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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