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Tupolev Tu-22M and A-10 Thunderbolt II

Name:	Tupolev Tu-22M	A-10 Thunderbolt II
Type:	Strategic bomber, maritime strike	Ground-attack aircraft
Origin:	Russia	USA
Produced:	1967–1997	1972–1984
Unit cost:	-	18.8 million $

Full description:	Description, operators	Description, operators

Specifications

Range:	6,800 km	4,150 km
Max speed:	Mach 1.88 (2,303 km/h, 1,431 mph)	706 km/h (439 mph)
Service ceiling:	13,300 m	13,700 m
Weight empty:	58 t	11.32 t
Weight max:	124 t	23 t

Crew:	4	1

Range

Speed

Service ceiling

Weight empty

Weight max

Dimensions

Length:	42.4 m	16.26 m
Width:	23.30 - 34.28 m	17.53 m
Height:	11.05 m	4.47 m

Images

Tupolev Tu-22M

Author: „Russian Air Force Tupolev Tu-22M3 Beltyukov” autorstwa Alex Beltyukov - http://russianplanes.net/EN/ID56447. Licencja CC BY-SA 3.0 na podstawie Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Russian_Air_Force_Tupolev_Tu-22M3_Beltyukov.jpg#/media/File:Russian_Air_Force_Tupolev_Tu-22M3_Beltyukov.jpg License

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