| Manufacturer |
Tupolev |
Airbus |
| Family |
|
A320 |
| Model |
|
A321neo |
| Description |
The Tupolev Tu-22M (; NATO reporting name: Backfire) is a Soviet nuclear capable, supersonic, variable-sweep wing, long-range strategic and maritime strike bomber developed by the Tupolev Design Bureau in the 1960s. |
|
| ICAO Code |
T22M |
|
| First Flight |
1969-08-30 |
|
| Entry Into service |
1972-01-01 |
|
| Production End |
1993-01-01 |
|
| Designer |
Tupolev |
|
| Type |
Strategic bomber/Maritime strike |
|
| Length (m) |
42.46 |
44.51 |
| Height (m) |
11.05 |
11.76 |
| Cockpit Crew |
4 |
2 |
| Max Seating |
|
244 |
| Two Class Typical Seating |
|
206 |
| Cargo Volume (m³) |
|
51 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
1997 |
|
| Max Ceiling (m) |
13300 |
11918 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
15 |
|
| Armament |
1 × 23-mm GSh-23 cannon in remotely controlled tail turret; wing and fuselage pylons and internal weapons bay |
|
| Max Mach (Mach) |
1.88 |
0.82 |
| National Origin |
Soviet Union |
|
| Number Built |
497 |
|
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Kuznetsov NK-25 Afterburning turbofan engines |
|
| Primary Users |
Russian Aerospace Forces, Soviet Air Forces (historical), Ukrainian Air Force (historical) |
|
| Status |
In service |
|
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-22M |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A321neo |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
34.28 |
35.8 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
183.6 |
128 |
| Wing Sweepback (°) |
|
25 |
| Fuselage Diameter (m) |
|
3.95 |
| Wake Category |
M |
|
| Aircraft Engine |
Kuznetsov NK-25 |
LEAP-1A35A/33/33B2/32/30 |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |