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A-10 Thunderbolt II and Tupolev Tu-160

Name:	A-10 Thunderbolt II	Tupolev Tu-160
Type:	Ground-attack aircraft	Supersonic strategic bomber
Origin:	USA	Russia
Produced:	1972–1984	1984–1992, 2000, 2008
Unit cost:	18.8 million $	-

Full description:	Description, operators	Description, operators

Specifications

Range:	4,150 km	12,300 km
Max speed:	706 km/h (439 mph)	Mach 2.05 (2,220 km/h, 1,380 mph)
Service ceiling:	13,700 m	15,600 m
Weight empty:	11.32 t	110 t
Weight max:	23 t	275 t

Crew:	1	4

Range

Speed

Service ceiling

Weight empty

Weight max

Dimensions

Length:	16.26 m	54.10 m
Width:	17.53 m	35.60 m - 55.70 m
Height:	4.47 m	13.10 m

Images

A-10 Thunderbolt II

Author: "A-10 Thunderbolt II In-flight-2" by SRA Greg L. Davis, USAF - defenseimagery.mil. Licensed under Public Domain via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A-10_Thunderbolt_II_In-flight-2.jpg#/media/File:A-10_Thunderbolt_II_In-flight-2.jpg License

Tupolev Tu-160

Author: By Kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4920222 License