Tupolev Design Bureau - Projects
| Tu = Tupolev | |
|---|---|
| Tu-1 | |
| Tu-2 | Dive Bomber |
| Tu-2A (62) | long-range bomber |
| Tu-2A (65) | long-range bomber |
| Tu-2A (67) | long-range bomber |
| Tu-2 (716) | Dive Bomber |
| Tu-2 | DB-83 Dive Bomber |
| Tu-2 | (1947) Dive Bomber |
| Tu-2P | Heavy Fighter Interceptor |
| Tu-2R | Frontline scout |
| Tu-2C | Dive Bomber |
| Tu-2T | torpedo |
| Tu-2m | Heavy Forward |
| Tu-4 | Long range bomber |
| Tu-4T | transport aircraft |
| Tu-6 | Frontline scout |
| Tu-8 | long-range bomber |
| Tu-10 | (FIRST) speed dive bomber |
| Tu-10 | "64" long-range bomber |
| Tu-12 | frontline bomber |
| Tu-14T | torpedo-bomber |
| Tu-16 | medium-range bomber |
| Tu-16A | strategic bomber |
| Tu-16B | Medium Bomber |
| Tu-16D | aircraft Subsidiary |
| Tu-16D | tactical tanker |
| Tu-16E | aircraft EW TREE |
| Tu-16E XP | chemical reconnaissance aircraft |
| Tu-16Z | Tactical Refueling tanker |
| Tu-16K-10 | bomber-medium-range missile |
| Tu-16K-11-16 | bomber-medium-range missile |
| Tu-16K-26 | bomber-medium-range missile |
| Tu-16KS | Bomber medium-range missile |
| Tu-16KSR | Bomber medium-range missile |
| Tu-16LL | Flying Laboratory |
| Tu-16H | Tactical tanker |
| Tu-16P | aircraft EW BOUQUET |
| Tu-16PLO | antisubmarine aircraft |
| Tu-16R | reconnaissance aircraft |
| Tu-16RM | reconnaissance aircraft |
| Tu-16C | Marine search and rescue aircraft |
| Tu-16SP | antisubmarine aircraft |
| Tu-16SPS | Aircraft EW |
| Tu-16T | torpedo |
| Tu-16 | CYCLONE-H Meteorological plane |
| Tu-16YU | Tactical tanker |
| Tu-20 | strategic bomber |
| Tu-22 | medium-range supersonic bomber |
| Tu-22K | supersonic bomber bomber |
| Tu-22P | aircraft jamming |
| Tu-22PD | aircraft electronic intelligence |
| Tu-22P | Supersonic tactical reconnaissance |
| TR-22RD | Tactical reconnaissance |
| Tu-22RDM | Tactical reconnaissance |
| Tu-22U | trainer aircraft |
| Tu-22M0 | long-range bomber |
| Tu-22M1 | long-range bomber |
| Tu-22M2 | long-range bomber |
| Tu-22M3 | long-range bomber |
| Tu-22MR | reconnaissance Tactical |
| Tu-24 | frontline bomber |
| Tu-28 | frontline scout |
| Tu-28 | heavy fighter-interceptor Tu-128 |
| 39 - 63 | ANT = A.N.Tupolev Projects |
| Tu-64 | long-range bomber |
| Tu-65 | high-altitude reconnaissance bomber |
| Tu-66 | passenger aircraft (based on 64 project) |
| Tu-67 | long-range bomber Tu-2D ( AC-30BF engines) |
| Tu-68 | front-line dive bomber Tu-10 (Tu-4) |
| Tu-69 | long-range bomber Tu-8 (upgraded 62) |
| Tu-70 | medium-haul passenger aircraft |
| Tu-72 | medium-height bomber (with Ash-2TK, project) |
| Tu-72 | front-line jet bomber Tu-18 (Nin-1, project) |
| Tu-73 | frontline bomber |
| Tu-74 | scout Tu-22 (with 3 engines) |
| Tu-75 | Tactical Transport Aircraft |
| Tu-76 | bomber Tu-28 (draft) |
| Tu-76 | bomber Tu-24 (based on 74 draft) |
| Tu-76 | experimental troop-Tu-4D |
| Tu-77 | frontal jet bomber Tu-12 (Tu-10) (Tu-2C) |
| Tu-78 | frontline scout |
