Soviet OOB11 - 2020

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I noticed the in-service date for the Tupolev TB-3 was a bit early so I built a Tupolev TB-1 to fill the gap...... I doubt anyone will actually use it but it was fun to build. The TB-1 is significant in that it was the first twin-engined, all-metal, cantilever monoplane to enter production in the world and adds a bit of spice to a "what-if" Russian-Japanese pre 1935 battle

[blazejos]

Look there http://wp.scn.ru/en/ww15/b/1387/1/0

TB-1 was used also in navy with float plane and as a transport during WW2 looking on camo is with post 1943 stars

This is also interesting TB-3 from civilian polar aviation in silver-orange colours used as a bomber probably on far north in night harassment
http://wp.scn.ru/en/ww15/b/660/1_o/0

[blazejos]

Just found photo of TB-1 with floats



And interesting story of ANT-7/R-6 which was an scaled down one third TB-1 which became light bomber and reconnaissance aircraft.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_ANT-7

Only surviving aircraft is in Kiev technical school in aviartica orange-blue paint.

Here the story of aircraft as a light bomber was used until 1935 and then in polar aviation and transport probably also during WW2
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/9054331

http://www.oldjets.net/kiev-technical-school.html

Here are photos description and schematics
https://www.globalsecurity.org/milit...ssia/ant-7.htmhttp://wp.scn.ru/en/ww15/b/662/1/0

http://wp.scn.ru/en/ww15/b/662/1/0

Just thinking if is possible in the same way scale down TB-1 icon