TZ-500 tanker

TZA-7.5-500 was intended for mechanized refueling of aircraft with aircraft fuel at paved airfields , as well as for refueling ground vehicles and fuel transportation. It was used together with a tank trailer PC-6.7. It was widely used (and applied) at aerodromes of fighter and attack aircraft.

It was produced from 1964 to 1994 at the Tikhoretsk Chemical Engineering Plant "Red Hammer".

The basic chassis is MAZ-500 (MAZ-5334).

Overall dimensions

• length - 7600 mm
• width - 2650 mm
• height - 2900 mm
• Distance from the bottom point of the front axle to the ground - 290 mm
• The angle of the rear overhang under load - 23 degrees.
• The angle of the front overhang under load is 26 degrees.

Total weight

• in running order without load - 8295 kg
• in full load, with a driver and two passengers - 14225 kg
• tank capacity - 7800 liters
• tank operating capacity - 7000 liters
• distribution system performance during distribution (at 1450 l / min pump speed):
• through one sleeve - 300 l / min
• through two sleeves - 500 l / min
• tank filling time up to 7000 liters:
• from a depth of 3 meters - 16 minutes
• from a depth of 5 meters - 22 minutes.
• pump type - self-priming centrifugal

• Airfield equipment

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