Tupolev Tu-160

1981

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Tupolev Tu-160

The strategic bomber with variable geometry wings similar to B-1B. The first prototype "70" flew in 1981. Entered service in 1987. By 1994 about 30 were built at Kazan aviation plant.

Tupolev Tu-160

Specification 
 CREW4
 ENGINE4 x NK-32, 245.2kN
 WEIGHTS
  Take-off weight275000 kg606274 lb
 DIMENSIONS
  Wingspan35.6/55.7 m117 ft 10 in / 183 ft 9 in
  Length54.1 m178 ft 6 in
  Height13.1 m43 ft 0 in
  Wing area360.0 m23875.00 sq ft
 PERFORMANCE
  Max. speed2200 km/h1367 mph
  Cruise speed850 km/h528 mph
  Ceiling15000 m49200 ft
 ARMAMENT22500kg of weapons

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Tupolev Tu-160A three-view drawing (1000 x 569)

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What a joke, e-mail, 03.04.2009 00:05

You guys are insane. This bomber, like every other Russian bomber, is junk. Stealth is the future people...wake up.

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Rupesh kumar, e-mail, 23.03.2009 14:43

This is one of the best bomber that I ever come across .
But I want to know the current progress .

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Janusz Kowalik, e-mail, 14.01.2009 05:45

In the history of the Russian avation many aircrafts
resemble American designs.This is not a surprising coincidence.
This is a result of the skillful Russian industrial and military espionage.

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Nikos J. Farsaris, 04.01.2009 15:51

This one has proven to be "beyond interception" in missile firing range of important U.S. facilities. Last excersize in Venezuela proved to be a good russian power projection. In this article its ceiling is rather uderestimated as from mechanical data only (wing load, thrust, and inlet profile, etc) should be between 18000-21000 m

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memo, 27.09.2007 20:42

tu-160 is the most powerful strategic bomber in the entire world. it was designed for to compete the U.S. b-1b. the tu-160 have make aprox 44 records by its speed for example it transported 30 tons of different materials an a speed of 1720 km /h. The tu-160 is specially in service for the russian air force and this aircraft will be in service to the year 2040.

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