Boeing B-52 Stratofortress vs Tupolev Tu-95 (Bear) Comparison

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Direct side-by-side comparison of two aircraft.

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Subjects

Boeing B-52H Stratofortress
High-Altitude, Long-Range Strategic Heavy Bomber

Tupolev Tu-95 (Bear-F)
Strategic Reconnaissance / Heavy Bomber Aircraft

Basics

ORIGIN
United States

ORIGIN
Soviet Union

YEAR
1955 [Diff.-1 yrs]

YEAR
1956 [Diff.+1 yrs]

CREW
5

CREW
11 to 13

PRODUCTION
744 units [Diff.+244]

PRODUCTION
500 units [Diff.-244]

Dimensions

LENGTH
160.9 ft (49.0 m) [Diff.-13.2 ft]

LENGTH
174.1 ft (53.1 m) [Diff.+13.2 ft]

WIDTH/SPAN
185.1 ft (56.4 m) [Diff.+20.9 ft]

WIDTH/SPAN
164.2 ft (50.0 m) [Diff.-20.9 ft]

HEIGHT
40.7 ft (12.4 m) [Diff.+0.9 ft]

HEIGHT
39.8 ft (12.1 m) [Diff.-0.9 ft]

Relative Size Comparison

Shapes below depict aircraft from wingtip-to-wingtip / nose-to-tail assuming aircraft are being viewed from overhead perspective (the nose pointing towards the top of the screen). Helicopter widths include main rotor diameter. If any dimensional values are "NA" in the database then the presented shapes may appear skewed.

Boeing B-52H Stratofortress

Tupolev Tu-95 (Bear-F)

Weights

EMPTY WT.
172,743 lb (78,355 kg) [Diff.-29,641 lb]

EMPTY WT.
202,384 lb (91,800 kg) [Diff.+29,641 lb]

M.T.O.W.
487,993 lb (221,350 kg) [Diff.+80,138 lb]

M.T.O.W.
407,855 lb (185,000 kg) [Diff.-80,138 lb]

Installed Power

8 x Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-3 turbofan engines developing 17,000 lb of standard thrust each.

4 x Kuznetsov NK-P 12M turboprop engines delivering 15,000 horsepower driving contra-rotating propellers.

Performance

SPEED
595 mph (958 kph) [Diff.+64 mph]

SPEED
531 mph (855 kph) [Diff.-64 mph]

RANGE
10,088 miles (16,235 km) [Diff.+2,632 miles]

RANGE
7,456 miles (12,000 km) [Diff.-2,632 miles]

CEILING
54,954 ft (16,750 m) [Diff.+18,865 feet]

CEILING
36,089 ft (11,000 m) [Diff.-18,865 feet]

Armament

Mission-specific armament can include any of the following:

20 x AGM-86B ALCM cruise missiles (internal).
20 x AGM-129 cruise missiles (internal).
2 x AGM-86B ALCMs cruise missile (external).
2 x AGM-129 cruise missiles (external).
Free-Fall Nuclear Bombs.
12 x AGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles.
12 x AGM-142A air-to-surface missiles.
AGM-86C CALCM cruise missiles.
"Joint Direct-Attack Munitions" (JDAMs).

Up to 51,570lb (340kg) of ordnance carried.

STANDARD:
1 OR 2 x 23mm AM-23 cannons in radar-controlled tail unit.

OPTIONAL:
Up to 20,000lb of stores including support for internal rotary air-to-air / air-to-surface missile launcher and underwing hardpoints. Also anti-ship missiles and precision-guided munitions and general purpose drop bombs.

Going Further

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