The Ju-287 COntinued Development

[GregP]

I'm sure everyone here is aware of the Ju-287 jet with forward-swept wings, made from many parts of other airplanes. It looks like it was developed into an aircraft in the Soviet Union.

Check out the Alekseev 140. Looks like a Ju-188 or 288 fiselage coupled with the forward-swept wing and Jumo engines of the Ju-287, but the engines are buried in mid-wing, like a British Canberra.

I found it at http://www.airwar.ru/enc_e/xplane/140.html

Hope the link works. No data on how many were made, but normal takeoff weight was 24,500 kg and top speed was 1,230 kph according to the web site.

[Geheimprojekte]

The Ju-287 V3 project eventually developed into the Tu-16 Badger

[ChrisMcD]

The Ju-287 V3 project eventually developed into the Tu-16 Badger

Wow, that is a sweeping statement.

I thought Tupolev was quite capable of designing his own aircraft - and when he needed to nick ideas he did it from Boeing!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-16

Lets see your proof?

[Red Admiral]

Apart from being a jet bomber there is pretty much nothing in common between the Tu-16 and the Ju-287. The Tu-16 was developed from the previous Tu-73/78/81/89 (Tu-14) straight wing types. A much larger, longer ranged and faster type with swept wings was desired and so the Tu-88/16 was created.