CIS
Tu-95 BEAR (TUPOLEV)
Gary's Combat Aircraft Reference Guide

FM 44-80:  Tu-95

GENERAL DATA

Country of Origin: CIS (formerly USSR).
Similar Aircraft: B-52 Stratofortress.
Crew: Unknown.
Role: Strategic bomber, also maritime.
Armament: Bombs, missiles, cruise missiles, two 23-mm cannons in the tail.
Dimensions: Length: 162 ft, 5 in (49.5 m). Span: 167 ft, 8 in (51.1 m).

DESCRIPTION

Wings: Mid-mounted, swept-back, and tapered with blunt tips.

Engine(s): Four turboprops with contrarotating propellers located on the wings. Engine nacelles extend well beyond the wings' leading edges.

Fuselage: Tube-shaped with rounded nose; tapers to the rear. Stepped cockpit. Tail gun compartment.

Tail: Fin swept-back and tapered with a square tip. Flats low-mounted on the fin, swept-back, and tapered.

USER COUNTRIES

CIS, India (Bear F), Ukraine.