The Russians used the Tu-2S as a test bed for engines. In a sense they created hybrids similar to the us fireball and other hybrids as well. So I propose a hybrid with the tu-2S having a jet engine pod under its belly-the what-if!
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Specifications (Tu-2 2M-82)
Tupolev Tu-2 3-view drawing
Data from Gordon, Yefim; Rigmant, Vladimir (2005). OKB Tupolev (1st ed.). Hinkley: Midland Publishing. pp. 83-97. ISBN 1-85780-214-4.
General characteristics
Crew: 4
Length: 13.8 m (45 ft 3 in)
Wingspan: 18.86 m (61 ft 11 in)
Height: 4.13 m (13 ft 7 in)
Empty weight: 7,601 kg (16,757 lb)
Gross weight: 10,538 kg (23,232 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 11,768 kg (25,944 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × Shvetsov ASh-82 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 1,380 kW (1,850 hp) each
Propellers: 3-bladed АБ-5-167А, 3.8 m (12 ft 6 in) diameter , Weight: 178 kg, Pitch range: 23-53°
Performance
Maximum speed: 528 km/h (328 mph, 285 kn) [21]
Range: 2,020 km (1,260 mi, 1,090 nmi)
Service ceiling: 9,000 m (30,000 ft)
Rate of climb: 8.2 m/s (1,610 ft/min)
Wing loading: 220 kg/m2 (45 lb/sq ft)
Power/mass: 0.260 kW/kg (0.158 hp/lb)
Armament
Guns:
2 × 20 mm (0.79 in) fixed forward-firing ShVAK cannon in the wings
3 × 7.62 mm (0.30 in) rear-firing ShKAS machine guns (later replaced by 12.7 mm (0.50 in) Berezin UB machine guns) in the canopy, dorsal and ventral hatches. Some modified to have the b-20 cannon
Bombs: 1,500 kg (3,300 lb) internally and 2,270 kg (5,000 lb) externally
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