Those old Russian bombers were excellent planes, and built like tanks. But they were meant for a different time, to be deployed in droves. Now they're only good for recon. Your typical bomber crew in an all out Cold War scenario stood a slim to none chance of surviving the U.S.- Canadian fighter assault. They would have all been blown out of the sky. The same goes for our B-52s and Britain's Vulcans over Russian airspace. This is why everybody went to missiles deployed on submarines.
@Lex5576 Well, actually they're good also as stand-off platforms for cruise missiles. Consider that already the old AS-4 had a range of more than 3000 km after all.
@Jeff8090 I can't say wether it is the loudest. But it ~is~ very, very loud. The tip of those enormous turbo-prop driven propellers is moving at mach 1.1. So, in effect, they produce a constant super-sonic boom.
Or, in other words, a hell of a lot noise! :p
I ~love~ the startup sequence when you see the counter-rotating propellers beginning to turn. The whole plane is just looking so incredibly menacing.
But there's one thing I wanna know... Why do the Russians with fly these things without permission over the Danish, Dutch and Brittish seas since the beginning of 2011? The Russians are doing it more often than ever.
Yesterday, two of these aircrafts where again intercepted by two Dutch F-16's... Because the Russian where flying over Holland without permission. Again.
Also the Danish, German and Brittish fighters intercepted the Russians multiple times..
@animalpolice Electronic reconaissance and part of a military training. I can assure you that NATO planes were doing the same during the Cold War era (and they still do - remeber P-3 incident off Hainan island). I remeber the stories of ex-servicemen about NATO Atlantiques running regular reconnaisance raids along Polish coast back in 70s and 80s. :D
with 8 propellers 2 in each row this plane is anit-steath you are scared it will come but the the noise is so loud you hear it and have plenty of time to scramble the fighters, reload the flack, and get in the bomb shelter
@thespaceboon101 but remember, It was desinged to carry the Tsar bomb, so even if everyone is in the shelter, the surrounding 80km, would be oblitirated!!!
If you want an amazing car you go to Italy, if you want a huge ass plane that will still be working fine 60 years after it was first built, you go to Russia.
I'm on my way to do Aeronautical Engineering in 2012.Damn I got to say she is a beautiful piece of machinery! Props to the the Soviets for being the first to make contra-rotating propellers work as efficiently as the Russian Bear does.I bet it made her noisy but still very efficient!
Cool plane & vid! So there seems to be officials, flags, a band, flowers, and a speech. Anyone know what was the occassion and a little of the speech?
@Billyboynot I like how care enough to find out which comedian started the trend in the first place, but you lecture me for being inspired by him. You, young hermaphrodite, are a piece of work.
10 times louder than a Airbus-A330, The latest version the Tu-95MS can reach a maximum speed of 510 knots or 920 km/h 575 mph. Each engine, Kuznetsov NK-12
For me the TU-95 is one of the most elegant and strikingly different plane. Although not comparable to the SR-71 series it also symbolizes the height of soviet aircraft design and remains a masterpiece.
I amafraid the most dangerous enemy would have been anti-air "Nike-Hercules" system,that has been capable to reach high altitude without too many errors
When you stop to think about it, the B-52 and the TU-95 are really kindred spirits, sharing so many commonalities, and so much history.
Both first flew on or about 1952, both entered service roughly 1955, both designed as long-range strategic bombers, both having undergone many modifications, both expecting to serve until 2040, and both are evolved from the Boeing B29 Superfortress.
If you look at an original TU-95 from almost head-on, you can almost see the nose of the B-29 peeking through.
@klesmer: Thanks for the vote of confidence. Which is better? Depends. For beauty, I love the BUFF, but the Bear just ekes out the win here. For unrefuled range, I think they are pretty evenly-matched- the Bear for it's turbo-prop fuel economy, and the BUFF for its sheer ability to carry a LOT of fuel. For payload, the BUFF definitely wins. For service life and re-configurability, it's a tie. Two vastly different approaches to solving the same problem. Both equally successsful, too.
I can see that the plane on this video is flying close to my country Norway, since one of our F-16s are intercepting TU95. I have only one thing to say, Dont crash near our borders! Especially if you carry nuclear weapons. I do not want a Russian broken arrow incident .
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R u retarded, the F-16's max speed is around 1500mph, and it doesnt matter, there's a little thing call the air to air ,missle, yah its cool and all, but the B-52 is so much better
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the B-52 is supposed to be still in the USAF inventory for like another 20-30 years. Plus a Tu-95 Airliner would be retarded, they would have to give the fucking passengers something for their ears so they can hear when they get off the plane. Plus the US Navy submarines can fucking track a Tu-95 with their sonar b/c the plane is so fucking loud. Plus the B-52 is faster, bigger bomb load, and wasn't 20 years to late when it finally rolled off the fucking production line
Actually a civilian version was used as an airliner, it was the TU-114, the airplane entered serviced in 1956 only four years after it was developed, yes it has a smaller bombload than B-52 but it has a range of almost ten thousand miles which is more than B-52. Overall it's a good plane, the noise level is exagerated, it's a loud plane, but it's mostly propabanda. It's a good launch platform for nuclear tipped cruise missiles.
