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Tu-22M Backfire
Specifications | Achievements | Photos

Tu-22M Backfire Specifications

Primary Function:	Bomber / maritime strike aircraft
Contractor:	Tupolev Design Bureau
Crew:	N/A
Unit Cost:	N/A
Powerplant
	Two Kuznetsov NK-25 afterburning turbofans, 55,115 lb thrust each
Dimensions
Length:	139 ft 4 in (42.46 m)
Wingspan:	112 ft 6 in (34.28 m) -- Fully spread 76 ft 6 in (23.3 m) -- Fully swept
Height:	36 ft 3 in (11.05 m)
Weights
Empty:	119,048 lb
Maximum Takeoff:	278,660 lb
Performance
Speed:	1,242 mph (2,000 km/h) -- high altitude 652 mph (1,050 km/h) -- low altitude
Ceiling:	43,635 ft
Range:	7,456 miles (12,000 km)
Armament
	One GSh-23 23mm twin-barrel cannon, plus 52,910 lb including Kh-15P SRAMs, Kh-22/27 ASMs, bombs, and sea mines

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Tu-22M Backfire Achievements

The Tu-22M is capable of a Mach 2 dash at high altitude and speeds up to Mach 0.9 at low level.

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Tu-22M Backfire Photos

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