Tu-95/Tu-142 'Bear' Strategic Bomber

Designer - Andrei Nikolayevich Tupolev

Manufacturer:

State Industries
(Kuibyshev and Tagnarog factories) 

Role:

Strategic Heavy Bomber

Year Adopted:

1957 (developed in 1954)

Operational Status:

Russia - Still in Use
Produced from 1957 to 1992

Armament 
(Basic Configuration):

1 x Twin 23mm Gun Turret (350 rnds per gun)
1 x Twin 23mm Gun Turret (400 rnds per gun)
1 x Twin 23mm Gun Turret in rear (500 rnds/gun)
25,000 lbs (11,340 kg) of bombs

Engine:
(Tu-95M)

8 x Kusnetsov NK-12M turboprop engines producing 14,795 hp

Crew:

10

Wingspan:

164 feet
(50 meters)

Length:

155 feet, 2 inches
(47.3 meters)

Height:

41 feet
(12.5 meters)

Maximum Speed:

548 miles per hour at 22,100 feet altitude
(882 kilometers per hour at 7,000 meters altitude)

Take-Off Weight:

379,189 lbs (loaded)
172,000 kg (loaded)