The B-52H(latest model) range is around 10,100 miles and the Tu-95MS(latest model) range is around 9,400 miles. w/o mid air refueling, The B-52 has better rang than the Tu-95. So... The B-52 is basically the same plane as the Tu-95 but w/ a larger bomb load, faster, and larger range. Cause the B-52 can carry about 4 GAM-87 Skybolt ballistic missiles, as well as being able to carry a missile under the belly of the plane, it also has 2 hard points on each wing. Tu-95 is good but B-52 is better!!!!
Yes I never said the TU-95 is better than B-52, I still think it's a good equivalent in some respects, the best aspect of the TU-95 is probably the fact that its very simple and cheap to operate, that's why the russians plan to keep it in service until 2040, it's simple and reliable!
This machine is an absolute wonder. I´m travelling to Moscow in 5 weeks to visit Monino, and I look forward to seeing this aircraft up close for the first time in my life. Thanks for posting this.
@yfh10mg i agree with you the cold war produced many of the most intelligentlt designed planes ever devised yet. i certainly would say that the bear is a timeless aircraft.
Its regular introduction into the Soviet Air Force was in 1958, and here we are in 2009, and it's still a significant part of Russia's strategic bomber force.
51 years: that'd be like the Boing B-17 Flying Fortress (regular introduction into the USAAF being in 1938) still comprising a significant part of SAC in 1989- the year the Berlin Wall fell. An amazing run for a remarkable aircraft.
Is it really that important which one is better? In the case of a war, both a few B-52 and a few Tu-95 would have reached their targets... and as soon as an atomic bomb is detonating over your home town, would you still be thinking "ok, but the aircraft that delivered it here is worse than our B-1 or TU-95 bomber!"?
Neat plane. A turboprop plane that flies as fast as an ordinary jetliner. Many years ago, the company I use to work for had a twin engine turboprop plane and it was pretty quick ! We flew from Indianapolis down to Birmingham AL in a couple of hours and flew around 30,000 feet. The fun part is flying in the co-pilots seat and then we flew from Alabama to Michigan.
It just so happens that whatever happens to be in the queue is what is issued to the aircraft. For bombers, it's any noun starting with a "B": Tu-4, "Bull;" Tu-16, "Badger;" Tu-22, "Backfire", Tu-160, "Blackjack," and finally, Tu-95, "Bear." These NATO codenames are fear inspiring, in my opinion. Western commanders took these Soviet pieces of flying hardware as very serious threats capable of some impressive nuclear strikes and gave them appropriate names.
crucial to producing even supersonic air trust with CR props is the fact that two CR blades that are about to meet at near-supersonic speed in absolute terms, *relative to each other* are actually approaching each other at a speed that is way above supersonic. so if the first blade pushes the air at say 800 km/h the second one can give it a ferocious 2nd slap because it actually hits the moving air at 1600+ km/h. the tu 95 could go supersonic no prob without its props' blades going supersonic.
They fly routs of cold war: directly to UK or US but turn away from last moment. What does this mean? to fly loaded with weapons to the borders of "friend" country? They are training to bomb with nuclear weapons EU and US or Canada?
... or they are training EU and US forces and pilots to be ready for real intercept ;)
Any way they cannot violate airspace of EU and US or Canada. They just can do this with small countries like my Georgia.
Seeing those contra-rotating propellors are sweet. They sare just a blender for the air. Makes you realize just how tricky refuel is with those ginsu props everywhere. What a mean looking aircraft. I hope the soviets keep these birds flying or at least around in museum's.
those russians surely know how to build some of the most incredible aircraft!!! navigating with a folded map and a ruler!! wow that is for real men, not wussy FMS... thanks for the vid!!
The Tu-95 was quite a machine in its day, but if your on-board systems comprise a folded paper map and a slide rule, you're history in more ways than one against a modern air defence.
This is a cold war bomber that have been grounded for over 10 year.But for the last few mount they again flying adwanst tactical mission outside the Norwegian coast line,and Norwegian F-16 are always there to meet them.Its not like under the cold war when Soviet and Norwegian airforce tested eatshother and even a Norwegian P-3 Orion and a TU-95 Bear have a toutch in the air in the 80's.Its more like a message to the west these days,that Russia still are in business.
