Tupolev Tu-85

Tu-85
Role	Heavy bomber Type of aircraft
National origin	Soviet Union
Manufacturer	Tupolev
First flight	9 January 1951
Status	Cancelled
Number built	2
Developed from	Tupolev Tu-4 Tupolev Tu-80

The Tupolev Tu-85 (Russian: Туполев Ту-85; USAF/DoD reporting name: "Type 31", NATO reporting name: Barge^[1]) was a Soviet prototype strategic bomber based on the Tu-4, an unlicensed, reverse engineered copy of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress. It was the ultimate development of the B-29 family, being over 50% heavier than its progenitor and had nearly double the range. Only two prototypes were built before the program was cancelled in favor of the turboprop powered Tupolev Tu-95 bomber which could cover the same range at a far higher speed.