Global Aircraft -- Tu-22M Backfire
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Tu-22M Backfire Specifications
| Primary Function: |
Bomber / maritime strike aircraft |
| Contractor: |
Tupolev Design Bureau |
| Crew: |
N/A |
| Unit Cost: |
N/A |
| Powerplant |
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Two Kuznetsov NK-25 afterburning turbofans, 55,115 lb thrust each |
| Dimensions |
| Length: |
139 ft 4 in (42.46 m) |
| Wingspan: |
112 ft 6 in (34.28 m) -- Fully spread
76 ft 6 in (23.3 m) -- Fully swept |
| Height: |
36 ft 3 in (11.05 m) |
| Weights |
| Empty: |
119,048 lb |
| Maximum Takeoff: |
278,660 lb |
| Performance |
| Speed: |
1,242 mph (2,000 km/h) -- high altitude
652 mph (1,050 km/h) -- low altitude |
| Ceiling: |
43,635 ft |
| Range: |
7,456 miles (12,000 km) |
| Armament |
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One GSh-23 23mm twin-barrel cannon, plus 52,910 lb including Kh-15P SRAMs, Kh-22/27 ASMs, bombs, and sea mines |
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Tu-22M Backfire Achievements
- The Tu-22M is capable of a Mach 2 dash at high altitude and speeds up to Mach 0.9 at low level.
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