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Tu-22 Supersonic βomber

Tu-22 Supersonic βomber. First flight: 1959 © Konstantinos Panitsidis
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NATO reporting name: Blinder

 


Technical specifications

DESIGNER OKB Tupolev
COUNTRY Russia
TYPE
Supersonic βomber
CREW
3
POWER-PLANT Two turbojet engines VD-7M
Thrust, kgf 2x16.000
DIMENSIONS
 
Length, m
41,60
Height, m
10,13
Wing span, m
23,17
Wing area, m2
162,25
WEIGHT  
Maximum take-off, kg 85.000
Normal take-off, kg -
Empty aircraft, kg -
Internal fuel, l (kg) -
Warload, kg  
- in standard configuration 9.000
- maximum 12.000
PERFORMANCE  
Maximum speed, km/h 1.510 
Cruising speed, km/h -
Range, km 5.850
Combat range, km 3.150
Service ceiling, m 14.700
Runway, m -
Maximum overload, g -
ARMAMENT Permanent armament consists of a 23 mm NR-23 gun, which is located directly above the engine nozzles. Bomb transport standard configuration 24 FAB-500 or one FAB-9000.