Crew: 3
Length: 41.6 m
Wingspan: 23.17 m
Height: 10.13 m
Maximum speed: 1,510 km/h (940 mph, 820 kn)
Range: 4,900 km (3,000 mi, 2,600 nmi)
Service ceiling: 13,300 m (43,600 ft)
The Tupolev Tu-22 (Air Standardization Coordinating Committee name: Blinder) was the first supersonic bomber to enter production in the Soviet Union. Manufactured by Tupolev, the Tu-22 entered service with Long-Range Aviation and Soviet Naval Aviation in the 1960s.
The aircraft was a disappointment, lacking both the speed and range that had been...
