Stratos 3,192 Posted June 18, 2009 Can someone tell me which are the first soviet bombers powered by Jets? I can't fins anything before the Il-28 Beagle, but sounds strange that they needed 3 years to develop a jet bomber with all the data captured to the germans and the first fighter jets already flying in 1946. Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MiG Master 2 Posted June 18, 2009 According to Wiki (which we all know is never wrong ), the first Soviet jet bomber built was the Ilyushin Il-22 prototype bomber in 1947, which never entered production: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilyushin_Il-22 The Il-28 looks like the first to enter regular service with the Soviets. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MigBuster 2,884 Posted June 18, 2009 Can someone tell me which are the first soviet bombers powered by Jets? I can't fins anything before the Il-28 Beagle, but sounds strange that they needed 3 years to develop a jet bomber with all the data captured to the germans and the first fighter jets already flying in 1946.Thanks Not too sure - I thought it was the IL-28 - read somewhere that the type of Jet tech they got from the Germans was not adequate - especially when we gave them the Rolls Royce Nene :slow(en): - which was copied and manufactored as the VK-1 - this went into the MiG-15 and Il-28. Must be something about it on the web - or maybe Lindr2 would know if hes still about. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stratos 3,192 Posted June 19, 2009 Seems that the Il-22 is a copy of the German Heinkel jet bomber, anyone know If the soviets tried to copy the Arado234? This plane was totally operational and seems pretty good for the era Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
macelena 1,070 Posted June 19, 2009 (edited) Seems that the Il-22 is a copy of the German Heinkel jet bomber, anyone know If the soviets tried to copy the Arado234? This plane was totally operational and seems pretty good for the era Vastly modified, but the Beagle exploited the concept. Edited June 19, 2009 by macelena Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Gepard 11,323 Posted June 20, 2009 (edited) The first jet bomber was a jet version of the Tu-2. If i remember right the designation was Tu-10 or Tu-12. They simply replaced the piston engine by jet engines. link: Tu-12 page from Aviaorg Edited June 20, 2009 by Gepard Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+warthog64 94 Posted June 22, 2009 I think there was a Tu-4 (B-29) modified with jet engines for testing purposes, not sure though. If so it would have been one of the first Soviet attempts at a jet bomber Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
