Tupolev ANT-22 explained

The Tupolev ANT-22 (also known as the MK-1) was a large flying boat built in the Soviet Union in 1934. A huge aircraft consisting of two hulls and powered by six engines in three nacelles in a push-pull configuration, it was based on the ANT-11, which was never built.^[1] Its enormous weight severely crippled its performance, and it never proceeded beyond the experimental stage.

Operators

• Soviet Naval Aviation

References

• Book: Duffy, Paul . Andrei Kandalov . Tupolev The Man and His Aircraft . 1996. Airlife. Shrewsbury, UK. 1-85310-728-X .
• Book: Gunston, Bill. Bill Gunston. The Osprey Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft 1875–1995 . 1995 . Osprey. London . 1-85532-405-9.
• Book: Nohara, Shigeru. Shigeru Nohara. 日本の飛行艇 (Imperial Japanese Navy Flying Boat). Kojinsha . Tokyo. 2007. 37. 978-4-7698-1363-7.

Notes and References

1. Web site: ANT-11, A.N.Tupolev / History of aircraft construction in the USSR, vol. 1, p. 381 - ISBN 5-217-02528-X. Russian Aviation Museum . 15 June 2018.