.jpg "Tu-22M2 (Tu-26) Long range bomber. First flight: 1973 © Konstantinos Panitsidis")
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NATO reporting name: Backfire B
Αlso known as: Tu-26
On May 7, 1973, the Tu-22M2 Backfire B made its maiden flight, with improvements in flight and navigation control systems and armament systems, equipped with more powerful NK-22 engines, modern equipment, interaction with the navigation complex NK-45.
In 1976, the aircraft joined the forces of the Air Force and the Navy. A total of 211 units were built. All aircraft remained active until the mid-1990s.
Armament:
- two 23 mm radar guided machine gun Gsh-23L in the tail of the aircraft.
- special pds under the fuselage and wings for carrying 3 missiles Kh-22 (one under the fuselage and two under the wings).
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Technical specifications
| DESIGNER | OKB Tupolev |
| COUNTRY | Russia |
| TYPE |
Long range bomber
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| CREW | 4 |
| POWER-PLANT | Two turbofan engines ΝΚ-22 |
| Thrust, kgf | 2x22.000 |
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DIMENSIONS
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Length, m
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41,46 |
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Height, m
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11,05 |
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Wing span, m
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| - with sweep 20ο | 34,28 |
| - with sweep 65ο | 23,30 |
| Wing area, m2 | |
| - with sweep 20ο | 183,60 |
| - with sweep 65ο | 175,70 |
| WEIGHT | |
| Maximum take-off, kg | 126.000 |
| Normal take-off, kg | 78.000 |
| Empty aircraft, kg | - |
| Internal fuel, l | - |
| Warload, kg | |
| - in standard configuration | - |
| - maximum | 24.000 |
| PERFORMANCE | |
| Maximum speed (at high altitude, 10.000 m), km/h | 1.800 |
| Cruise speed, (with Kh-22M missiles for Tu-22M2) | 990 |
| Range, km | - |
| Combat range, km (missile 1xKh-22), km | |
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- subsonic speed
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5.100
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- supersonic speed
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1.630
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| Service ceiling, m | 13.000 |
| Runway, m | - |
| Maximum overload, g | - |
| ARMAMENT | Permanent armament consists of a twin 23mm GSh-23 gun mounted directly above the engine nozzles. With a combination of Kh-22M missiles (one or three missiles depending on the mission). |
Photos Tu-22M2 Backfire B
