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Tupolev Tu-22m: Soviet/Russian Swing-Wing Heavy Bomber

Tupolev Tu-22m: Soviet/Russian Swing-Wing Heavy Bomber

Gordon, Yefim
Komissarov, Dmitriy

Hardcover

AviationAir CombatRussian History

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ISBN10: 0764363549
ISBN13: 9780764363542
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Ltd
Published: Aug 30 2022
Pages: 336
Weight: 4.20
Height: 1.00 Width: 8.60 Depth: 11.10
Language: English
In the late 1960s, the patriarch of Soviet aircraft design, Andrey Tupolev, offered the Soviet air force a supersonic bomber to replace the 1950s-vintage Tu-22 Blinder with a less capable--but cheaper--alternative to the Sukhoi design bureau's proposed T-4 strategic bomber. Tupolev did not offer it as an all-new aircraft but, instead, passed it off as a massive upgrade of the Blinder. Thus was born the Tu-22M, Tupolev's first aircraft with variable swept wings and the ability to carry both bombs and supersonic cruise missiles. In the West, the new bomber became known as the Backfire.
  • First flown in 1969, the aircraft entered production in 1972.
  • The most widespread version was the Tu-22M3, which soldiers on today with the Russian air force.
  • The Backfire has had an active career both in Cold War operations and in hot wars, from Afghanistan to Syria, where it has participated in the global war on terrorism.
  • This book describes the Tu-22M's development, including the latest upgrades, and its Soviet and post-Soviet operations.
  • Fleet lists are included, as is a detailed design description, and a wealth of color profiles and line drawings.

Yefim Gordon is an aviation journalist and photographer who has been researching Soviet/Russian aviation history for more than 40 years and has authored and coauthored more than 130 books on the subject. Dmitriy Komissarov has translated or authored/coauthored more than 80 books on Soviet/Russian aircraft and written numerous features for Russian and foreign aviation magazines.

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