Factory tests of Tu-160M strategic missile carrier completed
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The upgraded Tu-160M strategic bomber completed another flight, following which the factory test program of the aircraft was completed. This was reported in press service United Aircraft Corporation.
The report notes that during the flight, maneuvers were performed to check the stability and controllability of the aircraft in the air, as well as the performance of its systems, engines and avionics.
The Tu-160 is the largest supersonic aircraft with variable wing geometry in the history of military aviation, as well as the heaviest combat aircraft in the world, having the highest maximum take-off weight among bombers. Developed by Tupolev PJSC (part of Rostec through UAC).
Tu-160M made its first flight from the airfield of the Kazan Aviation Plant on January 25, 2018. The program for the reproduction of Tu-160 aircraft in the modernized form of the Tu-160M was launched by the decision of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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