Tupolev Tu-160
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The Tupolev Tu-160 is a supersonic, variable-sweep wing strategic bomber developed by the Soviet Union, known as one of the largest and fastest combat aircraft ever built.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tupolev Tu-160 canonical | 3 |
| Tu-160 | 1 |
| Tu-160M | 1 |
| Tu-160M2 | 1 |
| Tupolev Tu-160M | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military aircraft
ⓘ
strategic bomber ⓘ supersonic aircraft ⓘ variable-sweep wing aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftGeneration | Cold War era bomber ⓘ |
| aircraftLayout |
shoulder-mounted wing
ⓘ
twin-tail ⓘ |
| aircraftRole |
conventional bomber
ⓘ
nuclear-capable bomber ⓘ strategic bomber ⓘ |
| airRefueling | equipped with in-flight refueling probe ⓘ |
| armament |
Kh-101 cruise missile
ⓘ
Kh-102 cruise missile ⓘ Kh-55 cruise missile ⓘ |
| avionics | digital fly-by-wire flight control system ⓘ |
| basedAt | Engels Air Base ⓘ |
| bombload | up to about 45000 kg of ordnance ⓘ |
| combatRadius | about 7300 km ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Russia
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| crew | 4 ⓘ |
| cruiseSpeed | about 960 km/h ⓘ |
| designBureau | Tupolev Design Bureau ⓘ |
| designStarted | 1970s ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith | Soviet Air Forces ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1981-12-18 ⓘ |
| introduced | 1987 ⓘ |
| landingGear | tricycle landing gear ⓘ |
| length | about 54.1 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Tupolev ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | over Mach 2.0 ⓘ |
| maximumTakeoffWeight | about 275000 kg ⓘ |
| NATOreportingName | Blackjack ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
fastest strategic bomber in service
ⓘ
heaviest combat aircraft in service ⓘ largest supersonic combat aircraft in service ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 4 ⓘ |
| powerplant | Kuznetsov NK-32 turbofan engine ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Russian Aerospace Forces ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1980s ⓘ |
| range | over 12000 km ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | about 15000 m ⓘ |
| status | in service ⓘ |
| successorStateOperator | Russian Air Force ⓘ |
| variant |
Tupolev Tu-160
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Tu-160M
Tupolev Tu-160 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Tu-160M2
|
| wingConfiguration | variable-sweep wing ⓘ |
| wingspan |
about 35.6 m (swept)
ⓘ
about 55.7 m (spread) ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tupolev Tu-160M
this entity surface form:
Tu-160
this entity surface form:
Tu-160M
this entity surface form:
Tu-160M2