List of aircraft (Tu)
This list comprises aircraft designed and/or manufactured by the Tupolev Design Bureau (OKB-156, formerly AGOS) and its successors. The "Tu" designation prefixes the aircraft's name, signifying its development by Tupolev.
The Tupolev Design Bureau was a prominent Soviet and later Russian aircraft design company founded by Andrei Tupolev. They are renowned for producing a wide range of military and civilian aircraft, including bombers, airliners, and reconnaissance planes.
The following is a partial list of aircraft designed or manufactured by Tupolev, ordered roughly chronologically by first flight or design completion where known:
- ANT series: Early Tupolev designs designated "ANT" before the shift to the "Tu" prefix. These include metal aircraft designs pivotal to the development of Soviet aviation. Examples include the ANT-2, ANT-4 (TB-1), ANT-5 (I-4), ANT-6 (TB-3), ANT-7 (R-6), ANT-9, ANT-14, ANT-20 (Maxim Gorky), ANT-25, and ANT-40 (SB).
- Tu-2: A high-speed Soviet twin-engine bomber of World War II.
- Tu-4: A reverse-engineered copy of the American Boeing B-29 Superfortress. A strategic bomber crucial for the Soviet Union during the early Cold War.
- Tu-8: Prototype long-range bomber development of the Tu-4.
- Tu-10: Unbuilt development of the Tu-4 with turboprop engines.
- Tu-12: Jet-powered development of the Tu-2 bomber.
- Tu-14: Jet-powered torpedo bomber.
- Tu-16: Twin-engined strategic bomber and maritime strike aircraft. Operated extensively by the Soviet Union and other countries.
- Tu-16KS: Anti-shipping missile carrier variant of the Tu-16.
- Tu-104: The Soviet Union's second jet airliner, based on the Tu-16 bomber.
- Tu-110: A four-engine variant of the Tu-104, designed for longer ranges.
- Tu-114: A large, long-range turboprop airliner. One of the fastest propeller-driven aircraft ever built.
- Tu-95: A large, four-engine turboprop-powered strategic bomber and missile platform. Remains in service with the Russian Air Force. Also known as the "Bear".
- Tu-116: A conversion of two Tu-95 bombers into airliners to provide comfortable transport for Soviet leaders.
- Tu-124: A short-range, narrow-body jet airliner.
- Tu-126: An airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft based on the Tu-114.
- Tu-128: A long-range interceptor aircraft.
- Tu-134: A narrow-body, twin-engine jet airliner. A widely used aircraft in the Eastern Bloc.
- Tu-142: A maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft. A derivative of the Tu-95.
- Tu-144: A supersonic transport (SST) aircraft. One of only two SSTs to enter commercial service (the other being the Concorde).
- Tu-154: A medium-range, narrow-body trijet airliner. The most widely produced Soviet airliner.
- Tu-160: A supersonic, variable-geometry heavy strategic bomber. Also known as the "Blackjack".
- Tu-204: A medium-range, narrow-body twin-engine jet airliner.
- Tu-214: A variant of the Tu-204, produced in smaller numbers.
- Tu-22M: A long-range, variable-geometry strategic bomber and maritime strike aircraft.
- Tu-22 (original): A supersonic medium bomber.
- Tu-244: A projected supersonic transport aircraft, a further development of the Tu-144.
- Tu-304: Proposed airliner project based on the Tu-204.
- Tu-330: A proposed heavy transport aircraft project.
- Tu-334: A short-to-medium range airliner.
- Tu-444: A proposed supersonic business jet (SSBJ) project.
- Tu-2000: A proposed hypersonic bomber project.