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Aviation History
1998
1998 - 1992.PDF
MILITARY AIRCRAFT DIRECTORY Power Thrust Thrust kW dry re-heat Su-24M Fencer D bomber/irrterdictor 2 x Lyulka Saturn AL 21F-3A military turbofans/jets 76kN HOkN 2 x 2,000 litre under fuselage. 2 x 3,000 litre underwing tanks Su-25 Frogfoot attack Span m 10.4 2 x Aero-engine Scientific Technical Complex Soyuz Soyuz R195 military turbofans/jets 44.2kN Su-27P Flanker B interceptor/air superiority 2 x Lyulka Saturn AL31F military turbofans/jets 79.4kN 123kN Range is with max fuel Su-34 Botnber/interdictor 2 x Lyulka Saturn AL-31F turbojet 150kN 245kN Range is with max fuel Su-35 interceptor/air superiority 2 x Lyulka Saturn AL-31F turbojet 150kN 245kN Range is with max fuel Su-39 Strike Shield inteceptor/air superiority 2 x Aero-engine Scientific Technical Complex Soyuz R195 turbojet 44.2kN Su-54 light attack/trainer turbofan/jet-powered 2 x Soyuz R195 military turbofans/jets 44.2kN Range is with max internal fuel 14.4 14.7 14.7 15 14.5 9jl Length m 24.6 15.5 21.9 22.5 22.2 15.3 12.3 range speed km kt M1.35 M0.8 3.680 M2.35 4,000 M1.8 4,000 M 2.35 650 950W 2,000 M1.55 Hard points 9 10 Ceiling ft 57,400 22.965 59,055 59,055 59,050 Payload kg Warload Crew Pax kg 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 8,000 19,200 6,000 8,000 8,000 Endurance radius h/min km 950 510 1.500 TUPOLEV Tupolev, Tupolev Joint Stock Company, 17 Akademika Tupoleva, Moscow 111250, Russia; Tel:+7 095 261 2436, Fax:+7 095 261 0868 TU-95/142 THE BEAR REMAINS in service with the Russian armed forces as both a long-range strike aircraft and a maritime-patrol and recon naissance platform, some 45 years after the first prototype flew. The Tu-95MS/MS16/MS6 remain a key component of the air force's long range aviation units. The aircraft are equipped with the Kh-55 (AS-15 Kent) air-launched cruise missile. The Bear is intended to be equipped with two Raduga conventional cruise- missile types now in the final stages of develop ment, the Kh-101 and the Kh-SD. TheTu-142 ASW aircraft first flew in 1968 and continues to be deployed with naval aviation units. The Tu- 142MR is a dedicated submarine communica tions variant of the four-turboprop aircraft. TU-22M ALONGSIDE THE BEAR, the Tu-22M will continue to form the backbone of Russia's long- range strike capability beyond 2010. The latest variant of theTu-22, theTu-22M3 entered ser vice with both the air force and naval aviation units in the early to mid-1980s. As with the Bear, the Tu-22M is also ear marked to carry the Kh-SD and Kh-101 cruise missiles. Tupolev is also working on an avionics and systems upgrade for the aircraft, although funding for this project is likely to be problem atic. A further modification, the Tu-22MR has been seen at the Ahktubinsk test centre. The aircraft carries a semi-recessed pod located in the bomb bay and has a large dielec tric fairing at the root of the vertical fin along with dielectric fairings on the fuselage. Only a token force of the Tu-160 Blackjack is in service TU-160 THE FUTUREofthe Tu-160 Blackjackas part of the air force's long range strike force remains in question. Only a token force of five aircraft is operational, and there is pressure from the Russian defence hierarchy to withdraw the air craft from service. The Tu-160 flew for the first time in 1981, and was intended to provide the air force with a long-range supersonic strike air craft. Production has amounted to no more than around 40-50 in total, including pre-production and prototype aircraft. With the collapse of the Soviet Union, up to 19 Blackjacks were left in Ukraine. 62 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 29 July - 4 August 1998
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