- 1. How many crew members are in the Tu-22M3?
A) 3
B) 4
C) 2
D) 5
- 2. What is the total length of the Tu-22M3?
A) 42.46 m
B) 34.28 m
C) 23.3 m
D) 11.05 m
- 3. What is the wingspan of the Tu-22M3 when spread at a 20-degree sweep?
A) 23.3 m
B) 11.05 m
C) 42.46 m
D) 34.28 m
- 4. What is the wingspan of the Tu-22M3 when swept at a 65-degree sweep?
A) 23.3 m
B) 42.46 m
C) 11.05 m
D) 34.28 m
- 5. What is the empty weight of the Tu-22M3?
A) 54,000 kg
B) 58,000 kg
C) 112,000 kg
D) 126,000 kg
- 6. What are the engines used on the Tu-22M3?
A) Tupolev NK-22
B) Raduga NK-32
C) Kuznetsov NK-15
D) Kuznetsov NK-25
- 7. What is the maximum speed of the Tu-22M3 at 9,140 m?
A) 1,800 km/h
B) 1,997 km/h
C) 2,200 km/h
D) 1,500 km/h
- 8. What is the service ceiling of the Tu-22M3?
A) 15,000 m
B) 13,300 m
C) 11,000 m
D) 9,140 m
- 9. What type of gun is installed in the remotely controlled tail turret?
A) 23-mm GSh-30
B) 30-mm GSh-30
C) 12.7-mm machine gun
D) 23-mm GSh-23
- 10. What is the internal weapons bay capacity of the Tu-22M3?
A) 54,000 kg
B) 24,000 kg
C) 10,000 kg
D) 126,000 kg
- 11. Which missile was tested on the Tu-22M but apparently not used in service?
A) Kh-22
B) Kh-55
C) Kh-15
D) Kh-47M2
- 12. What is the ferry range of the Tu-22M3?
A) 6,800 km
B) 2,500 km
C) 7,000 km
D) 4,200 km
- 13. What is the maximum take-off weight of the Tu-22M3 with rocket assistance?
A) 112,000 kg
B) 126,000 kg
C) 58,000 kg
D) 126,400 kg
- 14. What is the rate of climb of the Tu-22M3?
A) 30 m/s
B) 15 m/s
C) 25 m/s
D) 10 m/s
- 15. What is the maximum Mach number of the Tu-22M3?
A) Mach 2.2
B) Mach 1.88
C) Mach 2.0
D) Mach 1.5
- 16. What caused the Tu-22M3 crash at Soltsy Air Base on 8 July 2004?
A) Drone strike
B) Engine malfunction
C) Total electrical failure
D) Pilot error
- 17. What type of Tu-22M was shot down during the Russo-Georgian War?
A) Tu-22M3
B) Tu-22M0
C) Tu-22M1
D) Tu-22MR
- 18. What system shot down the Tu-22MR in 2008?
A) Stinger missile
B) Buk-M1
C) Patriot missile
D) S-300
- 19. What happened to the Tu-22M3 at Shaykovka Air Base on 16 September 2017?
A) It suffered an ejection system malfunction
B) It overran the runway
C) It was hit by a drone
D) It experienced an electrical failure
- 20. How many crew members were injured in the 2017 Shaykovka Air Base incident?
A) One
B) Four
C) None
D) Three
- 21. Where was the Olenya Air Base crash on 22 January 2019 located?
A) Near Soltsy
B) Near Moscow
C) Near Stavropol
D) Near Olenegorsk
- 22. What happened to the airframe during the 2019 Olenya Air Base crash?
A) It remained intact
B) It caught fire in the air
C) It ruptured and detached the cockpit
D) It exploded mid-flight
- 23. What was the cause of the 23 March 2021 incident at Shaykovka Air Base?
A) Drone strike
B) Ejection system malfunction
C) Runway overrun
D) Electrical failure
- 24. What was the aircraft doing when the ejection system malfunctioned in 2021?
A) Taxiing to hangar
B) Engine start procedures
C) Taking off
D) Landing
- 25. How was the Tu-22M3 at Soltsy-2 destroyed in August 2023?
