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Liquifly Rocket Kit – Metro Hobbies

The Petlakow Pe-8 (other designations: TB-7 and ANT-42) was a Soviet heavy bomber from the interwar period and World War II. The flight of the first prototype took place in 1936. Serial production, with breaks, was carried out in the years 1938-1944. About 100 aircraft of this type were built in its course. The drive was provided by four in-line engines: AM-35, M-40 or ACZ-30B with power from 1,340 to 1,500 HP each. The deck armament consisted of four 7.62 and 12.7 mm machine guns and two 20 mm cannons. The machine could also carry a load of bombs weighing up to 5,000 kilograms. The Petlakov Pe-8 was developed to replace the TB-3 machine in the Soviet air force. Machine, according to According to the assumptions of 1934, it was to reach a ceiling of 15,000 meters, a maximum speed