Talk:Petlyakov Pe-8

message: didn't they also used extensively the old TB-3 which also had 4 engines?
:Yes, they did. Pe-8 was the only 4-engine bomber built during the war. While TB-3 were extensively used in the early days of the war, their role reduced to cargo flights during it. --jno 11:14, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: the only four-engined bomber the USSR used during the war

message: Folks, I aint sure it's right to translate "BAP" as "bomber wing".
BAP is a transliteration of russian БАП which is stand for Bombardirovochny Avia Polk (бомбардировочный авиаполк).
Hence, P here is for polk which is usually translated to english as regiment.
On the other hand, the term wing as couple of squadrons will match the polk in this meaning...
--jno 11:16, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: "BAP" term

message: I believe, "it's not a bug, it's a feature". 4 tons was the normal load. 5 tons stated for the fact of 5-tons bombs using, I think. --jno 19:55, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: 4 vs 5 tons of bombs

message: Actually, the Pe-8 was orignally developed as the ANT-42/TB-7 by the Tupolev Design Bureau in 1934. When production rights were granted to Petlyakov, it was redesignated the Pe-8. The Pe-8 made her first flight on December 27, 1936; the second protoype first flew a year later. Therefore, add this information to this article.
:Hm... Petlyakov was the leader of TB-7 project being an emploee of Tupolev, then separated to the production plant. It should be rephrased in english... --jno 12:10, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The aircraft was known as the TB-7 until Petlyakov's death in 1942 when it was renamed in his honor. - Emt147 Burninate! 02:31, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Early history of the Pe-8

message: 1) While Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation does claim that it is "believed" that there was a 70 passenger version of the TB-7, the claim appears to have not been made by John W. R. Taylor, who is not listed as the editor or a contributor to the book, which was edited by Michael Taylor (definately a different person).
2) There is a reference to what appears to be this project on p85 of , although the designation PS-42 is not mentioned and it is suggested that the aircraft was not built.Nigel Ish (talk) 15:25, 28 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I've dropped all mention of it for reasons outlined in the GAR.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 15:49, 28 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  PS-42? 

message: I think you can make a better case of the use of the postage  stamp if the caption describes the plane better, and links the stamp to the development of the aircraft.  This is an exemplar of the bomber after the beard is removed, yes?  What design features should we look for in this picture?  Auntieruth55 (talk) 16:39, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Not much other than it's got inline engines, which could be AM-35, ACh-30 or M-40s. The beard was removed before production so that's not help. The stamp is really just a bonus, AFAIC, as it's stylized enough only orient a reader to general shape, etc. I'm not much worried about it as it is under the proper license as shown here --Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 22:18, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: sounds good then. I'm not the image expert, and I noticed there was a burp about it on the review page. :) Auntieruth55 (talk) 22:33, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: rationale for the stamp

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