The Tupolev Tu-4 (Russian: Туполев Ту-4; NATO reporting name: Bull) is a piston-engined Soviet strategic bomber that served the Soviet Air Force from the late 1940s to the mid-1960s. The aircraft was a copy of the American Boeing B-29 Superfortress, having been reverse-engineered from seized aircraft that had made emergency landings in the USSR.

After four years of hard work, alot of bureaucratic hurdles, and technological rushes, the first Tu-4 would take to the skies on May 19, 1947, with serial production being authorized to start immediately. On the 3rd of August 1947 at the Tushino Aviation Day parade, three large B-29s overflew the crowd watching the air show.

2023年1月30日 · The Tupolev Tu-4 was a strategic bomber utilized by the Soviet Air Force during the late 1940s to mid-1960s. This aircraft, powered by piston engines, was a replica of the famed Boeing B-29 Superfortress. It was the OKB-156 design bureau, led by Andrei Tupolev, that was given the task of reverse engineering the B-29.

2016年7月28日 · The Tu-4 then became a permanent fixture of the growing Cold War landscape and placed Western targets within reach of nuclear weapons for the first time in history - a fact that stunned American warplanners in the West.

Defensive armament consists of four turrets located in upper forward, lower forward, lower rear, and tail positions. Although the Soviets have phased it out as an operational bomber, it is still used for this purpose in the Chinese Air Force.

The Tupolev Tu-4 (NATO reporting name: Bull) was a piston-engined Soviet strategic bomber that served the Soviet Air Force from the late 1940s to mid-1960s. It was a reverse-engineered copy of the U.S. -made Boeing B-29 Superfortress.

2013年1月29日 · Tu-4 - the first Soviet carrier of nuclear weapons. By decision of the USSR Council of Ministers No. 3200-1513 from 29.08.1951, the War Department began to form a bomber regiment armed with atomic bombs.

Some airplanes were outfitted to carry nuclear bombs and were designated as TU-4A. During re-equipment, the bomber was equipped with a thermostatically controlled heated bomb bay, a suspension unit for the bomb was developed, and biological …

Tu-4 (the order "20") - plane radiation reconnaissance specially equipped with sensors to monitor the US nuclear tests;

2022年12月22日 · The Tupolev Tu-4 was a strategic bomber that was developed by the Soviet Union in the late 1940s. It was the first Soviet heavy bomber and was based on the American B-29 Superfortress. In order to create the Tu-4, the Soviet Union embarked on a huge reverse-engineering effort.