Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack Jet Bombers
Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack Jet Bombers Bomber
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Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack Jet Bombers Jet
The Rockwell International B-1B Lancer strategic bomber and the Russian Tu-160 Blackjack look visually similar and even share some overlap in their mission sets, however, the two aircraft are quite.
- The Tu-160 has a range of 12 300 km. It was the second Soviet bomber after the Tu-95 (Western reporting name Bear), that could reach the United States without in-flight refueling. However the Tu-160 could never replace the ageing Tu-95 due to its astonishing price. In 1989 the Tu-160 reached a speed of 2 200 km/h for the first time.
- An RAF Tornado F3 intercepts a Russian Tupolev Tu160 “Blackjack” supersonic strategic bomber as it nears British airspace in 2010.
- Tupolev needed to balance speed and performance with range. Jet engines at the time would given a long-range strategic bomber the needed speed, but guzzled fuel, limiting range.