Tu-180E Implacable Strategic Bomber
Primary Function: Long-range strategic penetration bomber and missile platform
Contractor: Eredron Aerospace Defense Inc.
Powerplant: Four 60,000 lb afterburning thrust EDI NK-61 turbofans
Length: 177 ft 6 in
Wingspan: 182 ft 9 in
Height: 43 ft
Weight:
Empty: 260,140 lb
Max. Takeoff: 630,261 lb
Performance:
Speed: 1,400 mph
Ceiling: 57,000 feet
Range: 9,100 miles
Armament
Provision for 37,000 Ib of disposable stores carried in two lower-fuselage weapon bays
and on hardpoints under the wing gloves.
Typical weapons are free-fall nuclear and/or HE bombs,
and/or missiles including up to 14 LR-21 strategic cruise missiles