaarktika") modifications included a drag chute, which allowed to reduce a landing run by 35-50%. These aircraft could have either wheeled or ski landing gear. The cargo weight was up to 2500 kg, while the total load could reach almost 50% of takeoff weight.
G-2, however, and here I was wrong, was essentially TB-3 without the armament and with added cargo securing equipment and some "passenger carrying equipment"--hard seats (up to 4000 kg load or up to 50 passengers). Some of those registered thousands of flight hours.
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That must be one of the civil variants of TB-3 as other guys already said. Went under designations ANT-6A and/or G-2, I'd have to dig out a book to tell more precisely.
Interestingly, Wikipedia tells almost nothing about it -- and this plane (well, planes -- there were a small series) was quite a hero of Artic flights, if I recall my reading right.
ADDED: Well, it was (a hero etc.). On May 21, 1937 ANT-6A commanded by M.V.Vodopyanov (aircraft register number N-170) made ice landing in the North pole region, the first in history. Later, flight of 4 ANT-6A's landed the "North pole-1" polar expedition and their supplies.
The ANT-6A (actually, ANT-6 "Aviaarktika") modifications included a drag chute, which allowed to reduce a landing run by 35-50%. These aircraft could have either wheeled or ski landing gear. The cargo weight was up to 2500 kg, while the total load could reach almost 50% of takeoff weight.
G-2, however, and here I was wrong, was essentially TB-3 without the armament and with added cargo securing equipment and some "passenger carrying equipment"--hard seats (up to 4000 kg load or up to 50 passengers). Some of those registered thousands of flight hours.
answered Sep 16 at 4:49
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That must be one of the civil variants of TB-3 as other guys already said. Went under designations ANT-6A and/or G-2, I'd have to dig out a book to tell more precisely.
Interestingly, Wikipedia tells almost nothing about it -- and this plane (well, planes -- there were a small series) was quite a hero of Artic flights, if I recall my reading right.
ADDED: Well, it was (a hero etc.). On May 21, 1937 ANT-6A commanded by M.V.Vodopyanov (aircraft register number N-170) made ice landing in the North pole region, the first in history. Later, flight of 4 ANT-6A's landed the "North pole-1" polar expedition and their supplies.
The ANT-6A (actually, ANT-6 "Aviaarktika") modifications included a drag chute, which allowed to reduce a landing run by 35-50%. These aircraft could have either wheeled or ski landing gear. The cargo weight was up to 2500 kg, while the total load could reach almost 50% of takeoff weight.
G-2, however, and here I was wrong, was essentially TB-3 without the armament and with added cargo securing equipment and some "passenger carrying equipment"--hard seats (up to 4000 kg load or up to 50 passengers). Some of those registered thousands of flight hours.
answered Sep 16 at 4:49
yury10578yury10578
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That must be one of the civil variants of TB-3 as other guys already said. Went under designations ANT-6A and/or G-2, I'd have to dig out a book to tell more precisely.
Interestingly, Wikipedia tells almost nothing about it -- and this plane (well, planes -- there were a small series) was quite a hero of Artic flights, if I recall my reading right.
ADDED: Well, it was (a hero etc.). On May 21, 1937 ANT-6A commanded by M.V.Vodopyanov (aircraft register number N-170) made ice landing in the North pole region, the first in history. Later, flight of 4 ANT-6A's landed the "North pole-1" polar expedition and their supplies.
The ANT-6A (actually, ANT-6 "Aviaarktika") modifications included a drag chute, which allowed to reduce a landing run by 35-50%. These aircraft could have either wheeled or ski landing gear. The cargo weight was up to 2500 kg, while the total load could reach almost 50% of takeoff weight.
G-2, however, and here I was wrong, was essentially TB-3 without the armament and with added cargo securing equipment and some "passenger carrying equipment"--hard seats (up to 4000 kg load or up to 50 passengers). Some of those registered thousands of flight hours.
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Could you add a source for the image? A Google reverse image search finds World of Warships Arctic. Are you sure this is a real aircraft and not just from a game?
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@Bianfable World of Warships Arctic makes a lot of sense, as that game focuses on the time period where this kind of machine could have seen action. Also, the bit of UI in the lower right gives it away :)
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Yep, that's straight out of World of Warships. It's part of the pregame screen for a match on the Arctic map.
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– Davidw
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Note that the fantasy skis there are utterly impossible. They would dig in to the snow!! A wedge is precisely the opposite of a ski :) :) Heh!
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– Fattie
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Well, I think. I may be wrong, it may just be capturing the wrong angle.
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– Fattie
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