Tupolev Tu-22M-3

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The Tupolev Tu-22M (Russian: Туполев Ту-22М;NATO reporting name: Backfire) is a supersonic, swing-wing, long-range strategic and maritime strike bomber developed by the Tupolev Design Bureau.

Significant numbers remain in service with the Russian Air Force.

General characteristics

• Crew: 4 (pilot, co-pilot, navigator, weapon systems operator)
• Length: 42.4 m (139 ft 4 in)
• Wingspan:
• Spread (20° sweep): 34.28 m (112 ft 6 in)
• Swept (65° sweep): 23.30 m (76 ft 6 in)
• Height: 11.05 m (36 ft 3 in)
• Wing area:
• Spread: 183.6 m² (1,976 ft²)
• Swept: 175.8 m² (1,892 ft²)
• Empty weight: 54,000 kg (119,000 lb)
• Max. takeoff weight: 124,000 kg (273,000 lb) ; 126,400 kg (278,700 lb) for rocket assisted TO
• Powerplant: 2 × Kuznetsov NK-25 turbofans, 245.2 kN (55,100 lbf) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: Mach 1.88 (2,000 km/h, 1,240 mph) ; at altitude
• Range: 6,800 km (4,200 mi, 3,700 nmi)
• Combat radius: 2,410 km (1,500 mi, 1,300 nmi) with typical weapons load
• Service ceiling: 13,300 m (43,600 ft)
• Rate of climb: 15 m/s (2,950 ft/min)
• Wing loading: 688 kg/m² (147 lb/ft²)
• Thrust/weight: 0.40

Armament

• Guns: 1 × 23-mm GSh-23 cannon in remotely controlled tail turret
• Hardpoints: wing and fuselage pylons and internal weapons bay with a capacity of 24,000 kg (53,000 lb) of
• Up to 3 × Raduga Kh-22 missiles in weapons bay and on wing pylons or
• Up to 6 × Raduga Kh-15 missiles on a MKU-6-1 rotary launcher in its bomb bay, plus 4 × Raduga Kh-15 missiles on two underwing pylons for a total of 10 missiles per aircraft.
• Various freefall bombs – 69 × FAB-250 or 8 × FAB-1500 might be typical.