Tupolev Tu-160
Russian strategic bomber aircraft
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Summary
Tupolev Tu-160 is an aircraft model[1]. It ranks in the top 0.72% of aircraft model entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32,860 views/month, #17 of 2,369).[2]
Key Facts
- Operator: Russian Air Force[3], Soviet Air Forces[4], Ukrainian Air Force[5], Russian Aerospace Forces[6]
- Manufacturer: Kazan Aircraft Production Association[7], Tupolev[8]
- Developer: Tupolev[9]
- Subclass of: strategic bomber[10], airplane with 4 jet engines[11], supersonic aircraft[12], cruise missile strike aircraft[13]
- Designed by: Valentin Bliznyuk[14], Tupolev[15]
- Commons category: Tupolev Tu-160[16]
- Country of origin: Soviet Union[17], Russia[18]
- Powered by: Kuznetsov NK-32[19]
- Armament: RK-55 Relief and S-10 Granat[20], Kh-15[21], Kh-80[22], 3M22 Zircon[23]
- NATO reporting name: Blackjack[24]
- First flight: December 19, 1981[25]
- Service entry: April 23, 1987[26]
- Topic's main category: Category:Tupolev Tu-160[27]
- Commons gallery: Tupolev Tu-160[28]
- Total produced: 37[29]
- Described by source: Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition[30]
- Wing configuration: low wing[31]
- Native label: Туполев Ту-160[32]
- Different from: Blackjack[33]
- Length: 54 m[34]
- Wingspan: 55.7 m[35]
- Vehicle range: 12,300 km[36]
Why It Matters
Tupolev Tu-160 has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]