What wasn't better than the b-29 exactly? Because if you're comparing it to the tu-95, thats just plain ridiculus. The tu-95 is EASILY the best prop-driven bomber ever. The b-29 was a decent bomber for it's time, but it was using old radial engines and by the time the tu-95 came out was nothing but an old wwii relic.
btw a friend of mine flew f-16 intercepts and he said this is the noisiest aircraft he had ever meet. you could hear it before you could see it, and it could also be tracked using sosus (underwater listenings stations in the north atlantic) due to the noise...
its not very fast, nor does it fly very high. it can't outrun a bz-jet, let alone a fighter nor its missiles. it can't carry a hugh bombload and its extreamly un-stealthy. BUT it can do its mission very well. its range is mindbogling and its endurance (at cruise speed) is something like 35 hours. That makes it a very good maritim surveilance aircraft, and thats the reason its still alive.
There are enough recorded accounts of TU-95s not outrunning, but out-accelerating jet fighters...surely for short distances only. This is possible due to the ability of the 95 to instantly adjust the pitch of its eight props for efficient bursts of speed. Turboprops do possess some advantages over pure engines.
It's cruise missiles range are about the range of interceptor plane. I tell it to make you know the difference between this pre-announced flights near Alaska and real war. You also have to know exactly a route of a bear to scramble your interceptors against it. Even if you know route you have to pray for your pilot cause it's crew may change it leaving your pilot over the ocean with no target and no fuel 1000+ miles from the beach.
My dear "modern" friends, this plane has been designed in the early 50ies and after more than 50 years of service in the soviet and russian airforce the russians still use it. Why? This plane is still the fastest and has a longer range than ANY other JET or prop aircraft in it`s classification which have been designed 20,30 years after the tupolev 95
This airplane is unreachable, a milestone in aviation history....you can say what you want
These Bears became real saviors for the USSR in 50s as they cooled down US aggression and ruined "Drop Shoot" plan involving long-range B-36 bombers which should have been droped nukes on ~300 targets across the USSR. But having these noisy things carrying nukes and patrolling west coast US could not longer feel safe :P
Bears was so effective and robust that even nowaday they still patrol along US borders ready to launch cruise missiles with nuke/ordinary warheads.
these aircrafts are a.k.a. "Russian Bears", which were nightmare of USA during the cold war. As you can see, when they get close the red line over Alaska, F-16s block them. Russian follows the same protocol for American B-52s.
I heard one in Cuba in 1989- it was FAR louder than the Ozzy Osbourne concert I was at in 1986!! Like a massive Russian Vacuum, except more weird, and it actually vibrated the earth!
@laslos3 it gives improved speed, more horsepower, and it allows more weight to be carried.
fiverats1 2 months ago
Forgive my ignorance, as aviation is not my strong-suit, but what advantage do the counter-turning props provide?
laslos3 2 months ago
And I want one of those so fucking bad...
KiloByte72 2 months ago
It must be exhausting keeping station with the tanker while the Bear's tanks fill up through the little hose.
hmmwvj 2 months ago
why the F-16's stay with TU 95 ????
joeybohher696 2 months ago
@joeybohher696 It's keeping an eye on it, and after that, escorting it out of western airspace...
MrRickillo 2 months ago
@MrRickillo thanks man!
joeybohher696 2 months ago
Ugly, Yet Beautiful, Kinda like the A-10 Thunderbolt...Lol
MegaViperGaming 3 months ago
That is a loud, loud plane if you ever get the chance to hear it in reality.
modiby 3 months ago
Anyone else think that the frount of the Tu looks like an old man?
lolololololololtoast 4 months ago
I love Smotr. For the footage and C&C music.
hmmwvj 4 months ago
fcuking beautiful aircraft
truesky00 4 months ago
Normally I have crap things to say about Russia...but this aircraft just fucking rocks! It looks so bad ass! True bad ass soviet bear! :)
Gotta love Soviet aircraft!
R.I.P. Soviet Union!
Mungbot2006 5 months ago
This must be the ugliest plane i've ever seen!
Powerslider 5 months ago
Those old Russian bombers were excellent planes, and built like tanks. But they were meant for a different time, to be deployed in droves. Now they're only good for recon. Your typical bomber crew in an all out Cold War scenario stood a slim to none chance of surviving the U.S.- Canadian fighter assault. They would have all been blown out of the sky. The same goes for our B-52s and Britain's Vulcans over Russian airspace. This is why everybody went to missiles deployed on submarines.
Lex5576 6 months ago
@Lex5576 Well, actually they're good also as stand-off platforms for cruise missiles. Consider that already the old AS-4 had a range of more than 3000 km after all.
Silmacar 3 months ago
@Lex5576 and Satellite Recon and Space weapons (the USSR launched one in 1989)
harris3693 1 month ago
@Jeff8090 I can't say wether it is the loudest. But it ~is~ very, very loud. The tip of those enormous turbo-prop driven propellers is moving at mach 1.1. So, in effect, they produce a constant super-sonic boom.
