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Tupolev ANT-21

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The Tupolev ANT-21, also designated MI-3 for multi-seat fighter, was a Soviet twin-engined four-seat heavy fighter ordered in January 1932 to replace the KR-6 escort fighter version of the ANT-7. Alexander Arkhangelsky led the design team, his first project as chief designer, combining corrugated all-metal wings based on the ANT-7 with a new semi-monocoque duralumin fuselage and a retractable tailwheel undercarriage. The first prototype flew in August 1933 but suffered severe tail flutter, and a redesigned ANT-21bis with new engines and enclosed cockpits was tested in 1934. The air force did not accept it for service and only two prototypes were built.

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Year
1933 1
Status
Prototype 1
Units Built
2 1
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Aircraft (no road body style) 1
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ordered the TsAGI design bureau led by Andrei Tupolev to design a twin-engined multi-seat fighter

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The Tupolev ANT-21 was a Soviet twin-engined four-seat heavy fighter
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  • Design and development
    made its maiden flight in August 1933
  • Lead
    The Tupolev ANT-21 was a Soviet twin-engined four-seat heavy fighter
  • Lead, status
    It was not accepted for production, only two prototypes being built.
  • Lead, units built
    only two prototypes being built
  • Lead, manufacturer
    ordered the TsAGI design bureau led by Andrei Tupolev to design a twin-engined multi-seat fighter
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