Tu-95 BEAR (TUPOLEV)
| Specifications | |||||||||
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| TU-95M | TU-95K | TU-95KM | TU-95RTs | TU-95U | TU-142 | TU-95K22 | TU-95MS | TU-142MR | |
| Bear A | Bear B | Bear C | Bear D | Bear E | Bear F | Bear G | Bear H | Bear J | |
| Misson | Bomber | Kangaroo ASM carrier | Kangaroo ASM plus recce radomes | ELINT recce | Photo Recce | Anti-submarine | Kh-22 ASM | Kh-55 [AS-15] ALCM | submarine communication relay |
| Design Bureau | OKB-156 Tupolev | ||||||||
| Manufacturer | Plant Nr. 18 Kuibyshev | Plant Nr. 18 Kuibyshev Plant Nr. 86 in Taganrog |
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| Development Began | 6/11/1951 | ||||||||
| First Flight | 11/12/1952 | 1/1/1956 | September 1962 | October 1975 | September 1979 | ||||
| Date Deployed | August 1957 | Autumn 1959 | Spring 1966 | December 1972 | 1982 | 1981 | |||
| Crew | 8 men | 7 men | |||||||
| Power Plant | Four turboprop | ||||||||
| Power Plant | NK-12 | NK-12M | NK-12MV | NK-12MP | |||||
| Maximum Engine Power (ESHP) | 12,500 | 12,500 | 14,800 | 15000 | |||||
| Length [m] | 47 | 49.50 | 49.6 | ||||||
| Height [m] | 12.5 | 12.12 | 13.4 | ||||||
| Wingspan [m] | 50.05 | 51.10 | |||||||
| Wing surface [m2] | 283.7 | 288.9 | |||||||
| Speed -Maximum | 925 | 830 | |||||||
| Speed Cruise (km/hr) | 435 | 425 | 425 | 440 | 440 | 440 | 550 | ||
| Speed Combat (km/hr) | 470 | 470 | 475 | 300 | 300 | 490 | |||
| Ceiling [meters] | 12000 | ||||||||
| Altitude Over Target (meters) | 12000 | 11750 | 11500 | 14000 | 450 | 450 | |||
| Range (with normal load) [km] | 13200 | 13200 | 10300 | 10500 | |||||
| Range (with maximum load) | 6500 | ||||||||
| Combat Radius (km) | 7600 | 6750 | 6400 | 6750 | 7125 | 3650 [Unrefueled, 3-hr loiter, 15,000 ft. cruise] | |||
| Weight (empty) | 70455 | 70910 | 72275 | 71360 | 71825 | 72500 | 94.400 | ||
| Fuel weight | 84.000kg | ||||||||
| Fuel Capacity (gal) | 29,100 | 26,900 | 26,400 | 29,100 | 29,100 | 30,100 | |||
| Maximum take-off weight [kg] | 182000 | 185000 | |||||||
| Takeoff Gross Weight (kg) Normal | 165900 | 165900 | 165900 | 162,275 | 162,275 | 162,275 | |||
| Normal load (kg) | 9000 | 11400 | 11400 | 8500 | |||||
| Maximum Load (kg) | 20000 | ||||||||
| Armament - Primary | Bomb tonnage up to 12.000kg | One H-20 missile | none | none | One or two H-22 missiles |
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| Armament - Secondary | Six Am-23 (23mm) guns in 3 installations | Four AM-23 (23mm) guns in 2 installations | two AM-23 (23mm) guns in one installation | Two GSH-23 (23mm) guns in one installation | |||||
| Systems | Crown Drum missile guidance radar | Big Bulge I-band search radar | Down Beat missile guidance radar | ||||||
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