Tupolev Tu-4 bomber
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The Tupolev Tu-4 bomber is a Soviet long-range strategic bomber developed in the late 1940s as a reverse-engineered copy of the American Boeing B-29 Superfortress.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Tupolev Tu-4 | 47 | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet bomber
→
military aircraft → strategic bomber → |
| aircraftCategory | four‑engined heavy bomber → |
| aircraftConfiguration | pressurized fuselage → |
| allianceContext | Warsaw Pact → |
| armament |
bombs
→
defensive machine guns → |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union → |
| crew | 11 → |
| designer | Andrei Tupolev → |
| developedFrom |
B-29 Superfortress
→
surface form:
Boeing B-29 Superfortress
|
| developmentMethod | reverse engineering → |
| engineType | piston engine → |
| enteredServiceWith | Soviet Air Forces → |
| era | Cold War → |
| firstFlight | 1947 → |
| historicalSignificance | first Soviet bomber capable of reaching the continental United States → |
| introduced | late 1940s → |
| landingGear | retractable tricycle landing gear → |
| length | about 30 m → |
| manufacturer |
Tupolev
→
surface form:
Tupolev Design Bureau
|
| maximumSpeed | around 550 km/h → |
| maximumTakeoffWeight | approximately 65,000 kg → |
| notableFeature | near-copy of Boeing B-29 Superfortress → |
| nuclearCapability | yes → |
| numberOfEngines | 4 → |
| powerplantConfiguration | four radial engines → |
| primaryUser | Soviet Air Forces → |
| productionStart | late 1940s → |
| range | over 5,000 km → |
| role | long-range strategic bomber → |
| serviceCeiling | about 11,000 m → |
| status | retired → |
| successor |
Tupolev Tu-16 bomber
→
surface form:
Tupolev Tu-16
Tupolev Tu-20 / Tu-95 strategic bomber →
surface form:
Tupolev Tu-95
|
| tailConfiguration | conventional tail → |
| usedAs |
bomber
→
reconnaissance aircraft → testbed aircraft → |
| usedBy |
Bulgarian Air Force
→
Czechoslovak Air Force → Chinese Air Force →
surface form:
People's Liberation Army Air Force
People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force → Polish Air Force → |
| wingConfiguration | mid-wing monoplane → |
| wingspan | about 43 m → |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Tupolev Tu-4
this entity surface form:
Tupolev Tu-4