Tu-160 Blackjack (tupolev)

Posted : admin On 7/26/2022

The original Tupolev Tu-160 “Blackjack” first flew in 1981 and entered service in 1987. This recent flight, flown earlier this month and just now surfacing in media, was the first flight for an. The first modernized Tu-160 'Blackjack' took off for the first time on February 2 from Kazan Aeronautical Plant Airport for a 34-minute flight with the landing gear out. The crew of Tupolev's flight test base at Zhukovsky reported that the aircraft reached a maximum altitude of 1,500 meters (4,920 feet) and performed well. Το Tu-160 (Κωδικός NATO: Blackjack) διαθέτει δυο αποθήκες βομβών κάθε μια με μήκος 11,28 m και πλάτος 1,92 m. Μπορεί να μεταφέρει έξι βλήματα Χ-55 σε εξαπλό κυλινδρικό εκτοξευτή MKU-6-5U. Tupolev Tu-160 Strategic Bomber Specs, Speed, Cockpit, Price – Tupolev Tu-160 (NATO reporting name: Blackjack) is a supersonic strategic bomber produced by the joint research company and the Tupolev Moscow aircraft complex and the Kazan-Gorbunov Aircraft Production Association in Tatarstan from 1980 to 1992. The Tu-160 flight test was.

Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack Strategic Bombers

Tu-160 Blackjack (tupolev)

Powerplant: four 245.18 kN (55,140 lb st) Trud/Samara NK-32 afterburning turbofans

Dimensions: length 54.1m (177 ft 6 in); height 13.1m (42 ft 11 in);wing span 65° sweep 35.6m (116 ft 9½ in); wing span 35° sweep 50.7m (166 ft 4 in); wing span 20° sweep 55.7m (182 ft 9 in)

Weights: empty 117000 kg (257,937 lb); Max Take-Off Weight 275000 kg (606,261 lb)

Performance: max level speed Mach 2.05 or 2200 km/h (1367 mph); max level speed at sea level 1030 km/h (640 mph);ceiling 15600m (51,181 ft)

Russian Tupolev Tu 160 Blackjack

Tupolev tu 160 blackjack wiki

Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack Vs B1 Bomber

Armament: up to 12 KH-55 nuclear or KH-555 conventional long-range cruise missiles or 24 Kh-15 short-range nuclear attack missiles carried in two internal weapon bays; in theory up to 40000 kg (88,183 lb) of freefall nuclear or conventional bombs.

Russian Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack Bombers

    Sources:
  • Donald, D. (ed.), (2003).Tupolev Bombers, p. 151, AIRtime Publishing Inc., USA.