This March blogger Ivan Stalich was lucky to see flights of missile carrying Tu-22M3. They landed in Tolmachevo on their way to the Russian-Tajik training and back. Ivan took the chance and made these photos.
Across the network:
Multi-mode long-range supersonic missile bomber Tu-22M3 is intended to destroy important targets on an enemy territory. Crews of Tu-22M3 hit conditional base camps at the foothills of the East Pamir.
Wing variable swing of Tu-22M3 is 20°-65°.
Placed in service in 1983, - 1983 год, army accepred in March 1989.
Generally 268 units have been made.
Tu-22M3, (according to NATO codification - “Backfire-С”).
As for its dimentions it could be compared with the longest version of Boeing-737-900, but its takeoff weight is 52 tons more!
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