The Tupolev ANT-8 was an experimental Soviet flying boat, designated MDR-2 (Morskoi Dalnii Razvedchik, naval long-range reconnaissance) by the military. Tupolev and TsAGI were asked to build it in 1925, but other projects took priority, and real work began only in 1930 under Ivan Pogossky. The aircraft was made entirely of metal, with a duralumin hull, wings similar to those of the R-6 and floats built into the load-bearing structure, and two BMW VI engines mounted as pushers above the wings. It had an enclosed pilots' cockpit, bow and aft gun turrets and could carry 500 kg of bombs. It first flew on 30 January 1931 and showed excellent seaworthiness, but the navy judged it obsolete and only one was built.
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The ANT-8 was an experimental flying boat designed by Tupolev.
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continuation of the ANT-8 project was deemed unnecessary by the Soviet Navy
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Its first flight was on January 30, 1931
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The ANT-8 was an experimental flying boat designed by Tupolev.
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continuation of the ANT-8 project was deemed unnecessary by the Soviet Navy
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Only one was built
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continuation of the ANT-8 project was deemed unnecessary by the Soviet Navy
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