Tu-95RT Bear-D
Tu-95RT
wp_tu-95rtAircraftUSSRMPA,ESM
- Role
- MPA,ESM
- Size
- VeryLarge
- Max Speed
- 458 kn
- Ceiling
- 33800 ft
- Range Units
- Miles
Description
A candidate for the world's loudest aircraft the Tu-95 is a large turboprop-powered strategic bomber and missile platform with distinctive contra-rotating turboprops. The aircraft could be considered the Soviet equivalent of the B-52, fulfilling a similar strategic bomber role. This version is a dedicated maritime patrol aircraft, fitted with ESM and a very powerful surface search radar to detect NATO battlegroups on the high seas, and provide targeting data for Soviet cruise missile strikes.
Unit
- Type
- Aircraft
- Subtype
- VeryLarge
- Role
- MPA, ESM
- In service
- 1963–
Performance
- Wingspan
- 50 m
- Max G
- 2.5 g
- Climb rate
- 13 m/s
- Ceiling
- 33,800 ft
- Max speed (sea level)
- 458 kn
- Stall speed
- 110 kn
- Mach limit
- 0.85 M
- Empty mass
- 85,500 kg
- Max fuel
- 80,000 kg
- Engines
- 4
- Cruise
- Mach 0.72 · 7,290 miles
Signatures
- Visual ID range
- 9 nm
- RCS
- 300
- IR signature
- Medium