Tu-142M Bear F
Tu-142M
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- Role
- MPA,ASW
- Size
- VeryLarge
- Max Speed
- 450 kn
- Ceiling
- 44300 ft
- Range Units
- Miles
Description
A candidate for the world's loudest aircraft the Tu-142M is an ASW and maritime strike derivative of the Tu-95 strategic bomber. The aircraft provides a similar maritime patrol capability to the Il-38, but with better payload and endurance.
Unit
- Type
- Aircraft
- Subtype
- VeryLarge
- Role
- MPA, ASW
- In service
- 1975–
- Loadouts
- Default, ASW
Performance
- Wingspan
- 50 m
- Max G
- 2.5 g
- Climb rate
- 13 m/s
- Ceiling
- 44,300 ft
- Max speed (sea level)
- 450 kn
- Stall speed
- 105 kn
- Mach limit
- 0.8 M
- Empty mass
- 93,800 kg
- Max fuel
- 83,900 kg
- Engines
- 4
- Cruise
- Mach 0.67 · 5,427 miles
Signatures
- Visual ID range
- 9 nm
- RCS
- 300
- IR signature
- Medium