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Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)


TU-98 BACKFIN

Crew 3
Length 32.06 m (105 ft 2 in)
Width 17.27 m (56 ft 8 in)
Height 8.06 m (26 ft 5 in)
Wing surface 87.5 m² (941 ft²) )
Empty weight kg (lb)
Weight loaded kg (lb)
Max. Takeoff weight 39,000 kg (85,800 lb)
Engines 2 × Lyulka AL-7F turbojet engines, 93.2 kN (20,900 lbf) each
Maximum speed 1,365 km / h (737 kn, 853 mph)
Range 2,440 km (1,320 miles, 1,530 miles)
Service ceiling 12,750 m (41,800 feet)
speed 737 knots (848 mph; 1,365 kph)
Wing load 445.7 kg / m² (91.2 lb / ft²)
Thrust / weight 0.49
Armament
Cannon 3 × 23 mm NR-23 Nudelman-Rikhter cannon
bombs 5,000 kg (11,000 pounds)



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