| Primary Function: | long-range strategic penetration bomber and missile platform | | Contractor: | Tupolev | | Crew: | N/A | | Unit Cost: | N/A | | Powerplant | | | four 25,000-kg (55,115 lb) afterburning thrust Kuznetsov NK-321 turbofans | | Dimensions | | Length: | 177 ft 6 in (54.10 m) | | Wingspan: | 182 ft 9 in (55.70 m) | | Height: | 43 ft 0 in (13.10 m) | | Weights | | Empty: | 260,140 lb (118,000 kg) | | Maximum Takeoff: | 606,261 lb (275,000 kg) | | Performance | | Speed: | 1,243 mph (1,079 kt) | | Ceiling: | N/A | | Range: | 8,699 miles (14,000 km) | | Armament | | | provision for 16500 kg (36.376 Ib) of disposable stores carried in two lower-fuselage weapon bays and on hardpoints under the wing gloves; typical weapons are free-fall nuclear and/or HE bombs, and/or missiles including up to 12 RK-55 (AS-15 'Kent') cruise missiles or 24 RKV-500B (AS-16 'Kickback') short-range attack missiles. | |
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