V.M. Petlyakov Design Bureau(Russian:Опытное конструкторское бюро Петлякова,Opytnoe Konstructorskoe Byuro Petlyakova) was a SovietOKB(design bureau) for military aircraft, headed by designerVladimir Petlyakov.Following his death in1942,the bureau was controlled by Izakson, Putliov, and Myasishchyev before being dissolved in1946.

Developments

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  • Pe-2 'Buck'/PB-100,1939.
    • VI-100/ "100" prototype, "high altitude fighter", 1939.
    • Pe-2Ifighter
    • Pe-3multirole fighter, 207[1]were built, 1941.
      • Pe-3bismultirole fighter, about 300 were built, 1941.
    • Pe-4Pe-2 with Klimov VK-105PF engines.
    • Vb-109 (by V.Myasichev) high-altitude bomber.
  • Pe-8/TB-7 The only four-engined bomber the USSR used during World War II, 1935.

References

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  1. ^Gordon, Yefim (2008).Soviet Airpower in World War 2.Hinckley, England: Midland Publishing.ISBN978-1-85780-304-4.