Tupolev Tu-95LAL
The Tupolev Tu-95LAL experimental aircraft (Russian: Летающая Атомная Лаборатория, romanized: Letayushchaya Atomnaya Laboratoriya, lit. 'flying atomic laboratory') which flew from 1961 to 1965 was a modified Tupolev Tu-95 Soviet bomber aircraft, analogous to the United States' earlier Convair NB-36H. It was intended to see whether a nuclear reactor could be used to power an aircraft, primarily testing airborne operation of a reactor and shielding for components and crew. The reactor did not actually power the aircraft.
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- Manufacturer
- Tupolev
- Country of origin
- Soviet Union
- First flight
- 1961-05-01
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 400 kt
- Max speed
- 430 kt
- Range
- 2,500 nm
- Service ceiling
- 39 ft
- Max takeoff weight
- 319,670 lb
- Powerplant
- 4 × Kuznetsov NK-12M turboprop
- Engines
- 4
- Length
- 151 ft
- Wingspan
- 164 ft
- Height
- 39 ft
- Number built
- 1
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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