Figure-160 strategic bomber information.

Tu-160 is a supersonic strategic bomber with variable swept wings developed by tupolev Design Bureau of the Soviet Union, as the successor of Mia -4 and Tu -95. Because it is a bomber, NATO gave it an indecent nickname "Black Jack" at 1982, with the letter B as the beginning. However, the Russian army's admiration for the Tu-160 strategic bomber is beyond words. Some people proudly call her a "national weapon", "Russian air miracle", "containment factor" and "the most powerful strike system in the world" from the perspective of national security, while others admire her perfect and elegant appearance and compare her to a "white swan".

Steal the name "pirate flag"

In the 1960s, the United States made a plan to develop the B- 1 supersonic strategic bomber. The Soviet Union was unwilling to lag behind, so it immediately decided to open tender to develop the same equipment. Finally, it was entrusted with the responsibility of tupolev Design Bureau and chief designer Valentin Blease Nuuk. The research work of 1975 was officially launched. 1979, Tu-160 aircraft was first discovered in the west at its flight test base in the suburbs of Moscow. 198 1 year, Tu-160 flew into the blue sky for the first time. 19811214 The American Aviation Weekly first published a photo of a new bomber on the tarmac of the Raminskoye Flight Test Center in the Soviet Union. The photo was taken on 165438 June 25th. The western tentative code name is "Lamin" P.

Although there were reports and comments on the "pirate flag" in western newspapers and periodicals, the Soviet Union remained silent until 1988 and Tu-160. On August 2nd this year, US Secretary of Defense carlucci visited the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union unusually arranged for him to go to kubinka Air Force Base, 65 kilometers west of Moscow, to watch the Tu-160 strategic bomber, which had been kept tight for many years, and let him and his senior military assistant Air Force Major General Fornel visit the cockpit of the then numbered Tu-160 aircraft and watch two Tu-160 aircraft. At that time, the accompanying reporters were not allowed to get close and could only shoot at a considerable distance. Fortunately, Major General Fornel is an expert, who has participated in the development of XB-70 bomber and has experience in driving B- 1B strategic bomber. For him, visiting the cockpit of an airplane is an "expert in doorways". This move by the Soviet Union officially confirmed to the West the existence of the Tu-160 strategic bomber. Of course, the Soviet Union's move was arranged in accordance with the prior reciprocal agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union. Prior to this, Soviet Chief of Staff Sergei Agro Mayev visited the B- 1 strategic bomber of the US Air Force.

Just like other Soviet planes, the Soviet Union never gives any technical data easily. However, with the disintegration of the Soviet Union, reports and introductions about Tu-160 also increased. According to the materials published by the U.S. Department of Defense, such as Soviet Military Force (1988 edition), Soviet Aerospace Magazine (1990) and Russell Red Star (July 2000), we can get a glimpse of the true content of Tu-160.

Performance is better than B- 1.

Figure-160 looks like American B- 1, with a round slender fuselage, wing-body fusion and three-point landing gear. The main parts of the fuselage are fixed on the titanium alloy girder that runs through the whole machine. There are two NK-32 turbofan engines with afterburner under the wings on both sides, and the maximum afterburner thrust of each engine is 245 kN. The variable sweep angle of the wing is 20 ~ 65. The captain is 54 meters, the wingspan (sweep angle 20) is 55.7 meters, and (sweep angle 64) is 33.75 meters. The wing area is 370 square meters, the height of the plane is 12.8 meters ... There are four crew members, including two pilots, a pilot and an operator. The aircraft is controlled by electric drive, and the wing sweepback angle is adjusted by manual control, so the joystick is arranged on the right side of the pilot and the co-pilot. The crew was equipped with K-36LM ejection seats.

The maximum take-off weight of this aircraft is 285,000 kg, which is much heavier than American B-1(216,365 kg), equivalent to 10 Su -27 fighter, and the highest in the world. This is because Russian Tu-160 strategic bombers must return to their homeland after attacking the enemy, unlike American bombers who can land in western Europe and other nearby countries after attacking, so Tu-160 must have enough fuel. In addition, the aircraft is also equipped with an aerial oil receiving system, and the oil receiving pipes are usually gathered in the nose in front of the cockpit.

Figure-160 service ceiling 15000m, flight speed 2230km/h, maximum level flying speed M2.3 at high altitude, and the penetration speed at ultra-low altitude is between m 0.85-0.9, which is the fastest among strategic bombers and exceeds that of B- 1 bomber (maximum level flying speed m/.

Tu-160 has a strong armament. Although it is an inorganic gun, its maximum bomb load is 40 tons (B- 1B is 37 tons), and it can be used to hang various conventional bombs, nuclear bombs, short-range attack missiles and cruise missiles. Each Tu-160 aircraft can hang 12 Kh-55MS cruise missiles on the rotating launcher of the bomb bay, and can launch missiles outside the enemy air defense zone 3000 kilometers away and accurately hit the target. ...

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