TU-160 Blackjack, page 1

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WEAPONS
The Tu-160 can carry nuclear and conventional weapons including long-range nuclear missiles. The missiles are accommodated on multi-station launchers in each of the two weapons bays.

The Tu-16 is capable of carrying the strategic cruise missile Kh-55MS, which is known in the West by the NATO designation and codename AS-15 Kent. Up to twelve Kh-55MS missiles can be carried, six in each bay. The Kh-55MS is propelled by a turbofan engine. The maximum range is 3,000km, and it is armed with a 200-kiloton nuclear warhead.

The weapons bays are also fitted with launchers for the Kh-15P, which has the NATO designation and codename AS-16 Kickback. The Kh-15P Kickback has solid rocket fuel propulsion, which gives a range up to 200km. The Kickback can be fitted with a conventional 250kg warhead or a nuclear warhead. The aircraft is also capable of carrying a range of aerial bombs with a total weight up to 40 tons.

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Soviet Designation
TU-160

US-Designation
Blackjack

Design Bureau
OKB-156 Tupolev

Manufacturer
Plant Nr. 22 Kazan

Power Plant
4 HK-32 turbojet engines

Thrust
25.000 kg each

Length
54.1

Height
13.1

Wingspan
35.6m (minimum), 55.7m (maximum)

Wing surface
232 sqm

Speed
2200 km/h (maximum), 1030 km/h (ground)

Ceiling
16.000m

Weight (empty)
110.000kg

Fuel weight
148.000 kg

Maximum take-off weight
275.000 kg

Normal load
9.000 kg

Maximum load
40.000

Range
14.000 km (with a load of 9.000kg)

10.500 km (with a load of 40.000 kg)

Armament
12 H-55 or 24 H-15 missiles








pretty cool bomber, lucky we never had to face it. of course similar in appearance to the B-1, i expect the Russians to be able to make a bomber in their own design instead of copying ours. but they made the Blackjack better in performance than the B-1 however i think the B-1 is steathier than the Blackjack.





[edit on 16-7-2005 by John bull 1]

Crew 4
Dimensions
wing span, wings forward 55.7 metres
wing span with wings swept 35.6 metres
Length 54.1 metres
Height 13.1 metres
Weights
maximum take off weight 275 tons
normal combat load weight 9,000 tons
maximum combat load weight 40,000 tons
fuel weight 148,000 kg
Performance
operational flight range with normal combat load 14,000 km
operational flight range with maximum combat load 10,500 km
maximum flight speed at high altitude 2,000 km/h
maximum flight speed near ground 1,030 km/h
service ceiling 16,000 metres
concrete runway length 3,050 metres
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Primary Function: Long-range, multi-role, heavy bomber
Builder: Rockwell International, North American Aircraft
Operations Air Frame and Integration: Offensive avionics, Boeing Military Airplane; defensive avionics, AIL Division
Power Plant: Four General Electric F-101-GE-102 turbofan engine with afterburner
Thrust: 30,000-plus pounds (13,500-plus kilograms) with afterburner, per engine
Length: 146 feet (44.5 meters)
Wingspan: 137 feet (41.8 meters) extended forward,
79 feet (24.1 meters) swept aft
Height: 34 feet (10.4 meters)
Weight: Empty, approximately 190,000 pounds (86,183 kilograms)
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 477,000 pounds (214,650 kilograms)
Speed: 600+ mph (Mach .92) @ 500 feet
825 mph (Mach 1.25) @ 50,000 feet
Rotate and Takeoff Speeds: 210 Gross - 119 Rotate kts / 134 kts Takeoff
390 Gross - 168 kts Rotate / 183 kts Takeoff
Landing Speeds: 210 Gross - 145 kts
380 Gross - 195 kts
Range: 7,455 miles, unrefueled
3,444 miles with normal weapons load
Ceiling: 60,000 feet (18,000 meters)
Crew: Four (aircraft commander, pilot, offensive systems officer and defensive systems officer)
Armament:
NUCLEAR
CONVENTIONAL
84 Mk 62
84 MK82
30 CBU 87
30 CBU 89
30 CBU 97
12 Mk 65
PRECISION
30 WCMD
24 JDAM
12 GBU-27
12 AGM-154 JSOW
12 TSSAM
Date Deployed: June 1985
Unit Cost: $200-plus million per aircraft
Inventory: 100 total production
92 total current inventory
Active force, 51 PMAI (68 actual)
ANG, 18 PMAI (22 actual)
Reserve, 0
AFMC, 2 (Test)
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Crew four: pilot, copilot and two system operators, offensive and defensive
Dimensions
wingspan with wings swept 78 feet
wingspan with wings forward 137 feet
Length 147 feet
Height 34 feet
Powerplant four general electric F101-GE-102 turbofan engines, 30,000 pound thrust class
Weapons conventional
Performance 59 world records for speed, payload, distance, and time-to-climb
maximum speed supersonic and high subsonic for low altitude penetration
range unrefuelled intercontinental
maximum operating weight 477,000 pounds
tanker support compatible with KC-135 and KC-10
Time-to-climb records for the C-1q weight category, over 330,000lb to altitude 10,000 feet 1 min 59 seconds
to altitude 20,000 feet 2 min 39 seconds
to altitude 30,000 feet 3 min 47 seconds
to altitude 40,000 feet 9 min 42 seconds
Time-to-climb records for the C-1q weight category, 170,000 - 220,000 lb to altitude 10,000 feet 1 min 13 seconds
to altitude 20,000 feet 1 min 42 seconds
to altitude 30,000 feet 2 min 11 seconds
to altitude 40,000 feet 5 min 01 seconds
Time-to-climb records for the C-1q weight category, 220,000 - 330,000 lb to altitude 10,000 feet 1 min 19 seconds
to altitude 20,000 feet 1 min 55 seconds
to altitude 30,000 feet 2 min 23 seconds
to altitude 40,000 feet 6 min 09 seconds
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The B-1B can carry more longer. The Tu-160 was designed to launch missiles. That is why they have a very limited capacity to carry weapons outside the internal bomb bay.


[edit on 7/16/05 by jetsetter]

Just for you Siberian. Here's ANOTHER list of specs on the TU-160 from a DIFFERENT site.

Tupolev Tu-160

Counfty of origin. Russia

Type. Strategic bomber

Powerplants. Four 137.3kN (30,865lb) dry and 245.2kN (55,115lb) with afterburning Samara/Trud NK-231 turbofans.

Performance: Max speed at 40,000ft Mach 2.05 or 2220km/h (1200kt), cruising speed at 45,000ft 960km/h (518kt). Max initial rate of climb 13,780ft/min. Service ceiling 49,200ft. Radius of action at Mach 1.3 2000km (1080nm). Max unrefuelled range 12,300km (6640nm).

Weights: Empty 110,000kg (242,505lb), max takeoff 275,000kg (606,260lb).

Dimensions. Wing span wings extended 55.70m (182ft 9in), wing span wings swept 35.60m (116ft 9in), length 54.10m (177ft 6in), height 13.1 0m (43ft 0in). Wing area wings extended 360.0m (3875sq ft).

Accommodation. Grew of four, with two pilots side by side and with navigator/bombardier and electronic systems operator behind them.

Armament Max weapon load 40,000kg (88,185lb), comprising freefall bombs or ASMs in two internal bomb bays. One rotary launcher can be carried in each bay to carry six Kh-55MS (AS-1 5 'Kent') ALCMs or 12 Kh-15P (AS-16 'Kickback') SRAMs. No defensive armament.

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