The Tupolev Tu-160 (Russian: Туполев Ту-160 «Белый лебедь», romanized: Bely Lebed, lit. 'White Swan'; NATO reporting name: Blackjack) is a supersonic...
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The Tupolev Tu-22M (Russian: Туполев Ту-22М; NATO reporting name: Backfire) is a supersonic, variable-sweep wing, long-range strategic and maritime strike...
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technologies as the Tupolev Tu-2000. The Tupolev OKB intended the Tu-360 as a potential replacement for the Tupolev Tu-160, like the Mach 4 Tupolev Tu-230. Although...
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The Tupolev Tu-144 (Russian: Tyполев Ту-144; NATO reporting name: Charger) is a Soviet supersonic passenger airliner designed by Tupolev in operation from...
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Basmanny District, Moscow. UAC Tupolev is successor to the Soviet Tupolev Design Bureau (OKB-156, design office prefix Tu) founded in 1922 by aerospace...
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The Tupolev Tu-134 (NATO reporting name: Crusty) is a twin-engined, narrow-body jet airliner built in the Soviet Union for short and medium-haul routes...
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turbofan jet engine which powers the Tupolev Tu-160 supersonic bomber, and was fitted to the later model Tupolev Tu-144LL supersonic transport. It produces...
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The Tupolev Tu-95 (Russian: Туполев Ту-95; NATO reporting name: "Bear") is a large, four-engine turboprop-powered strategic bomber and missile platform...
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The Tupolev Tu-154 (Russian: Tyполев Ту-154; NATO reporting name: "Careless") is a three-engined, medium-range, narrow-body airliner designed in the mid-1960s...
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(16,000 lb (7,300 kg)) Tupolev Tu-22M Backfire (46,300 lb (21,000 kg)) Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack (88,200 lb (40,000 kg)) Tupolev Tu-22 Blinder (20,000 lb...
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world records. Tupolev produced many notable designs such as the Tu-2, Tu-16, Tu-95, and Tu-104, and the reverse engineered Tu-4. Tupolev was highly honoured...
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The Tupolev Tu-244 was a proposed supersonic transport (SST) aircraft, developed from the Tu-144. It implemented novel features such as cryogenic fuel...
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supersonic passenger jet, the Tupolev Tu-144. He also helped design the Buran space shuttle and the long-range heavy bomber Tu-2000, both of which were suspended...
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bomber operations base, and is Russia's sole operating location for the Tupolev Tu-160 (NATO: Blackjack) strategic bomber. The base has a 3,500-metre (11,500 ft)...
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early reports, the PAK DA was to be heavily based on the supersonic Tupolev Tu-160, but later reports regarding to the aircraft, including a televised...
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The Tupolev Tu-142 (Russian: Туполев Ту-142; NATO reporting name: Bear F/J) is a Soviet/Russian maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare (ASW)...
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it had the anti-flash white on all its undersurfaces and sides. The Tupolev Tu-160 of the 1980s was the first series-built Soviet/Russian bomber aircraft...
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bombers: B-2 Spirit, B-52 Stratofortress, Tupolev Tu-95 'Bear', Tupolev Tu-22M 'Backfire' and Tupolev Tu-160 "Blackjack"; historically notable examples...
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favour of the Tupolev Tu-160 program. Although the design was the most successful compared to the Tu-160 and Sukhoi T-4, it was dropped as Tupolev had the most...
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Boeing B-29 Tupolev Tu-6 Tupolev Tu-8 Tupolev Tu-12 Tupolev Tu-14 Tupolev Tu-16 "88" Tupolev Tu-22 "105" Tupolev Tu-22M "145" Tupolev Tu-70 prototype...
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hardened to extend the runway to 3000 m. In 2000, Tupolev Tu-160, Tupolev Tu-95MS, and Tupolev Tu-22M3 aircraft operated out of this base during a training...
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(75,500–86,600 ft) Lockheed D-21 Lockheed M-21 Tupolev Tu-141 Tupolev Tu-143 Tupolev Tu-144 Tupolev Tu-160 Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Peck, Michael (18...
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1973 Paris Air Show Tu-144 crash of Sunday 3 June 1973 destroyed the second production model of the Russian supersonic Tupolev Tu-144. The aircraft disintegrated...
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fighter escort for Soviet heavy bombers such as the Tupolev Tu-95, Tupolev Tu-22M and Tupolev Tu-160. The Su-27 was developed into a family of aircraft;...
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would go over 160 but they are blunted by updated versions of the Sukhoi Su-30. 30 Tupolev Tu-22M3 bombers would be upgraded to the Tupolev Tu-22M3M with...
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Pryluky. This airfield was Ukraine's primary Tupolev Tu-160 bomber base (with Uzyn hosting the nation's Tupolev Tu-95 fleet). There are revetments for 20 large...
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constantly evolving and gave Tupolev valuable experience which would assist in the later design of the Tupolev Tu-22M and Tupolev Tu-160 bombers. Further development...
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The Tupolev Tu-91 (NATO reporting name Boot) was a two-seat Soviet attack aircraft built during the 1950s. It was initially designed as a carrier-borne...
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research and military purposes, but only two supersonic aircraft, the Tupolev Tu-144 (first flown on December 31, 1968) and the Concorde (first flown on...
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This is a list of aircraft produced by Tupolev, a Russian aircraft manufacturer. ANT-1: The first aircraft by A.N.T. and the first Soviet-built aircraft...
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