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Tupolev Tu-16

Summary

Tupolev Tu-16 is an aircraft family[1]. It draws 3,512 Wikipedia views per month (aircraft_family category, ranking #167 of 1,568).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tupolev Tu-16's instance of is recorded as aircraft family[3].
  • Tupolev Tu-16 is operated by Soviet Air Forces[4].
  • Tupolev Tu-16's manufacturer is recorded as Tupolev[5].
  • Tupolev Tu-16's manufacturer is recorded as Kazan Aircraft Production Association[6].
  • Tupolev Tu-16's manufacturer is recorded as Voronezh Aircraft Production Association[7].
  • Tupolev Tu-16's developer is recorded as Tupolev[8].
  • Tupolev Tu-16 is a type of strategic bomber[9].
  • Tupolev Tu-16's designed by is recorded as Dmitry Markov[10].
  • Tupolev Tu-16's Commons category is recorded as Tupolev Tu-16[11].
  • Tupolev Tu-16's country of origin is recorded as Soviet Union[12].
  • Tupolev Tu-16's powered by is recorded as Mikulin AM-3[13].
  • Tupolev Tu-16's armament is recorded as Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23[14].
  • Tupolev Tu-16's armament is recorded as KS-1 Komet[15].
  • Tupolev Tu-16's armament is recorded as K-10S[16].
  • Tupolev Tu-16's armament is recorded as KSR-5[17].
  • Tupolev Tu-16's armament is recorded as KSR-2[18].
  • Tupolev Tu-16's armament is recorded as FAB-9000[19].
  • Tupolev Tu-16's armament is recorded as FAB-5000 bomb[20].
  • Tupolev Tu-16's armament is recorded as FAB-3000[21].
  • Tupolev Tu-16's armament is recorded as FAB-1500 M-54[22].
  • Tupolev Tu-16's armament is recorded as FAB-500[23].
  • Tupolev Tu-16's armament is recorded as FAB-250[24].
  • Tupolev Tu-16's NATO reporting name is recorded as Badger[25].
  • Tupolev Tu-16's first flight is recorded as April 27, 1952[26].
  • Tupolev Tu-16's service entry is recorded as 1954[27].

Body

Physical Characteristics

Tupolev Tu-16's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+34.80'}[28].

Designation and Status

Tupolev Tu-16's instance of is recorded as aircraft family[3].

Why It Matters

Tupolev Tu-16 draws 3,512 Wikipedia views per month (aircraft_family category, ranking #167 of 1,568).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . The Osprey Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft 1875-1995. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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