Global Aircraft -- Tu-22 Blinder
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Tu-22 Blinder Specifications
| Primary Function: |
Missile carrier / recce. platform |
| Contractor: |
Tupolev |
| Crew: |
N/A |
| Unit Cost: |
N/A |
| Powerplant |
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two 16000-kg (35,273-lb) afterburning thrust Koliesov VD-7M turbojets |
| Dimensions |
| Length: |
132 ft 11.7 in (40.53 m) |
| Wingspan: |
77 ft 11 in (23.75 m) |
| Height: |
35 ft 0 in (10.67 m) |
| Weights |
| Empty: |
88,185 lb (40,000 kg) |
| Maximum Takeoff: |
185,188 lb (84,000 kg) |
| Performance |
| Speed: |
924 mph (802 kt) |
| Ceiling: |
60,040 ft (18300 m) -- Blinder-A |
| Range: |
1,926 miles (3100 km) |
| Armament |
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one 23-mm NR-23 cannon in radar-controlled tail turret, plus one AS-4 'Kitchen'
stand-off missile recessed into the weapons bay |
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Tu-22 Blinder Achievements
- The Tu-22 was Russia's first successful attempt at fielding a supersonic bomber.
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