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* Crew: 4 (pilot, co-pilot, bombardier, defensive systems operator)
* Length: 54.1 m (177 ft 6 in)
* Wingspan:
- o Spread (20° sweep): 55.70 m (189 ft 9 in)
o Swept (65° sweep): 35.60 m (116 ft 10 in)
* Height: 13.10 m (43 ft 0 in)
* Wing area:
o Spread: 400 m² (4,310 ft²)
o Swept: 360 m² (3,875 ft²)
* Empty weight: 110 t (242,000 lb)
* Loaded weight: 267 t (590,000 lb)
* Max takeoff weight: 275 t (606,000 lb)
* Powerplant: 4× Kuznetsov NK-321 turbofans
o Dry thrust: 137 kN (30,900 lbf) each
o Thrust with afterburner: 245 kN (55,100 lbf) each
Performance
* Maximum speed: Mach 2.05[21] (2,220 km/h, 1,380 mph, 1,200 knots) at high altitude
* Range: 17,400 km (9,400 nm, 10,800 mi) unrefueled
* Combat radius: 10,500 km (5,670 NM, 6,500 mi)
* Service ceiling 15,000 m (49,200 ft)
* Rate of climb: 70 m/s (13,860 ft/min)
* Wing loading: 743 kg/m² with wings fully swept (152 lb/ft²)
* Thrust/weight: 0.37
Armament
* 2 internal bays for 40,000 kg (88,200 lb) of ordnance, options include:
o 2 internal rotary launchers each holding 6× Raduga Kh-55 cruise missiles (primary armament) or 12× Raduga Kh-15 short-range nuclear missiles
Subsonic L/D is 18.5-19, while supersonic it is above 6.
Comparable aircraft
* B-1 Lancer
* Tu-22M3
* Sukhoi T-4
* XB-70 Valkyrie