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| |name = Ts-25 | |name = Ts-25 | ||
| |logo = |
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| |image = | |image = Tsybin Ts-25.jpg | ||
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| |type = Military transport glider | |type = Military transport glider | ||
| |manufacturer = Tsybin OKB-256 |
|manufacturer = Tsybin OKB-256 | ||
| |designer = P. V. Tsybin | |designer = P. V. Tsybin | ||
| |first_flight = |
|first_flight = | ||
| |introduction = 1948 | |introduction = 1948 | ||
| |retired = <!--Date the aircraft left service. If vague or more than a few dates, skip this --> | |retired = <!--Date the aircraft left service. If vague or more than a few dates, skip this --> | ||
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| |more_users = ] | |more_users = ] | ||
| |produced = 1948-1954 | |produced = 1948-1954 | ||
| |number_built = 480<ref name="Dancey">{{cite book |last1=Dancey |first1=Peter G. |title=Soviet Aircraft Industry |date=2015 |publisher=Fonthill Media |location=Oxford |isbn=9781781552896 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1ji5DgAAQBAJ |
|number_built = 480<ref name="Dancey">{{cite book |last1=Dancey |first1=Peter G. |title=Soviet Aircraft Industry |date=2015 |publisher=Fonthill Media |location=Oxford |isbn=9781781552896 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1ji5DgAAQBAJ&dq=Tsybin+Ts-25&pg=PT285 |access-date=7 December 2024}}</ref><!--ru.wiki and uk.wiki, both appearing to use the same source, say 251. But neither has an inline source, page #, etc.--> | ||
| |program cost = | |program cost = | ||
| |unit cost = | |unit cost = | ||
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| |variants = <!--Variants OF this aircraft--> | |variants = <!--Variants OF this aircraft--> | ||
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| The ''' |
The '''Tsybin Ts-25''' (]: '''Type 25''';<ref>{{cite web |last1=Parsch |first1=Andreas |author2=Aleksey V. Martynov |title=Designations of Soviet and Russian Military Aircraft and Missiles |url=https://www.designation-systems.net/non-us/soviet.html |website=Designation-Systems |access-date=8 December 2024 |date=2008}}</ref> ]: '''Mist'''<ref name="Gunston"/>) was a ] designed by ] for use by the ] as a ]. Built in significant numbers, it saw service with the ] in the late 1940s and early 1950s. | ||
| ==Design and development== | ==Design and development== | ||
| Designed by Pavel Tsybin to a 1944 specification,<ref name="Gunston">{{cite book |last1=Gunston |first1=Bill |title=The Osprey Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft 1875-1995 |date=1995 |publisher=Osprey Publishing |location=Oxford |isbn=978-0760300275 |page=375 |url=https://books.google.com/books? |
Designed by Pavel Tsybin to a 1944 specification,<ref name="Gunston">{{cite book |last1=Gunston |first1=Bill |title=The Osprey Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft 1875-1995 |date=1995 |publisher=Osprey Publishing |location=Oxford |isbn=978-0760300275 |page=375 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oPgfAQAAIAAJ&q=Ts-25 |access-date=8 December 2024}}</ref> the Ts-25 was of a high-wing design, with a box-shaped fuselage featuring a hinged nose for ease of loading the aircraft's cargo.<ref name="Dancey"/> The aircraft had a fixed ], with skids to aid in landing, and was of steel-tube-braced wooden construction with the nose covered in fabric.<ref name="Dancey"/> The fuselage was otherwise covered in plywood; the wing was tapered, with its spar being steel-tube strut braced.<ref name="Gunston"/> The intended load of the aircraft consisted of a ]-type vehicle and a {{convert|57|mm|abbr=on}} ].<ref name="Dancey"/><ref>{{cite book |last1=Zaloga |first1=Steven J. |title=Inside the Blue Berets: A Combat History of Soviet and Russian Airborne Forces, 1930-1995 |date=1995 |publisher=Presido |location=Novato, CA |isbn=978-0891413998 |page=122}}</ref> | ||
| ==Operational history== | ==Operational history== | ||
