Tupolev Tu-16 bomber
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The Tupolev Tu-16 bomber is a Soviet twin‑engine jet strategic bomber introduced in the 1950s, widely used for long-range bombing, maritime strike, and reconnaissance roles throughout the Cold War.
Aliases (3)
- Tupolev Tu-16 ×53
- Tu-16 ×1
- Tupolev Tu‑16 ×1
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jet bomber
→
military aircraft → strategic bomber → |
| armament |
defensive cannon turrets
→
internal bomb bay → |
| bombLoad | up to about 9000 kg → |
| construction | all-metal monoplane → |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union → |
| crew | 6 → |
| designedFor |
conventional bombing
→
long-range bombing missions → nuclear weapons delivery → |
| engineType | turbojet → |
| enteredService | mid-1950s → |
| era | Cold War → |
| exportVersion | Xian H-6 → |
| firstFlight | 1952-04-27 → |
| introduced | 1954 → |
| landingGear | tricycle landing gear → |
| licenseBuiltIn | China → |
| manufacturer |
Tupolev
→
surface form: "Tupolev Design Bureau"
|
| maximumSpeed | about 1050 km/h → |
| natoReportingName | Badger → |
| numberOfEngines | 2 → |
| powerplant | Mikulin AM-3 turbojet → |
| primaryUsers |
Egyptian Air Force
→
Indonesian Air Force → Iraqi Air Force → Chinese Air Force →
surface form: "People's Liberation Army Air Force"
Soviet Air Forces → Soviet Naval Aviation → |
| producedInCountry | Soviet Union → |
| range | about 7200 km → |
| role |
electronic warfare
→
maritime strike → reconnaissance → strategic bombing → |
| serviceCeiling | about 12500 m → |
| status | retired in Russia → |
| successor |
Tupolev Tu-22 bomber
→
surface form: "Tupolev Tu-22M"
|
| tailConfiguration | conventional tail → |
| usedInConflict |
Iran–Iraq War
→
Six-Day War → Yom Kippur War → |
| variant |
Tu-16K missile carrier
→
Tu-16P electronic warfare version → Tu-16R reconnaissance version → Tu-16T torpedo bomber → |
| wingConfiguration | swept wing → |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form: "Tupolev Tu-104"
this entity surface form: "Tupolev Tu-16"
this entity surface form: "Tupolev Tu-16"
this entity surface form: "Tupolev Tu-16"
this entity surface form: "Tu-16"
subject surface form: "Tupolev Tu-2"
this entity surface form: "Tupolev Tu‑16"
subject surface form: "Tupolev Tu-4"
this entity surface form: "Tupolev Tu-16"