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Xian H-6 and Tupolev Tu-160

Name:	Xian H-6	Tupolev Tu-160
Type:	Strategic bomber	Supersonic strategic bomber
Origin:	China	Russia
Produced:	1959	1984–1992, 2000, 2008
Unit cost:	-	-

Full description:	Description, operators	Description, operators

Specifications

Range:	6,000 km	12,300 km
Max speed:	1,050 km/h (656 mph)	Mach 2.05 (2,220 km/h, 1,380 mph)
Service ceiling:	12,800 m	15,600 m
Weight empty:	37.2 t	110 t
Weight max:	79 t	275 t

Crew:	4	4

Range

Speed

Service ceiling

Weight empty

Weight max

Dimensions

Length:	34.8 m	54.10 m
Width:	33.0 m	35.60 m - 55.70 m
Height:	10.36 m	13.10 m

Images

Xian H-6

Author: By Li Pang - http://www.airliners.net/photo/China---Air/Xian-HY-6/1453755/L/, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17242943 License

Tupolev Tu-160

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