Tu-16 Badger

Country of Origin	CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States).
Similar Aircraft	None in this manual.
Crew	Six.
Role	Strategic bomber, ELINT, ECM.
Armament	Bombs, missiles, cannon.
Dimensions	Length: 114 ft (34.8 m). Span: 108 ft (32.9 m).

Tu-16 Badger WEFT Description

Wings	Mid-mounted, swept-back, and tapered with blunt tips. Fences on top of wings. Landing gear pods extend beyond wings�’ trailing edges.
Engine(s)	Two turbojets mounted in wing roots extend beyond the leading and trailing edges of the wing root. Round air intakes.
Fuselage	Long, slender, and bulging where the engines are mounted and tapered to the tail. Round, glassed-in nose. Stepped cockpit.
Tail	Swept-back, tapered fin and flats with blunt tips. Flats low-mounted on the fin. Tail gunner compartment.

Countries which Fly the Tu-16 Badger

CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Egypt, Iraq, People’s Republic of China (H-6), Ukraine.

Books on the Tu-16 Badger

Tupolev Tu-16 Badger

Tu-16 Badger in Action