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Tupolev Tu-160 and A-10 Thunderbolt II

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

Full description:	Description, operators	Description, operators

Specifications

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

Crew:	4	1

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Dimensions

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

Images

Tupolev Tu-160

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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