A) Surface-to-air missile
B) Pilot error
C) Mechanical failure
D) Drone strike
- 26. What did satellite pictures reveal about the other bombers at Soltsy-2 in August 2023?
A) They were destroyed
B) They were taking off
C) They were damaged
D) They had been evacuated
- 27. What was the observed state of the Tu-22M3 on 19 April 2024 before crashing?
A) Ascending rapidly
B) In a flat spin
C) Landing smoothly
D) Parked on the ground
- 28. What was the preliminary cause of the 15 August 2024 crash in Irkutsk Oblast?
A) Bad weather
B) Drone strike
C) Enemy missile fire
D) Technical malfunction
- 29. What happened to the crew during the 15 June 2026 crash in Irkutsk Oblast?
A) The pilot died
B) All died
C) All ejected safely
D) They remained in the plane
- 30. What type of bomb was reportedly reactivated for use with Tu-22M3 bombers at the Azovstal plant?
A) FAB-500
B) Kh-22
C) FAB-3000M-46
D) MIM-104
- 31. Which air base was attacked by a drone on 5 December 2022, damaging a Tu-22M3?
A) Dyagilevo
B) Shaykovka
C) Olenya
D) Soltsy
- 32. Who led the Ukrainian intelligence unit that allegedly destroyed one Tu-22M3 and disabled two in August 2023?
A) Oleh Babiy
B) Oleksandr Syrskyi
C) Valerii Zaluzhnyi
D) Volodymyr Zelensky
- 33. Which missile system did Ukraine allegedly use to down a Tu-22M3 in April 2024?
A) Kh-22
B) MIM-104 Patriot
C) SAMP/T
D) S-200
- 34. Where were two Tu-22M3s damaged by HUR drones at a distance of 1,800 kilometers from the Ukrainian border?
A) Olenya air base
B) Belaya air base
C) Soltsy air base
D) Dyagilevo air base
- 35. What is the estimated value of the Tu-22M3 destroyed at Shaykovka air base as stated by Oleksandr Syrskyi?
A) $200 million
B) $100 million
C) $10 million
D) $50 million
- 36. Which aircraft was also claimed to be shot down by the same type of missile used against the Tu-22M3 in April 2024?
A) MiG-29
B) Tu-95
C) Beriev A-50
D) Su-27
- 37. In what year did the production of the Tu-22M end?
A) 1995
B) 1993
C) 2001
D) 1989
- 38. During which conflict in 1995 did the Russian Federation use the Tu-22M3?
A) Chechnya
B) Syria
C) Afghanistan
D) Georgia
- 39. Which country claimed that two Tu-22Ms violated its airspace near Rebun Island in February 2001?
A) Sweden
B) Finland
C) Georgia
D) Japan
- 40. Who was the crew commander missing in action after the Tu-22MR was shot down in 2008?
A) Piotr Butowski
B) Aleksandr Koventsov
C) Sergey Kobylash
D) Vyacheslav Malkov
- 41. What was the name of the Swedish fighter aircraft sent to mark the presence of Tu-22Ms in 2015?
A) Saab JAS 39 Gripen
B) Buk-M1
C) Aegis
D) F-16
- 42. From which airbase in Iran did Russian bombers begin flying missions in August 2016?
A) Khmeymim
B) Belaya
C) Shaykovka
D) Hamedan Airbase
- 43. Who awarded the crews the 'Participant of the military operation in Syria' medal in December 2017?
A) Sergey Kobylash
B) Piotr Butowski
C) Vyacheslav Malkov
D) Aleksandr Koventsov
- 44. Where were three Tu-22Ms temporarily deployed in May 2021?
A) Shaykovka airbase
B) Khmeymim airbase
C) Belaya airbase
D) Hamedan airbase
- 45. In what year did the Tu-22M and Tu-95 resume long-range patrolling for the first time since 1992?
A) 2013
B) 2008
C) 2007
D) 2016
- 46. What is the approximate number of aircraft per squadron according to the 2014 estimate?
A) 40
B) 28
C) 7
D) 10
- 47. In what year was the Tu-22M first unveiled to the public?
A) 1987
B) 1982
C) 1980
D) 1973
- 48. During which conflict was the Tu-22M first used in combat?
