
Tupolev Tu-22M - Wikipedia
The Tupolev Tu-22M (Russian: Туполев Ту-22М; NATO reporting name: Backfire) is a supersonic, variable-sweep wing, long-range strategic and maritime strike bomber developed by the Tupolev Design Bureau in the 1960s. The bomber was reported as being designated Tu-26 by Western intelligence at one time. [1]
Tupolev Tu-22 - Wikipedia
Manufactured by Tupolev, the Tu-22 entered service with Long-Range Aviation and Soviet Naval Aviation in the 1960s. The aircraft was a disappointment, lacking both the speed and range that had been expected. It was also a difficult design to fly and maintain.
Instead of Retired, Russia’s Beloved Tu-22M3 Bomber Is Being …
Aug 13, 2021 · One of the most recognizable symbols of Russian airpower, the Tu-22M3 has distinguished itself over its three decades of service as an effective and eminently reliable strategic bomber.
Tupolev Tu-22M Strategic Bomber - Airforce Technology
Sep 10, 2012 · The Tupolev Tu-22M (also known as Backfire) is a long-range strategic and maritime strike bomber developed by Tupolev for the Soviet Air Force. The cockpit of Tupolev Tu-22M3 long-range bomber is equipped with multiple panels. Image courtesy of Vitaly V. Kuzmin.
Tu-22М3 - Tupolev
Tu-22М3 long-range supersonic missile carrier bomber (NATO codification: Backfire) is designed to destroy sea- and ground-based targets by means of guided missiles and aerial bombs. Tu-22M series aircraft are conventionally designed aircraft with a variable-swept low wing.
Tupolev Tu-22M | Military Wiki | Fandom
The Tupolev Tu-22M (Russian: Туполев Ту-22М; NATO reporting name: Backfire) is a supersonic, swing-wing, long-range strategic and maritime strike bomber developed by the Soviet Union. Significant numbers remain in service with the Russian Air Force.
Tupolev Tu-22M | Soviet aircraft | Britannica - Encyclopedia Britannica
Powered by four turbojet engines, it had a top speed in level flight of about 900 km (550 miles) per hour, an operating ceiling above 12,500 metres (40,000 feet), and (with in-flight refueling) a combat range of up to 15,000 km (9,000 miles).
The Tu-22M Backfire bomber was developed in the 1960s as a supersonic, variable-sweep-wing bomber for the Soviet air forces and Navy. Equally capable as a strategic bomber or naval strike platform, the Tupolev aircraft provided the power to strike naval targets on the Soviet periphery or, given the right equipment, targets at intercontinental ...
Aerospaceweb.org | Aircraft Museum - Tu-22M 'Backfire'
Mar 24, 2011 · Tu-22M-3 'Backfire-C' Improved model with more powerful engines fed by redesigned inlets, a new radar, a rotary launcher in the weapons bay, and a reduction to one 23-mm tail cannon KNOWN COMBAT RECORD:
Tu-22M BACKFIRE (TUPOLEV) - Russian and Soviet Nuclear Forces
Carrying either bombs or AS-4/KITCHEN air-to-surface missiles, it is a versatile strike aircraft, believed to be intended for theater attack in Europe and Asia but also potentially capable of intercontinental missions against the United States.
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