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NATO revealed existence of a Soviet variable geometry bomber programme in 1969; development had begun 1962, to meet Soviet Air Force requirement; first of between five and nine Tu-22MO prototypes observed July 1970 on ground near Kazan plant; confirmed subsequently as twin-engined design by Tupolev OKB; first flight 30 August 1969; nine Tu-22M-1 preproduction models for development testing, weapons trials and evaluation. Tu-22M-1 first flew July 1971; first displayed in West at 1992 Farnborough Air Show. Production at Kazan ended 1992, probably totalling nine Tu-22MO prototypes, nine Tu-22M-1s, 211 Tu-22M-2s and 268 Tu-22M-3s, or 497 in all.
| CREW | 4 |
| ENGINE | 2 x afterburning turbo-jet NK-25, 245.1kN |
| WEIGHTS |
| Take-off weight | 124000 kg | 273375 lb |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 23.3/34.3 m | 76 ft 5 in / 112 ft 6 in |
| Length | 42.5 m | 139 ft 5 in |
| Height | 11.1 m | 36 ft 5 in |
| Wing area | 165.0 m2 | 1776.04 sq ft |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Max. speed | 2300 km/h | 1429 mph |
| Ceiling | 14000 m | 45950 ft |
| Range | 5100 km | 3169 miles |
| ARMAMENT | 1-2 x 23mm cannons, 24000kg of bombs or missiles |
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| John Hine, afanc143(@)btinternet.com, 29.12.2008 I read that the Georgians shot down a Russian Tu-22 during the 2008 border conflict. There were no further details in the newspaper. I would be interested to learn more about this incident. | | vaughan drew, fossel_drew(@)yahoo.com, 26.10.2008 does anyone know of other backfires that have been shot down besides the one Georgia managed to down recently? | | neil stock, nstock44(@)yahoo.co.uk, 02.05.2008 hello i wonder if you could tell me if the backfire is going to be at raf fairford in 2008 | | Minku, 12.09.2007 Make it stelth and improve its ingine & aveonics | | Nikos Farsaris, njf(@)freemail.gr, 09.05.2007 This aircraft is one of the landmarks of bomber design. There is no counterpart in western designs with such a mission flexibility (strategic attack, tactical attack, naval strike, ELINT and Electronic attack versions There are two other versions of Tu-22M3 -M4 and M5- for the later roles I think)all in one supersonic long range aircraft.
U.S.A is still searching in F-22 or B-1B adaptations for that roles. | | Cristi, cristiariton(@)gmail.com, 25.04.2007 One of the most beautiful aircraft ever seen. |
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