Tupolev Tu-160
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The Tupolev Tu-160 is a supersonic, variable-sweep wing nuclear-capable heavy strategic bomber and airborne missile platform designed by the Tupolev Design Bureau in the Soviet Union in the 1970s. The aircraft is large, longer than a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress at 54 m, with wingspan 56 m when spread, 36 m when swept back. The Tu-160 is operated by the Long Range Aviation branch of the Russian Aerospace Forces.
1987
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Blackjack; Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack
length 54 metre, 3M22 Zircon, RK-55 Relief and S-10 Granat, Kh-80, Kh-15,
Russian Aerospace Forces, Kazan Aircraft Production Association, Soviet Air Forces, Ukrainian Air Force, Russian Air Force, Tupolev, Russia, Soviet Union,
B-36 Peacemaker, cruise missile, cruise missile strike aircraft, strategic bomber, strike aircraft,
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Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| commons | image | Blackjack-with-mig29-DIA | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Tu 160 NTW 2 3 94 5 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Blackjack-loading-AS-16-DIA | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Blackjack-DIA | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Tu 160 NTW 2 3 94 2 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Tu 160 NTW 2 3 94 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Tupolev Tu-160, Russia - Air Force AN0315155 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Illustration showing Soviet Blackjack and Backfire aircraft coverage from Soviet bases. "Soviet Military Power," 1983, Pages 25 - DPLA - 6231c437809f43bfef21156c600fa7bc | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Tu-160 at MAKS 2007 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Il-78 simulating refueling Tu-160 at an Air show in Voronezh 2014 | Commons | ||









