Country of Origin. CIS (formerly USSR).
Similar Aircraft.
B-52 Stratofortress.
Crew. Unknown.
Role. Strategic bomber, also maritime.
Armament. Bombs, missiles, cruise missiles, two 23-mm cannons in the tail.
Dimensions. Length: 162 ft, 5 in (49.5 m). Span: 167 ft, 8 in (51.1 m).
Wings. Mid-mounted, swept-back, and tapered with blunt tips.
Engine(s). Four turboprops with contrarotating propellers located on the wings. Engine nacelles extend well beyond the wings’ leading edges.
Fuselage. Tube-shaped with rounded nose; tapers to the rear. Stepped cockpit. Tail gun compartment.
Tail. Fin swept-back and tapered with a square tip. Flats low-mounted on the fin, swept-back, and tapered.
CIS, India (Bear F), Ukraine.
Updated: 03 February 2008 | Born 04 September 2000 |