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Title: |
Tupolev Tu-22M |
| Sub-title: |
Soviet/Russian Swing-Wing Heavy Bomber |
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| By (author): |
Yefim Gordon, Dmitriy Komissarov |
| ISBN10-13: |
0764363549 : 9780764363542 |
| Illustrations: |
colour photos & line drawings |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Size: |
279x215mm |
| Pages: |
336 |
| Weight: |
1.873 Kg. |
| Published: |
Schiffer Military History - October 2022 |
| List Price: |
54.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
Temporarily Out of Stock, more expected soon
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| Subjects: |
Air forces & warfare |
The only English-language book in print on this active-duty Russian supersonic bomber. 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 capableā but cheaperā 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, Tupolevā 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-22Mā 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.
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