Data Quality84%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the strategic bombers category.
01 / Overview
Tupolev Tu-80
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
STRATEGIC BOMBERS · EARLY COLD WAR
27
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
55
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the strategic bombers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General5MOD.5
- First Flight1949
- Crew11
- Primary RolePrototype for a longer-ranged version of the Tu-4 bomber
- GenerationPiston-engine bomber
- In ServiceNo
◈Powerplant6MOD.6
- Engine TypePiston
- Engine ModelShvetsov ASh-73TKFN
- Number of Engines4
- AfterburnerNo
- SupercruiseNo
- Thrust VectoringNo
▣Performance3MOD.3
- Top Speed545 km/h
- Service Ceiling11,180 m
- Ferry Range8,214 km
◇Dimensions & Weights7MOD.7
- Length34.37 m
- Wingspan43.58 m
- Height8.91 m
- Wing Area173.1
- Empty Weight37,850 kg
- Loaded Weight51,500 kg
- Max Takeoff Weight60,600 kg
◆Armament8MOD.8
- Hardpoints0
- Weapons Payload12,000 kg
- Internal Gun10x 23 mm Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23 cannon
- Internal Weapons BayYes
- Air-to-Air MissilesNo
- Air-to-Ground MissilesNo
- Anti-Ship MissilesNo
- Nuclear CapableYes
▤Avionics & Stealth8MOD.8
⬢Production3MOD.3
- Total Built1
- Operators0
- Variants0
▲Service History4MOD.4
- Retirement Year1949
- Production Start1948
- Production End1949
- Operational StatusCancelled
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1948Production started
- 1949Production ended
- 1955Entered service
78
years in service
1
years in production
1
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
STRATEGIC BOMBERS RANKING Strategic Bombers · Early Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
77STRATEGIC BOMBERS27EARLY COLD WAR · STRATEGIC BOMBERS1272RUSSIA · ALL WEAPONS86PERFORMANCE/PRICE · STRATEGIC BOMBERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theStrategic Bomberscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE2terms
An internal compartment within a military aircraft designed to store and deploy weapons, reducing radar cross-section and aerodynamic drag.
Relating to or using nuclear energy, typically fission, for propulsion or power generation in military vessels.
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