As the most powerful combat aircraft of the Soviet Air Forces, the T-160 flies at 2,000 km/hr and can exceed the 2,000 mark with a mission-specific load. The T-160 can climb 60–70 meters per second and reach heights of up to 15,000 meters. The bomber can be refueled during flight by IL-78 and ZMS-2 tanker aircraft. The TU-160 can carry up to 12 Kh-55 long-range missiles and Kh-15 short-range missiles. The weapons bays can accommodate different loads and carry various bombs, from small, falling nuclear and regular up to 1500 kg bombs. The bomber is not equipped with artillery armor. The Tu-160 is equipped with a combined navigation-and-weapon aiming system, radar for detecting targets on the ground and sea at long distances, an optical-electronic bombsight, an automatic terrain-following system, active and passive radio-electronic warfare systems, as well as a probe-and-drogue airborne refueling system. It is equipped with K-36DM ejection seats. The cockpit instruments are of the traditional electromechanical type. The aircraft is controlled with the aid of a central control column. The engine control throttles are located between the pilots’ seats. There is a rest area, a toilet, and a cupboard for warming up food.
Weight: 275 tons
Combat load weight: 40,000 tons
Max Speed: 1,100/2,230 km/h
Width: 35.6/55.7 m
Length: 54.1 m
Height: 13.1m
Service ceiling: 18,000 m
Range: 10,500/14,600 km
Engine: 4×DRTD-NK32, 4×25,500 kg
Fuel weight: 148,000 kg
Crew: 4
Concrete runway length: 3,050 m
Missiles: 24 AA Kh-15 12 AS Kh-55 (strategic cruise)
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