A) Vietnam
B) Afghanistan
C) The Gulf War
D) The Korean War
- 49. What was the mission-capable rate of the Tu-22M in August 1991?
A) 10–20%
B) 50–60%
C) 30–40%
D) 70–80%
- 50. During the 1980 Warsaw Pact exercise, what operations did the naval Tu-22M2s conduct?
A) Anti-ship mining
B) In-flight refueling
C) High altitude reconnaissance
D) Strategic nuclear deterrent
- 51. What was a primary reason for the maintenance problems suffered by the Tu-22M?
A) Lack of pilot training
B) Sabotage by enemy agents
C) Insufficient fuel supplies
D) Poor manufacturing quality
- 52. Which aircraft worked alongside the Tu-22M during the 1988 missions to relieve Kandahar?
A) Su-25
B) MiG-23
C) Tu-160
D) MiG-27
- 53. In what month and year was the last Afghan operation of the Tu-22M conducted?
A) January 1989
B) December 1987
C) March 1989
D) October 1988
- 54. Why did the Soviet Air Force seek to prosecute Tupolev?
A) For embezzling government funds
B) For failing to meet speed requirements
C) For rushing inadequate designs into service
D) For selling technology to NATO
- 55. How long were some Tu-22M aircraft grounded due to spare parts shortages?
A) Up to six months
B) Up to three weeks
C) Up to two years
D) Up to one month
- 56. When were four Tu-22Ms intercepted and photographed by Norwegian aircraft?
A) December 1987
B) October 1982
C) June 1981
D) June 1980
- 57. What was the name of the initial modernization attempt that began in 1990?
A) NV-45
B) SVP-24-22
C) Tu-22M3M
D) Adaptation-45.03M
- 58. In what year was the NV-45 radar first flown on a Tu-22M?
A) 1990
B) 2018
C) 2008
D) 2014
- 59. When was the contract for the Tu-22M3M mid-life upgrade signed?
A) September 2014
B) May 2020
C) September 2023
D) January 2008
- 60. What equipment was intended to be replaced by a new self-defense electronic radar suite?
A) The landing gear
B) The tail gun
C) The main radar
D) The navigation system
- 61. Which aircraft is planned to share much of the new avionics with the Tu-22M3M?
A) Tu-160M2
B) Kh-32
C) Su-24
D) Tu-22M3
- 62. Which of these is a missile mentioned as a planned armament enhancement for the Tu-22M3M?
A) Adaptation-45
B) Kh-47M2 Kinzhal
C) SVP-24
D) NV-45M
- 63. Who developed the SVP-24-22 upgrade program?
A) Gefest & T
B) TASS
C) The military-industrial complex
D) Sukhoi
- 64. The SVP-24-22 upgrade was based on avionics originally developed for which aircraft?
A) Tu-22M3
B) Sukhoi Su-24
C) Tu-160M2
D) Kh-32
- 65. What was the reported status of the Adaptation-45.03M project?
A) Delayed until 2018
B) Renamed to NV-45
C) Abandoned before production
D) Successfully mass-produced
- 66. What is the NATO reporting name for the Tupolev Tu-22M?
A) Backfire
B) Bear
C) Blackjack
D) Blinder
- 67. In which decade was the Tu-22M developed?
A) 1980s
B) 1970s
C) 1950s
D) 1960s
- 68. What is the primary wing configuration of the Tu-22M?
A) Fixed-sweep wing
B) Straight wing
C) Variable-sweep wing
D) Delta wing
- 69. Western intelligence once incorrectly designated the Tu-22M as what?
A) Tu-28
B) Tu-26
C) Tu-24
D) Tu-30
- 70. Which Soviet organization operated the Tu-22M in a maritime anti-shipping role?
A) Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
B) Soviet Border Guard
C) Soviet Naval Aviation (AVMF)
D) Soviet Air Forces (VVS)
- 71. In which conflict was the Tu-22M first used for conventional bombing by the Soviet Union?
A) First Chechen War
B) Syrian civil war
C) Russo-Georgian War
D) Soviet–Afghan War
- 72. How many aircraft did the 2024 Military Balance report state were in service with the Russian Air Force?
