The Tupolev Tu-160 (Russian: Туполев Ту-160 «Белый лебедь», romanized: Bely Lebed, lit. 'White Swan'; [1] NATO reporting name: Blackjack) is a supersonic, variable-sweep wing nuclear-capable heavy strategic bomber and airborne missile platform designed by the Tupolev Design Bureau in the Soviet Union in the 1970s.

Mar 11, 2022 · Tu-160P, also known as Tu-161, is a long-range escort or interceptor aircraft. It is a fully modernised strategic missile carrier bomber. Tu-160SK is an upgraded commercial version principally used to launch satellites within the Burlak system.

Feb 28, 2022 · Since its inception, the Tupolev-produced Tu-160 (NATO codename of "Blackjack", nicknamed in Russia/Soviet Union as the "White Swan") has been the largest jet-powered, swing-wing combat aircraft platform ever produced, mounting the most powerful jet engines fitted to any military aircraft.

The Tupolev Tu-160 (Russian: Туполев Ту-160, NATO reporting name: Blackjack) is a supersonic, variable-sweep wing heavy strategic bomber designed by the Tupolev Design Bureau in the Soviet Union.

Sep 19, 2024 · Russian Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack Strategic Bomber. The Russian Tu 160 Blackjack is a versatile strategic bomber designed to perform a wide range of missions, from flying at low altitudes at subsonic speeds to reaching supersonic speeds …

The Tu-160 is the largest combat aircraft in the world and the largest bomber ever built. Though bearing a strong resemblance to the American B-1 bomber, particularly the cancelled B-1A, the Blackjack is much larger.

Tu-160 is an integrated low-wing configuration aircraft with a variable-swept wing, tricycle landing gear, all-flying tailplane and fin. High lift devices include slats, double-slotted flaps, spoilers and flaperons are used for roll control.

Aug 7, 2024 · - Tu-160SK: proposed commercial version, designed to launch satellites within the "Burlak" system. - Tu-170: proposed conventional bomber (conceived in order to avoid SALT-2 limits). The Tu-160 Tupolev airframe has a normal aerodynamic design with an integral center-section configuration.

In the mid-1990s, under the defence industry conversion programme, the Tu-160 strategic CM-carrying bomber was used to derive the Burlak aerospace system comprising the Tu-160SK carrier and a missile delivering a 300-500-kg satellites to the 500-700-km polar orbit.

CURRENT VERSIONS: Tu-160 ('Blackjack'): Strategic bomber. Tu-160SK: Commercialised, demilitarised version, as carrier component of Burlak aviation space launch system; Burlak-Diana two-stage rocket, carrying payload, under fuselage on centreline mount.