| Following flight tests that completed in 1948, the Ts-25 was accepted for production;<ref name="Dancey"/> it is regarded as the first domestically produced glider to be built in significant quantities for the ] (VDV).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Weeks |first1=John |title=Airborne Equipment: A History of Its Development |date=1976 |publisher=Hippocrene Books |location=New York |isbn=978-0882544014 |page=135 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ICQyAQAAIAAJ&q=Tsybin+Ts-25 |access-date=8 December 2024}}</ref> It was first publicly displayed at the 1948 ].<ref>{{cite book|last=Mrazek|first=James E.|title=Kampfsegler im Zweiten Weltkrieg|date=1981|location=Suttgart|publisher=Motorbuch|page=180|isbn=3-87943-829-3}}</ref> Eventually up to 480 of the aircraft were built at the ] manufacturing plant between 1948 and 1954.<ref name="Dancey"/> Some were used by the VDV in training maneuvers. One was modified with 25 passenger seats for evaluation for potential civilian use on routes including ], ], and ].<ref name="Gunston"/> Two were supplied to the ] in 1952 and given the desigation NK-25; the ] was preferred by the Czechs.<ref name="Gunston"/> | |||
| In 1950 two Ts-25s, towed by ] transports, were used to resupply ].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Kasakow |first1=Wladimir Borissowitch |title=Der Flug zum Pol |journal=Fliegerrevue |date=1958 |volume=383 |issue=1 |pages=18–22}}</ref> | |||
| ==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||
| ;Ts-25: Main production version, 480 built.<ref name="Dancey"/> | ;Ts-25: Main production version, 480 built.<ref name="Dancey"/> | ||
| ;Ts-25M: Powered version; one built.<ref name="Gunston"/> Powered by two ] radial engines |
;Ts-25M: Powered version; one built.<ref name="Gunston"/> Powered by two ] radial engines each producing {{convert|165|hp|abbr=on}}.<ref name="MHS">{{cite journal |last=Wood |first=Allen |title=Soviet Military Gliders |journal=The Bulletin of the Military Historical Society |date=1993 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=36MrAAAAYAAJ&q=Tsybin+Ts-25 |access-date=8 December 2024}}</ref> | ||
| ;NK-25: Czech designation for Ts-25.<ref name="Gunston"/> | ;NK-25: Czech designation for Ts-25.<ref name="Gunston"/> | ||
| ==Operators== | ==Operators== | ||
| ;{{CZS}}: | ;{{CZS}}: | ||
| *] | * ] | ||
| ;{{USSR}}: | ;{{USSR}}: | ||
| *] | * ] | ||
| ==Specifications (Ts-25)== | ==Specifications (Ts-25)== | ||
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| |prime units? = met | |prime units? = met | ||
| |ref=<ref name="Gunston"/> | |ref=<ref name="Gunston"/> | ||
| |crew= |
|crew=two pilots | ||
| |capacity=25 troops or {{convert|2500|kg|lb|abbr=on}} cargo | |capacity=25 troops or {{convert|2500|kg|lb|abbr=on}} cargo | ||
| |length ft=52 | |length ft=52 | ||
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| |span m= | |span m= | ||
| |height ft= | |height ft= | ||
| |height in= |
|height in= | ||
| |height m= | |height m=5 | ||
| |wing area sqft= | |wing area sqft= | ||
| |wing area sqm=75.0 | |wing area sqm=75.0 | ||
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| |max speed kmh= 230 | |max speed kmh= 230 | ||
| |max speed note= in tow | |max speed note= in tow | ||
| |cruise speed kmh= |
|cruise speed kmh= | ||
| |cruise speed note= | |cruise speed note= | ||
| |stall speed mph= | |stall speed mph= | ||
| |stall speed kmh= |
|stall speed kmh= | ||
| |stall speed note= | |stall speed note= | ||
| |never exceed speed mph= |
|never exceed speed mph= | ||
| |never exceed speed note= | |never exceed speed note= | ||
| |never exceed speed kmh= | |never exceed speed kmh= | ||
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| |related= | |related= | ||
| |similar aircraft= | |similar aircraft= | ||
| *] | * ] | ||
| *] | * ] | ||
| *] | * ] | ||
| *] | * ] | ||
| *] | * ] | ||
| |lists= | |lists= | ||
| *] | * ] | ||
| |see also= | |see also= | ||
| }} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 22:01, 5 January 2025
1940s Soviet military transport glider by Tsybin| Ts-25 | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Military transport glider |
| Manufacturer | Tsybin OKB-256 |
