Tu-160 strategic bomber

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf bomber
gptkbp:armament free-fall bombs
Kh-55 cruise missiles
Kh-101/Kh-102 missiles
gptkbp:avionics electronic countermeasures
navigation radar
digital flight control system
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:Engels_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:crew 4
gptkbp:cruiseSpeed 960 km/h
gptkbp:designer variable-sweep wing
swept wing
nuclear capable
gptkbp:diameter 7,300 km
gptkbp:exportedTo none
gptkbp:firstFlight 1981-12-18
gptkbp:firstPrototype gptkb:Tu-160-1
gptkbp:fuelType 160,000 kg
gptkbp:height 13.1 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tu-160 strategic bomber
gptkbp:introduced 1987
gptkbp:length 54.1 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Tupolev
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 2,220 km/h
gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight 275,000 kg
gptkbp:NATOReportingName gptkb:Blackjack
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:White_Swan
gptkbp:notableEvent modernization program (2010s-2020s)
gptkbp:notableFor fastest bomber in use
largest and heaviest supersonic military aircraft
gptkbp:notableMission strategic deterrence
long-range patrols
missile launch exercises
gptkbp:numberBuilt 36
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Russian_Aerospace_Forces
gptkb:Soviet_Air_Forces
gptkbp:powerplant 4 × Kuznetsov NK-32 turbofan engines
gptkbp:primaryUser gptkb:Russian_Air_Force
gptkbp:range 12,300 km
gptkbp:role supersonic strategic bomber
gptkbp:serviceCeiling 15,000 m
gptkbp:status in service
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Tu-95
gptkbp:usedIn strategic bomber force
Russian military operations
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Tu-160M
gptkb:Tu-160M2
gptkbp:wingspan 55.7 m (spread)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Russian_defense_industry
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7