The Tupolev Tu-82 was a 1940s
Soviet experimental swept-wing bomber. It was the first Soviet jet bomber with swept wings.[1]
Design and development
Similar to the earlier
Tupolev Tu-14, the Tu-82 was designed to investigate the use of swept wings. Powered by two
Klimov VK-1 engines, the Tu-82 first flew in February 1949.[1] It achieved a top speed of 934 km/h and a ceiling of 14,000 m.[1] Tupolev planned a larger combat version as the Tu-86, but it was not built.[1]
Gordon, Yefim & Rigamant, Vladimir (2005). OKB Tupolev: A History of the Design Bureau and its Aircraft. Hinckley, England: Midland Publishing.
ISBN1-85780-214-4.