Tupolev Tu-22 bomber

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bomber aircraft jet aircraft long-range bomber military aircraft supersonic aircraft

The Tupolev Tu-22 is a Soviet-era supersonic long-range bomber designed during the Cold War for high-speed strike missions against strategic targets.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Tupolev Tu-22M	5
Tupolev Tu-22	2
Tu-22	1
Tu-22M	1
Tupolev Tu-22 bomber canonical	1
Tupolev Tu-22M bomber	1
Tupolev Tu-22M3	1
Tupolev Tu‑22	1
Tupolev Tu‑22M	1
Tupolev Tu‑22M Backfire	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T473973 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Tupolev Tu-22 bomber
Context triple: [Andrei Tupolev, notableWork, Tupolev Tu-22 bomber]

A. Tupolev Tu-16 bomber
The Tupolev Tu-16 bomber is a Soviet twin‑engine jet strategic bomber introduced in the 1950s, widely used for long-range bombing, maritime strike, and reconnaissance roles throughout the Cold War.
B. Tupolev Tu-2 bomber
The Tupolev Tu-2 bomber was a highly effective Soviet twin‑engine frontline bomber of World War II, known for its speed, payload capacity, and extensive use on the Eastern Front.
C. Tupolev Tu-20 / Tu-95 strategic bomber
The Tupolev Tu-20/Tu-95 is a long-range, turboprop-powered Soviet strategic bomber and missile platform, renowned for its distinctive swept wings and enduring service as a key component of Russia’s nuclear deterrent.
D. Su-22
The Su-22 is a Soviet-designed variable-sweep wing fighter-bomber widely exported and used for ground-attack missions by several air forces, including Poland’s.
E. Tupolev Tu-4 bomber
The Tupolev Tu-4 bomber is a Soviet long-range strategic bomber developed in the late 1940s as a reverse-engineered copy of the American Boeing B-29 Superfortress.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Tupolev Tu-22 bomber
Target entity description: The Tupolev Tu-22 is a Soviet-era supersonic long-range bomber designed during the Cold War for high-speed strike missions against strategic targets.

A. Tupolev Tu-16 bomber
The Tupolev Tu-16 bomber is a Soviet twin‑engine jet strategic bomber introduced in the 1950s, widely used for long-range bombing, maritime strike, and reconnaissance roles throughout the Cold War.
B. Tupolev Tu-2 bomber
The Tupolev Tu-2 bomber was a highly effective Soviet twin‑engine frontline bomber of World War II, known for its speed, payload capacity, and extensive use on the Eastern Front.
C. Tupolev Tu-20 / Tu-95 strategic bomber
The Tupolev Tu-20/Tu-95 is a long-range, turboprop-powered Soviet strategic bomber and missile platform, renowned for its distinctive swept wings and enduring service as a key component of Russia’s nuclear deterrent.
D. Su-22
The Su-22 is a Soviet-designed variable-sweep wing fighter-bomber widely exported and used for ground-attack missions by several air forces, including Poland’s.
E. Tupolev Tu-4 bomber
The Tupolev Tu-4 bomber is a Soviet long-range strategic bomber developed in the late 1940s as a reverse-engineered copy of the American Boeing B-29 Superfortress.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bomber aircraft ⓘ jet aircraft ⓘ long-range bomber ⓘ military aircraft ⓘ supersonic aircraft ⓘ
airIntakeLocation	fuselage sides near wing roots ⓘ
alliance	Warsaw Pact ⓘ
armament	air-to-surface missiles ⓘ free-fall bombs ⓘ nuclear bombs ⓘ
bombload	up to roughly 9,000–12,000 kg of ordnance ⓘ
category	Cold War Soviet bomber ⓘ
combatUse	used by Iraq in Iran–Iraq War ⓘ used by Libya in regional conflicts ⓘ
configuration	twin-engine ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Soviet Union ⓘ
crew	3 ⓘ
defensiveArmament	tail gun turret ⓘ
designedFor	attacks on strategic targets ⓘ high-speed strike missions ⓘ penetration of enemy air defenses ⓘ
designPeriod	1950s ⓘ
developedFrom	earlier Tupolev bomber concepts ⓘ
engineType	turbojet ⓘ
enteredServiceWith	Long-Range Aviation of the Soviet Air Forces ⓘ linked to: Soviet Air Forces
era	Cold War ⓘ
firstFlight	1959 ⓘ
fuselageLayout	narrow fuselage with rear-mounted engines ⓘ
introduced	1962 ⓘ
landingGear	tricycle landing gear ⓘ
manufacturer	Tupolev Design Bureau ⓘ linked to: Tupolev
maximumSpeed	approximately 1,500 km/h at altitude ⓘ around Mach 1.4 ⓘ
NATOreportingName	Blinder ⓘ
notableIssue	difficult handling characteristics ⓘ high accident rate ⓘ
powerplant	2 × Dobrynin RD-7 turbojet engines ⓘ
primaryUser	Iraqi Air Force ⓘ Libyan Arab Air Force ⓘ linked to: Libyan Air Force Soviet Air Forces ⓘ
range	approximately 4,000–5,000 km depending on load ⓘ
retiredFromService	1990s ⓘ
role	maritime strike aircraft ⓘ reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ strategic bomber ⓘ
serviceCeiling	around 13,000–14,000 m ⓘ
successor	Tupolev Tu-22M ⓘ linked to: Tupolev Tu-22 bomber
tailConfiguration	high-mounted tailplane ⓘ
wingType	swept wing ⓘ

How these facts were elicited