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.
