This is a list of aircraft produced by Tupolev, a Russian aircraft manufacturer.
Tupolev aircraftedit
Early aircraftedit
ANT-1: The first aircraft by A.N.T. and the first Soviet-built aircraft. Mixed materials design. The work started in 1921. Assembly began in 1922. First flight took place in 1923. The tests were cancelled due to engine malfunction.
ANT-2: Two passenger aircraft. The first Soviet all-metal aircraft, 1924.
ANT-3/R-3/PS-3: All-metal two-seats recce biplane, 1925. About 100 were built.
ANT-4/TB-1: All-metal twin-engined (M-17B) monoplane heavy bomber, 1925. There were 212 aircraft built. There was a G-1 cargo version.
ANT-5/I-4: Prototype of I-4 fighter. The first aircraft designed by Pavel Sukhoi, 1927. 369 were built. I-4 was in service in 1928–1933.
ANT-6/TB-3: Four-engine development of TB-1, 1930. There was a G-2 cargo version.
ANT-7/R-6/KR-6/MR-6: Development of TB-1 as reconnaissance (R-6), "cruiser" (escort fighter, KR-6), and maritime patrol/torpedo bomber (MR-6), 1931.
ANT-21/MI-3: Multiseat fighter. Development of R-6, 1933.
ANT-22/MK-1: Armoured six-engine recce flying boat prototype, development of ANT-11, 1934.
ANT-23/I-12: Experimental twin-engined fighter equipped with two recoilless 75mm cannons, 1931.
ANT-24/TB-4: Projected enlarged version of ANT-16 powered by four M-44 engines, precursor of ANT-26, 1931.
ANT-25/RD: Single-engine monoplane long-range bomber. Designed by Pavel Sukhoi. ANT-25RD (RD for "Rekord Dalnosty", i.e. "Range Record") was used in a record flight from Moscow to San Jacinto, California, USA over the North Pole—10,148 km, 1933 (one was built in 1989).
Tu-4 "Bull": copied from several seized Boeing B-29 Superfortress. Initial name is B-4 (A.N.T. did not want to give his name to an aircraft designed outside his bureau), 1947.
Experimental aircraftedit
Tu-1 (ANT-63): prototype night-fighter variant of the Tu-2, 1946
Tu-6: prototype reconnaissance variant of the Tu-2, 1946
Tu-8 (ANT-69): prototype long-range bomber variant of the Tu-2, 1947
Tu-10 "Frosty" (ANT-68): prototype high-speed bomber, developed from the Tu-2, 1943
Tu-12 (also known as Tu-77): medium jet bomber prototype, developed from the Tu-2, 1947
Tu-18 (also known as Tu-72): jet-powered version of the Tu-8, 1947
Tu-20 (also known as Tu-73): jet-powered short-range bomber project, 1947
Tu-20 (II) twin-engined turboprop business aircraft
Tu-22: high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft developed from the Tu-2, 1947
Tu-24: high-altitude bomber project developed from the Tu-2, 1946