Tupolev Tu-160
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The Tupolev Tu-160 is a supersonic, variable-sweep wing strategic bomber developed by the Soviet Union, known as one of the largest and fastest combat aircraft ever built.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tupolev Tu-160 canonical | 3 |
| Tu-160 | 1 |
| Tu-160M | 1 |
| Tu-160M2 | 1 |
| Tupolev Tu-160M | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2623275 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tupolev Tu-160 Context triple: [Tupolev, hasProduct, Tupolev Tu-160]
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A.
Tupolev Tu-22 bomber
The Tupolev Tu-22 is a Soviet-era supersonic long-range bomber designed during the Cold War for high-speed strike missions against strategic targets.
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B.
Ilyushin Il-96 (historically)
The Ilyushin Il-96 is a Russian long-range, wide-body airliner introduced in the late 1980s and used primarily for intercontinental passenger and VIP transport.
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C.
Tupolev Tu-4 bomber
The Tupolev Tu-4 bomber is a Soviet long-range strategic bomber developed in the late 1940s as a reverse-engineered copy of the American Boeing B-29 Superfortress.
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D.
Tupolev Tu-20 / Tu-95 strategic bomber
The Tupolev Tu-20/Tu-95 is a long-range, turboprop-powered Soviet strategic bomber and missile platform, renowned for its distinctive swept wings and enduring service as a key component of Russia’s nuclear deterrent.
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E.
Tupolev Tu-144 supersonic airliner
The Tupolev Tu-144 supersonic airliner was a Soviet passenger jet, often compared to the Concorde, that became the world’s first commercial supersonic transport aircraft to fly.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tupolev Tu-160 Target entity description: The Tupolev Tu-160 is a supersonic, variable-sweep wing strategic bomber developed by the Soviet Union, known as one of the largest and fastest combat aircraft ever built.
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A.
Tupolev Tu-22 bomber
The Tupolev Tu-22 is a Soviet-era supersonic long-range bomber designed during the Cold War for high-speed strike missions against strategic targets.
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B.
Ilyushin Il-96 (historically)
The Ilyushin Il-96 is a Russian long-range, wide-body airliner introduced in the late 1980s and used primarily for intercontinental passenger and VIP transport.
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C.
Tupolev Tu-4 bomber
The Tupolev Tu-4 bomber is a Soviet long-range strategic bomber developed in the late 1940s as a reverse-engineered copy of the American Boeing B-29 Superfortress.
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D.
Tupolev Tu-20 / Tu-95 strategic bomber
The Tupolev Tu-20/Tu-95 is a long-range, turboprop-powered Soviet strategic bomber and missile platform, renowned for its distinctive swept wings and enduring service as a key component of Russia’s nuclear deterrent.
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E.
Tupolev Tu-144 supersonic airliner
The Tupolev Tu-144 supersonic airliner was a Soviet passenger jet, often compared to the Concorde, that became the world’s first commercial supersonic transport aircraft to fly.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military aircraft
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strategic bomber ⓘ supersonic aircraft ⓘ variable-sweep wing aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftGeneration | Cold War era bomber ⓘ |
| aircraftLayout |
shoulder-mounted wing
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twin-tail ⓘ |
| aircraftRole |
conventional bomber
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nuclear-capable bomber ⓘ strategic bomber ⓘ |
| airRefueling | equipped with in-flight refueling probe ⓘ |
| armament |
Kh-101 cruise missile
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Kh-102 cruise missile ⓘ Kh-55 cruise missile ⓘ |
| avionics | digital fly-by-wire flight control system ⓘ |
| basedAt | Engels Air Base ⓘ |
| bombload | up to about 45000 kg of ordnance ⓘ |
| combatRadius | about 7300 km ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Russia
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| crew | 4 ⓘ |
| cruiseSpeed | about 960 km/h ⓘ |
| designBureau | Tupolev Design Bureau ⓘ |
| designStarted | 1970s ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith | Soviet Air Forces ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1981-12-18 ⓘ |
| introduced | 1987 ⓘ |
| landingGear | tricycle landing gear ⓘ |
| length | about 54.1 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Tupolev ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | over Mach 2.0 ⓘ |
| maximumTakeoffWeight | about 275000 kg ⓘ |
| NATOreportingName | Blackjack ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
fastest strategic bomber in service
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heaviest combat aircraft in service ⓘ largest supersonic combat aircraft in service ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 4 ⓘ |
| powerplant | Kuznetsov NK-32 turbofan engine ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Russian Aerospace Forces ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1980s ⓘ |
| range | over 12000 km ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | about 15000 m ⓘ |
| status | in service ⓘ |
| successorStateOperator | Russian Air Force ⓘ |
| variant |
Tupolev Tu-160
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Tu-160M
Tupolev Tu-160 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Tu-160M2
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| wingConfiguration | variable-sweep wing ⓘ |
| wingspan |
about 35.6 m (swept)
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about 55.7 m (spread) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tupolev Tu-160 Description of subject: The Tupolev Tu-160 is a supersonic, variable-sweep wing strategic bomber developed by the Soviet Union, known as one of the largest and fastest combat aircraft ever built.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tupolev Tu-160M
this entity surface form:
Tu-160
this entity surface form:
Tu-160M
this entity surface form:
Tu-160M2