| Designer | P. V. Tsybin |
| Status | Retired |
| Primary users | Soviet Air Forces Czechoslovak Air Force |
| Number built | 480 |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 1948-1954 |
| Introduction date | 1948 |
The Tsybin Ts-25 (USAF/DoD designation: Type 25; NATO reporting name: Mist) was a military glider designed by Pavel Tsybin for use by the Soviet Air Forces as a transport aircraft. Built in significant numbers, it saw service with the Soviet Airborne Forces in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
Design and development
Designed by Pavel Tsybin to a 1944 specification, the Ts-25 was of a high-wing design, with a box-shaped fuselage featuring a hinged nose for ease of loading the aircraft's cargo. The aircraft had a fixed tricycle landing gear, with skids to aid in landing, and was of steel-tube-braced wooden construction with the nose covered in fabric. The fuselage was otherwise covered in plywood; the wing was tapered, with its spar being steel-tube strut braced. The intended load of the aircraft consisted of a jeep-type vehicle and a 57 mm (2.2 in) anti-tank gun.
Operational history
Following flight tests that completed in 1948, the Ts-25 was accepted for production; it is regarded as the first domestically produced glider to be built in significant quantities for the Soviet Airborne Forces (VDV). It was first publicly displayed at the 1948 Tushino Air Display. Eventually up to 480 of the aircraft were built at the Chkalovsk manufacturing plant between 1948 and 1954. Some were used by the VDV in training maneuvers. One was modified with 25 passenger seats for evaluation for potential civilian use on routes including Moscow, Gorki, and Novosibirsk. Two were supplied to the Czechoslovak Air Force in 1952 and given the desigation NK-25; the Yakovlev Yak-14 was preferred by the Czechs.
In 1950 two Ts-25s, towed by Ilyushin Il-12 transports, were used to resupply Polar Station SP-2.
Variants
- Ts-25
- Main production version, 480 built.
- Ts-25M
- Powered version; one built. Powered by two Shvetsov M-11FR-1 radial engines each producing 165 hp (123 kW).
- NK-25
- Czech designation for Ts-25.
Operators
Specifications (Ts-25)
Data from
General characteristics
- Crew: two pilots
- Capacity: 25 troops or 2,500 kg (5,500 lb) cargo
- Length: 16.15 m (52 ft 11.8 in)
- Wingspan: 24.38 m (79 ft 11.875 in)
- Height: 5 m (16 ft 5 in)
- Wing area: 75.0 m (807 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 1,787 kg (3,940 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 4,200 kg (9,259 lb)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 230 km/h (140 mph, 120 kn) in tow
- Landing speed: 90 km/h (56 mph; 49 kn)
See also
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
Related lists
References
Citations
- ^ Dancey, Peter G. (2015). Soviet Aircraft Industry. Oxford: Fonthill Media. ISBN 9781781552896. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- Parsch, Andreas; Aleksey V. Martynov (2008). "Designations of Soviet and Russian Military Aircraft and Missiles". Designation-Systems. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ Gunston, Bill (1995). The Osprey Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft 1875-1995. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. p. 375. ISBN 978-0760300275. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- Zaloga, Steven J. (1995). Inside the Blue Berets: A Combat History of Soviet and Russian Airborne Forces, 1930-1995. Novato, CA: Presido. p. 122. ISBN 978-0891413998.
- Weeks, John (1976). Airborne Equipment: A History of Its Development. New York: Hippocrene Books. p. 135. ISBN 978-0882544014. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- Mrazek, James E. (1981). Kampfsegler im Zweiten Weltkrieg. Suttgart: Motorbuch. p. 180. ISBN 3-87943-829-3.
- Kasakow, Wladimir Borissowitch (1958). "Der Flug zum Pol". Fliegerrevue. 383 (1): 18–22.
- Wood, Allen (1993). "Soviet Military Gliders". The Bulletin of the Military Historical Society. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
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