Tupolev Tu-95 Bear Long-Range Turboprop Aircraft Family
The Tupolev Tu-95 is a four-engine, swept-wing long-range military aircraft family whose original prototype first flew in 1952. Its contra-rotating Kuznetsov turboprops gave the large airframe unusually high cruise performance and long endurance. Successive Tu-95M, Tu-95K, and Tu-95MS developments extended the design's service life across many decades.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Tu-95Tu-95 BearTu-95MSTu-95MTu-95K
- Family Name
- Tupolev Tu-95
- Full Name
- Tupolev Tu-95 Bear Long-Range Turboprop Aircraft Family
- Roles
- military
- Status
- active
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Tupolev Tu-95 is a four-engine, swept-wing long-range military aircraft family whose original prototype first flew in 1952. Its contra-rotating Kuznetsov turboprops gave the large airframe unusually high cruise performance and long endurance. Successive Tu-95M, Tu-95K, and Tu-95MS developments extended the design's service life across many decades.
- First Flight Year
- 1,952
- Manufacturer
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 4
- Placement
- wing
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- Four exact NK-12M contra-rotating turboprops.
- Name
- Tu-95M
- Notes
- Applies to the Tu-95M configuration only; it does not project this engine onto later Tu-95MS aircraft.
- Entries
- Count
- 4
- Placement
- wing
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- Four exact 15,000-horsepower NK-12MP contra-rotating turboprops.
- Name
- Tu-95MS
- Notes
- Applies to the Tu-95MS configuration; other Tu-95 variants remain unrepresented until their exact engine mappings are sourced.
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- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 22:33:19 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 30, 2026 at 02:37:02 UTC