A) 27
B) 60
C) 57
D) 497
- 73. Which aircraft was developed by Sukhoi as a competitor to the Tu-22 update?
A) T-10
B) Su-24
C) Su-27
D) T-4
- 74. What OKB code was given to the Tu-22M design?
A) Aircraft 22
B) Aircraft 45
C) Aircraft 98
D) Aircraft 145
- 75. What was the primary weapon the government decreed for development alongside the Tu-22M?
A) Kh-31 missile
B) Kh-55 missile
C) Kh-15 missile
D) Kh-22 missile
- 76. When was the first satellite photograph of the Tu-22M taken by the US?
A) 1972
B) 1962
C) 1970
D) 1967
- 77. The design of the Tu-22M borrowed features from which abandoned project?
A) Tu-16
B) Tu-98
C) Tu-20
D) Tu-95
- 78. What is the total number of Tu-22M variants produced?
A) 497
B) 60
C) 57
D) 27
- 79. Which company has sought export customers for the Tu-22M since 1992?
A) Ilyushin
B) Tupolev
C) Mikoyan
D) Sukhoi
- 80. What is the NATO reporting name for the Tu-22M1?
A) Backfire-A
B) Backfire-C
C) Backfire-B
D) Backfire-D
- 81. How many Tu-22M1 aircraft were produced in 1971 and 1972?
A) 9
B) 4
C) 12
D) 211
- 82. What is the NATO reporting name for the Tu-22M2?
A) Backfire-C
B) Backfire-B
C) Backfire-A
D) Backfire-D
- 83. Which engines were originally used on the Tu-22M2?
A) NK-32
B) NK-25
C) NK-22
D) NK-45
- 84. What is the NATO reporting name for the Tu-22M3?
A) Backfire-B
B) Backfire-A
C) Backfire-D
D) Backfire-C
- 85. What nickname was given to the Tu-22M3 in Russian service?
A) Kinzhal
B) Backfire
C) Overview
D) Troika
- 86. Which radar is used by the Tu-22M3?
A) Almaz PNA
B) Shompol
C) NV-45
D) Obzor
- 87. Why was the aerial refueling probe removed from the Tu-22M3?
A) Engine integration problems
B) SALT negotiations
C) Maintenance costs
D) Aerodynamic issues
- 88. Which specialized computing subsystem was installed on Tu-22M3s used in Syria?
A) SVP-24-22
B) NK-45
C) Obzor
D) NV-45
- 89. How many Tu-22M2 aircraft were built between 1972 and 1984?
A) 12
B) 268
C) 211
D) 9
- 90. What engines are used on the Tu-22M3M?
A) NK-25
B) NK-32-02
C) NK-45
D) NK-22
- 91. What project was the 'Izdeliye 4510'?
A) Tu-22M4
B) Tu-22M3M
C) Tu-344
D) Tu-22MR
- 92. How many Tu-22M3 aircraft were built until 1993?
A) 12
B) 268
C) 211
D) 9
- 93. How many Tu-22M3 aircraft are currently operated by the Russian Aerospace Forces?
A) 60
B) 43
C) 17
D) 55
- 94. Which air base houses the 52nd Heavy Bomber Regiment?
A) Olenya
B) Belaya
C) Dyagilevo
D) Shaykovka
- 95. When were the Russian Naval Aviation Tu-22M3s transferred to the Russian Air Force?
A) 1991
B) 2015
C) 2006
D) 2011
- 96. Which agreement led to the scrapping of Ukrainian Tu-22Ms?
A) START I Treaty
B) Nunn–Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction
C) Budapest Memorandum
D) Lisbon Protocol
- 97. How many Tu-22M bombers did Ukraine scrap in total?
A) 55
B) 60
C) 100
D) 423
- 98. In which city is the 43rd Center for Combat Application and Training of Aircrew for Long Range Aviation located?
A) Kaluga
B) Murmansk
C) Irkutsk
D) Ryazan
- 99. How many Kh-22 cruise missiles were scrapped by Ukraine?
A) 17
B) 60
C) 423
D) 43
- 100. Where is the headquarters of the 326th Heavy Bomber Aviation Division?
A) Ukrainka
B) Olenya
C) Belaya
D) Shaykovka
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