Tu-95 Bear

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:bomber
gptkbp:aircraft_type gptkb:bomber
gptkbp:architecture gptkb:Tupolev_Design_Bureau
gptkbp:armament gptkb:nuclear_weapons
gptkbp:combat_radius 8,000 km
gptkbp:crew gptkb:5
gptkbp:design_date 1947
gptkbp:engine_type turboprop
gptkbp:exported_to Soviet allies
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:1952
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tu-95 Bear
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
gptkb:Avro_Lancaster
gptkbp:length 49.3 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Tupolev
gptkbp:max_speed 925 km/h
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Bear
gptkbp:notable_case gptkb:Cuban_Missile_Crisis
Ukraine conflict
Syria operations
Cold War air patrols
NATO intercepts
gptkbp:notable_feature swept wings
long range
high payload capacity
four turboprop engines
tail gunner position
gptkbp:number_built over 500
gptkbp:operational_range 15,000 km
gptkbp:operational_use 1960s
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:primary_user gptkb:Russian_Air_Force
gptkb:Soviet_Air_Forces
gptkbp:related_aircraft gptkb:Tupolev_Tu-95_family
gptkbp:retirement still in service
gptkbp:role strategic bombing
gptkbp:service gptkb:1956
gptkbp:service_ceiling 12,000 m
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Tupolev_Tu-160
gptkbp:used_by gptkb:Russian_Air_Force
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:Cold_War
Soviet military operations
Russian military operations
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Tu-95_M
gptkb:Tu-95_RTs
gptkb:Tu-95_K
gptkb:Tu-95_MS
gptkbp:wingspan 50.1 m
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kh-22
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7