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OKB-1 EF 140

OKB-1 EF 140
Description
Role	Bomber/reconnaisance prototype
Crew	three
Dimensions
Length	19.70 m	63 ft
Wingspan	19.40 m	62 ft 1 in
Height	5.70 m	18 ft 3 in
Wing area	58.4 m²	627 ft²
Weights
Empty	12,500 kg	27,500 lb
Loaded	24,500 kg	53,900 lb
Maximum take-off	27,000 kg	59,400 lb
Powerplant
Engines	2x Mikulin AM-01 turbojets
Thrust	68.7 kN	15,400 lbf
Performance
Maximum speed	1,230 km/h	767 mph
Range	2,500 km	1,558 miles
Service ceiling	12,300 m	40,000ft
Rate of Climb
Armament
Guns	4x 23 mm machine guns in 2 remotely-controlled turrets
Bombs	None production version was to carry 4,500 kg (9,900 lbs)

The OKB-1 EF 140 was a prototype aircraft developed in the Soviet Union by captured German engineers from the Junkers factory, originally conceived as a bomber, but later considered as a reconnaissance machine. The aircraft was a follow-on from the Junkers Ju 287 bomber prototype, but while it used the same basic layout and engineering concepts, it was an entirely new design by Brunolf Baade.

Only one EF 140 was actually built, and began flight tests on March 15 1949, using List of Aircraft | Aircraft Manufacturers | Aircraft Engines | Aircraft Engine Manufacturers
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