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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.