Tsybin Ts-25

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Ts-25
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General information
TypeMilitary transport glider
Manufacturer Tsybin OKB-256
Designer
P. V. Tsybin
StatusRetired
Primary users Soviet Air Forces
Number built480 [1]
History
Manufactured1948-1954
Introduction date1948

The Tysbin Ts-25 (USAF/DoD designation: Type 25; [2] NATO reporting name: Mist [3] ) 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.

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Design and development

Designed by Pavel Tsybin to a 1944 specification, [3] 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. [1] 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. [1] The fuselage was otherwise covered in plywood; the wing was tapered, with its spar being steel-tube strut braced. [3] The intended load of the aircraft consisted of a jeep-type vehicle and a 57 mm (2.2 in) anti-tank gun. [1] [4]

Operational history

Following flight tests that completed in 1948, the Ts-25 was accepted for production; [1] it is regarded as the first domestically produced glider to be built in significant quantities for the Soviet Airborne Forces (VDV). [5] It was first publicly displayed at the 1948 Tushino Air Display. [6] Eventually up to 480 of the aircraft were built at the Chkalovsk manufacturing plant between 1948 and 1954. [1] 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. [3] 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. [3]

In 1950 two Ts-25s, towed by Ilyushin Il-12 transports, were used to resupply Polar Station SP-2. [7]

Variants

Ts-25
Main production version, 480 built. [1]
Ts-25M
Powered version; one built. [3] Powered by two Shvetsov M-11FR-1 radial engines each producing 165 hp (123 kW). [8]
NK-25
Czech designation for Ts-25. [3]

Operators

Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union

Specifications (Ts-25)

Data from [3]

General characteristics

Performance

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

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