Specifications (Tu-126)
Data from The Osprey Encyclopaedia of Russian Aircraft 1875–1995
General characteristics
- Crew: 12 (plus a full spare crew)
- Length: 56.5 m (185 ft 4 in) with refuelling probe
- Wingspan: 51.4 m (168 ft 8 in)
- Height: 16.05 m (52 ft 8 in)
- Wing area: 311.1 m2 (3,349 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 103,000 kg (227,076 lb)
- Gross weight: 171,000 kg (376,990 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 60,800 kg (134,041 lb)
- Powerplant: 4 × Kuznetsov NK-12MV axial flow turboprop engines, 11,033 kW (14,795 hp) each
- Propellers: 8-bladed Contra-rotating
Performance
- Maximum speed: 790 km/h (491 mph; 427 kn)
- Cruising speed: 520 km/h (323 mph; 281 kn) at 9,000 m (29,528 ft)
- Range: 7,000 km (4,350 mi; 3,780 nmi) internal fuel only
- Endurance: 20 hours with one in-flight refuel
- Service ceiling: 10,700 m (35,105 ft)
- Power/mass: 0.26 kW/kg (0.16 hp/lb)
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