| Tu-79 | heavy bomber (B4 engines M-49TK project) |
| Tu-79 | Frontal scout jet Tu-30 (based on 73) |
| Tu-79 | Frontal scout jet Tu-20 (based on 73) |
| Tu-80 | long-range bomber |
| Tu-81 | frontline bomber |
| Tu-82 | frontline bomber |
| Tu-83 | bomber Tu-22 (82 for mass production, project) |
| Tu-83p | interceptor (draft) |
| Tu-84 | high-altitude long-range reconnaissance (draft) |
| Tu-85 | strategic bomber |
| Tu-86 | long-range bomber (project) |
| Tu-86R | long-range reconnaissance (draft) |
| Tu-86T | torpedo (draft) |
| Tu-87 | long-range bomber (86 engines TR-3 project) |
| Tu-88 | (product H) - long-range bomber Tu-16 |
| Tu-89 | frontline scout |
| Tu-90 | long-range bomber (88 engines AL-5 or SC-12) |
| Tu-91 | (Project "91") deck torpedo bomber |
| Tu-92 | (product HP) - long-range reconnaissance Tu-16R |
| Tu-93 | torpedo (81T engines VC or VC-5-7 project) |
| Tu-94 | heavy bomber (Tu-4 with TV-2 engines project) |
| Tu-95 | strategic bomber |
| Tu-95A | strategic bomber |
| Tu-95B | strategic bomber |
| Tu-95K | missile strategic bomber |
| Tu-95K-10 | strategic bomber-missile |
| Tu-95K-22 | strategic bomber-missile |
| Tu-95KD | missile strategic bomber |
| Tu-95km | Strategic bomber-missile |
| Tu-95LAL | Experimental Aircraft |
| Tu-95LL | Experimental Aircraft |
| Tu-95M | strategic bomber |
| Tu-95M-5 | Strategic bomber-missile |
| Tu-95M-55 | strategic bomber-missile |
| Tu-95MA | strategic bomber-missile |
| Tu-95MS | strategic bomber |
| Tu-95MR | Far (maritime) scout |
| Tu-95N | strategic bomber |
| Tu-95RTs | range reconnaissance and targeting aircraft |
| Tu-95U | training bomber |
| Tu-96 | strategic bomber |
| Tu-97 | long-range bomber (88 HP motors 5) |
| Tu-98 | (The "98") front-line bomber |
| Tu-99 | heavy bomber (95 turbojet HP-7 or AL-7 project) |
| Tu-100 | Tu-95 suspended bomber (draft) |
| Tu-101 | airborne (project) |
| Tu-102 | passenger aircraft TU-102 (draft) |
| Tu-103 | long-range bomber (88 project) |
| Tu-104 | Mid-range passenger plane (Tu-16P) |
| Tu-104A | medium-range passenger aircraft |
| Tu-104AK | trainer aircraft |
| Tu-104B | Mid-range airliner |
| Tu-104E | Medium range airliner |
| Tu-105 | Tu-22 medium-range supersonic bomber |
| Tu-106 | medium-range supersonic bomber |
| Tu-107 | Tu-104 variant, Tactical Transport Aircraft |
| Tu-108 | long-range supersonic bomber |
| Tu-109 | long-range supersonic bomber |
| Tu-110 | Tu-104 variant, Mid-range passenger plane |
| Tu-111 | short-range passenger aircraft TU-111 (draft) |
| Tu-112 | supersonic bomber TU-112 (draft) |
| Tu-113 | hanging Tu-113 projectile (project) |
| Tu-114 | long-haul passenger aircraft |
| Tu-115 | military transport (based on 114, project) |
| Tu-116 | VIP Tu-114 long-haul passenger aircraft |
| Tu-117 | military -Transport (based on 110 draft) |
| Tu-118 | medium-range passenger (draft) |
| Tu-119 | bomber prototype [atomic powered] |
| Tu-120 | supersonic bomber [atomic powered] |
