Tupolev Tu-95
bomber aircraft family
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Summary
Tupolev Tu-95 is an aircraft family[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of aircraft family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54,048 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Operator: Soviet Air Forces[3], Russian Air Force[4], Ukrainian Air Force[5], Russian Aerospace Forces[6]
- Manufacturer: Tupolev[7], Aviakor[8], Taganrog aviation[9]
- Developer: Tupolev[10]
- Subclass of: land-based strategic bomber monoplane[11], bomber monoplane with 4 engines[12], cruise missile strike aircraft[13]
- Commons category: Tupolev Tu-95[14]
- Country of origin: Soviet Union[15]
- Powered by: NK-12[16]
- Armament: Kh-20[17], Kh-22[18], KSR-5[19], RK-55 Relief and S-10 Granat[20], Kh-80[21], Afanasev Makarov AM-23[22], unguided bomb[23]
- NATO reporting name: Bear[24]
- First flight: November 12, 1952[25]
- Service entry: April 1956[26]
- Topic's main category: Category:Tupolev Tu-95[27]
- Commons gallery: Tupolev Tu-95[28]
- Total produced: 500[29]
- Described by source: Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition[30]
- Undercarriage: retractable tricycle gear[31]
- Length: 46.2 m[32], 47.5 m[33]
- Height: 12.12 m[34]
- Wingspan: 50.10 m[35], 48.5 m[36]
- Maximum operating altitude: 13,716 m[37]
- Derivative work: Tupolev Tu-95LAL[38], Tupolev Tu-114 Rossiya[39], Tupolev Tu-142[40]
Why It Matters
Tupolev Tu-95 has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 84 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]