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"120" Strategic long-distance bomber

"120" Strategic long-distance bomber
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During the period from 1950 to 1960, the design office-155, was developing a nuclear-powered bomber with the name "120".


"120" Strategic long-distance bomber © Konstantinos Panitsidis

According to the timetable of the time, the first nuclear-powered bomber would be delivered to the Airforce in mid 70s for testing, but the program did not go further and ended in the early 1960s.

 


Technical specifications

DESIGNER OKB-156 (A.N. Tupolev)
COUNTRY Russia
TYPE
Strategic long-distance bomber
CREW 2 (3-4)
POWER-PLANT Nuclear system, RD-A
Thrust, kgf -
DIMENSIONS  
Length, m 30,7
Height, m 10,00
Wing span, m 24,40
Wing area, m2
170,00
Wing sweep angle, degree 45 (65)
WEIGHT  
Maximum take-off, kg 80.000 - 85.000
Normal take-off, kg -
Empty aircraft, kg -
Internal fuel, kg -
Warload, kg 9.000
PERFORMANCE  
Maximum speed, km/h 1.350 - 1.450
Maximum speed in low height, km/h -
Cruising speed, km/h -
Service ceiling, m 16.000
Range, km
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Combat range, km -
Maximum overload, g -
ARMAMENT
Possibility of transportation of various types, depending on the type of mission it is performing.