| Tu-121 | intermediate range cruise missile |
| Tu-122 | supersonic bomber Tu-122 (draft) |
| Tu-123 | Atomic supersonic long-range UAV HAWK |
| Tu-124 | passenger plane |
| Tu-124SH | trainer aircraft |
| Tu-125 | bomber project |
| Tu-126 | AWACS Plane |
| Tu-127 | frontal supersonic bomber missile carrier (draft) |
| Tu-127 | military transport aircraft (based on 124, draft) |
| Tu-128 | Heavy Fighter Interceptor (draft) |
| Tu-128UT | trainer aircraft |
| Tu-129 | tactical supersonic bomber-missile carrier (draft) |
| Tu-130 (DP) | long-range boost glide vehicle |
| Tu-130 (II) | 2nd - short-range civilian transport |
| Tu-131 | (product S) - anti-aircraft guided projectile (draft) |
| Tu-132 | far low-level bomber (draft) |
| Tu-133 | product SD intercontinental cruise missile (draft) |
| Tu-134 | Mid-size SST draft |
| Tu-134 | Short-range passenger plane |
| Tu-134B | short-haul passenger aircraft |
| Tu-134CX | Farm plane |
| Tu-134UBL | trainer aircraft |
| Tu-134SH | trainer aircraft |
| Tu-135 | bomber project |
| Tu-135P | SST project |
| Tu-136 [I] | VSTOL fighter project |
| Tu-136 [II] | rocket plane project |
| Tu-136 [III] | cargo aircraft for local airlines |
| Tu-137 | unmanned missile launcher "Sputnik" (draft) |
| Tu-137 | long supersonic bomber-missile carrier (draft) |
| Tu-138 | long range interceptor prototype (draft) |
| Tu-139 | experimental rocket aircraft (project) |
| Tu-139 | long-range unmanned scout "Yastreb-2" |
| Tu-140 | air-to-surface missile (project) |
| Tu-141 | Swift operational / tactical recon UAV |
| Tu-142 | Large anti-submarine aircraft |
| Tu-142M | Large anti-submarine aircraft |
| Tu-142M3 | antisubmarine aircraft |
| Tu-142MR | Airplane repeater |
| Tu-143 | FLIGHT Tactical reconnaissance UAV |
| Tu-144 | supersonic airliner |
| Tu-144LL | Airplane - flying laboratory |
| Tu-145 | experimental long-range Tu-22M0 bomber |
| Tu-146 | distant anti-aircraft (draft) |
| Tu-147 | skipped ??? (draft ???) |
| Tu-148 | long-range supersonic fighter-interceptor (draft) |
| Tu-149 | skipped ??? (draft ???) |
| Tu-150 | skipped ??? (draft ???) |
| Tu-151 | skipped ??? (draft ???) |
| Tu-152 | skipped ??? (draft ???) |
| Tu-153 | skipped ??? (draft ???) |
| Tu-154 | medium-haul passenger aircraft |
| Tu-154B-2 | Mid-range airliner |
| Tu-154S | Multi-purpose transport aircraft |
| Tu-155 | Experimental Aircraft |
| Tu-156 | Mid-range cryogenic cargo aircraft |
| Tu-156 | ("156") AWACs [DRLO] |
| Tu-156 | heavy supersonic bomber-missile (draft) |
| Tu-157 | skipped ??? (draft ???) |
| Tu-158 | skipped ??? (draft ???) |
| Tu-159 | skipped ??? (draft ???) |
| Tu-160 | strategic bomber |
| Tu-160P | SuperSonic Transport |
| Tu-161 | strategic bomber, hydrogen propellant Tu-160 |
| Tu-162 | skipped ??? (draft ???) |
| Tu-163 | skipped ??? (draft ???) |
| Tu-164 | Mid-range passenger plane |
| Tu-174 | Tu-154 with stretched fuselage |
| Tu-184 | Medium-haul aircraft (200-220 pax), early 70s. |
