Disambiguation evidence for Tupolev Tu-20 / Tu-95 strategic bomber via surface form

"Tupolev Tu-20 / Tu-95"


As subject (48)

Triples where this entity appears as subject under the label "Tupolev Tu-20 / Tu-95".

Predicate Object
NATOReportingName Bear
Tu-142Role maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare
Tu-95MSRole cruise missile carrier
airRefuelingCapability equipped for in-flight refueling in some variants
airframeMaterial metal monoplane construction
allianceInteraction regularly intercepted by NATO fighters during patrols
armamentCapability air-launched cruise missiles
armamentCapability conventional bombs
armamentCapability free-fall nuclear bombs
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union
crewSize typically 7
designBureau Andrei Tupolev
designedDuring Cold War
designedFor long-range strategic bombing missions against distant targets
engineModel Kuznetsov NK-12
era Cold War strategic bomber
firstFlight 1952
instanceOf military aircraft
instanceOf missile carrier
instanceOf strategic bomber
instanceOf turboprop aircraft
introducedIntoService mid-1950s
landingGearType retractable tricycle landing gear
manufacturer Tupolev
surface form: Tupolev Design Bureau
missionType maritime patrol (in Tu-142 derivative)
missionType strategic reconnaissance (in some variants)
notableFeature distinctive loud propeller noise
notableFeature long service life spanning decades
notableFeature very high speed for a turboprop bomber
notableVariant Tu-142
notableVariant Tupolev Tu-20 / Tu-95 strategic bomber self-linksurface differs
surface form: Tu-95MS
numberOfEngines 4
operationalStatus in service with Russia in the 21st century
primaryRole cruise missile launch platform
primaryRole long-range strategic bombing
primaryRole nuclear weapons delivery
propellerConfiguration contra-rotating propellers
propulsionType turboprop
rangeCharacteristic intercontinental range
strategicRole component of Russian nuclear triad
strategicRole component of Soviet nuclear deterrent
successorRole complements Tu-160 in Russian strategic aviation
tailArmament tail gun turret
usedBy Russian Aerospace Forces
usedBy Russian Naval Aviation
usedBy Soviet Air Forces
usedBy Soviet Naval Aviation
wingConfiguration swept wing