The Tupolev Tu-12, development designation Tu-77, was an experimental Soviet jet-powered medium bomber developed from the piston-engined Tu-2 after the Second World War. With the Tu-73 jet bomber delayed in early 1947, Tupolev proposed re-engining the Tu-2 with imported British Rolls-Royce Nene engines to get a jet bomber as quickly as possible. Changes were kept small: a reduced wing dihedral, a longer and deeper rear fuselage, a new tricycle undercarriage retracting into the engine nacelles and kerosene fuel tanks. The prototype first flew on 27 July 1947 and passed state trials in early 1948. Six aircraft were built and used for crew training and then test duties, including drone and pulse-jet trials.
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Two Nene jet engines replaced the standard Shvetsov ASh-82FN radial engines.
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all six aircraft were used by the VVS
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