| Tu-194 | Tu-184 w/longer fuselage (at 320-350 pax) |
| Tu-202 | distant anti-aircraft (draft) |
| Tu-204 | Mid-range passenger plane |
| Tu-204-100 | medium-haul passenger aircraft |
| Tu-204-120 | medium-haul passenger aircraft |
| Tu-204-200 | medium-haul passenger aircraft |
| Tu-204-300 | haul passenger aircraft |
| Tu-204-320 | haul passenger aircraft |
| Tu-204C | Medium-cargo aircraft |
| Tu-204SM | medium-haul passenger aircraft |
| Tu-206 | |
| Tu-214 | Mid-range passenger plane |
| Tu-214ON | special-purpose aircraft |
| Tu-214PU | flying command post |
| Tu-214R | aircraft far ORTR |
| Tu-214SR | aircraft relay |
| Tu-214SUS | Flying communication node |
| Tu-216 | |
| Tu-224 | medium-haul passenger aircraft (draft) |
| Tu-230 | hypersonic strike aircraft Tu-260 (draft) |
| Tu-230 | regional transport aircraft (draft) |
| Tu-234 | haul passenger aircraft |
| Tu-243-D | "Reis-D" Tactical reconnaissance UAV |
| Tu-244 | supersonic passenger aircraft (draft) |
| Tu-245 | long-range supersonic bomber bomber (draft) |
| Tu-260 | hypersonic strike aircraft |
| Tu-300 | "Kite-U" operational / tactical recon UAV |
| Tu-304 | medium-haul passenger aircraft (draft) |
| Tu-324 | short-haul passenger aircraft (draft) |
| Tu-330 | medium transport aircraft (draft) |
| Tu-330 | Mid-range transport aircraft |
| Tu-334 | Short-range passenger plane |
| Tu-342 | heavy bomber bomber Tu-95MS (Product VP-021) |
| Tu-344 | Administrative supersonic (based on the Tu-22M3, |
| Tu-360 | hypersonic strike aircraft (draft) |
| Tu-400 | |
| Tu-404 | airship of extra-large capacity (draft) |
| Tu-411 | optical-radio reconnaissance Tu-214R "Fraction-4" |
| Tu-414 | Administrative (draft) |
| Tu-444 | |
| Tu-2000 | |
| TS-B | Heavy Forward |
| FB ("103") | front-line bomber |
| FB ("103U") | front-line bomber |
| FB ("103B") | front-line bomber |
There is an apparent break in the early sequence from 39 to 63, but these are in fact ANT = A.N.Tupolev Projects. At this point, the designation system is confusing, as aircraft would have an simple numberical internal designator within the Tupolev organization, with some eventually entering service with a "Tu" designator. Evidently, by the end of the Great Patriotic War, the ANT designator had lapsed. But it is hopelessly confusing to use the internal "item" number with out some sort of prefix to indicate just whose "item" is referenced.
The sequence Tu-164, 174, 184, 194, 204, 214, 224, 234, 244, appears to reflect a "signature" numbering system, [eg, Boeing 7xx, Airbus 3xx, etc] with almost no intervening projects. After around Tu-202, the record becomes rather spotty, and either the number system collapsed, or there are prodigious numbers of items, projects, products and articles that have yet to see the light of day. There is probably some truth in this, as over time [ie, post 2005] the public record has become somewhat more complete.
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