| R-6 | |
|---|---|
Tupolev R-6 multi-role aircraft | |
| General information | |
| Type | Experimental aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Tupolev |
| Designer | |
| Status | Retired |
| Primary users | VVS Aeroflot Avia Arktika |
| Number built | 411 |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 1931–1934 |
| Introduction date | 1930s |
| First flight | 20 October 1929 |
| Retired | 1941 |
| Developed from | Tupolev TB-1 |
The Tupolev ANT-7, known by the VVS as the Tupolev R-6 ( R – razvedchik – reconnaissance), was a reconnaissance aircraft and escort fighter of the Soviet Union. The R-6 traces its roots back to early 1928 when the Soviet Air Force needed a long-range multirole aircraft. The requirements were that it could be used for long-range transport, defensive patrolling, reconnaissance, light bombing and torpedo attack.