Or, in other words, a hell of a lot noise! :p
I ~love~ the startup sequence when you see the counter-rotating propellers beginning to turn. The whole plane is just looking so incredibly menacing.
LarS1963 6 months ago
those f-16 remind me of cold war
jaathurricane 6 months ago
@Jeff8090 then check out the Republic XF-84H "Thundersreech". It may be the loudest alongside the Bear
mewrth 7 months ago
Amerikanski F-16s. Awe at Soviet might.
MrSandynigger 7 months ago
Gorgeous aircraft!
But there's one thing I wanna know... Why do the Russians with fly these things without permission over the Danish, Dutch and Brittish seas since the beginning of 2011? The Russians are doing it more often than ever.
Yesterday, two of these aircrafts where again intercepted by two Dutch F-16's... Because the Russian where flying over Holland without permission. Again.
Also the Danish, German and Brittish fighters intercepted the Russians multiple times..
animalpolice 7 months ago
@animalpolice Electronic reconaissance and part of a military training. I can assure you that NATO planes were doing the same during the Cold War era (and they still do - remeber P-3 incident off Hainan island). I remeber the stories of ex-servicemen about NATO Atlantiques running regular reconnaisance raids along Polish coast back in 70s and 80s. :D
czarnykocoor 7 months ago
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animalpolice 7 months ago
Who's music starts @ 5:36 ?
It's beautifull
PolmuzRecords 8 months ago 2
My salute to the Soviet AF for defending the world for so many years and the Russian AF will live on this legacy!
Chairmandragon1982 8 months ago 6
@Chairmandragon1982 NO NO NO. The US air force has been defending the world not the Soviet or Russian air force.
MrZw69 3 weeks ago
@MrZw69 Come on, they have been defending themselves by eachother, cut the crap.
cipmars 2 weeks ago
with 8 propellers 2 in each row this plane is anit-steath you are scared it will come but the the noise is so loud you hear it and have plenty of time to scramble the fighters, reload the flack, and get in the bomb shelter
thespaceboon101 8 months ago
@thespaceboon101 but remember, It was desinged to carry the Tsar bomb, so even if everyone is in the shelter, the surrounding 80km, would be oblitirated!!!
harris3693 5 months ago
In Soviet Russia plane flies you
OllieBeeston 8 months ago
If you want an amazing car you go to Italy, if you want a huge ass plane that will still be working fine 60 years after it was first built, you go to Russia.
pyromcr 9 months ago 3
@pyromcr you mean like the B-52 and the C-130, U.S. has planes just as old
spyderc85 7 months ago
I'm on my way to do Aeronautical Engineering in 2012.Damn I got to say she is a beautiful piece of machinery! Props to the the Soviets for being the first to make contra-rotating propellers work as efficiently as the Russian Bear does.I bet it made her noisy but still very efficient!
Groudie101 9 months ago
@Groudie101 Fastest turbo prop in the world... And it was made in the 50s. Quite a feat of engineering if you ask me.
kop4321 9 months ago 2
Now I am fully convinced that bears can fly!
EminidisMike 10 months ago 3
Love those counter-turning props and the awesome roar of the engines.
NerothLoD 10 months ago 4
I like this Video, I was many Years as an Soldier in the German Air Force an "aktiv" Member of this time, a Member of the cold war. I remember mi.
Thank`s a lot for this.
DieterHeindorf 10 months ago
Cool plane & vid! So there seems to be officials, flags, a band, flowers, and a speech. Anyone know what was the occassion and a little of the speech?
tubernation1 11 months ago
do you get tired of controlling the plane driving everyday and always be alert do u get tired
Adrian0535 11 months ago
I bet when the Bear re-fuels in flight it must drain the tanker aircraft dry of all its additional fuel tanks !!
whitewingsrich 11 months ago
This pedo keeps showing up in the sky's of europe i don't get it.
MrFredHoogendoorn 1 year ago
if only they could somehow reduce the noise, it would be the best strategic bomber
handmesomegold 1 year ago
@handmesomegold no nothing will ever knock the B-52 off that pedestal
spyderc85 7 months ago
Thanks for this rare video! :)
TheAxlShirt 1 year ago
a beatiful aircraft i like they fit 2 turbine on each engine XD and it real beatiful!! and well design
devgru98 1 year ago
Love the idea of Tu-119 (modified Tu-95 with nuclear reactor engine). Wish there was some video of that thing flying, as 1 prototype was ever built
thomaspruzina 1 year ago
Take note its a must to wear the the original flight attire when flying a classic.
Orangebike666 1 year ago
The only thing louder than those props is the music! XD
Love the bomber!
SingularlyDatarific 1 year ago
0:49 CASTRO ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
modernwarfare21999 1 year ago
the most beautiful designs!!! These planes are still in service ready to kick the fucking gringos!!!
MarcianoenOpio 1 year ago
the most beautiful designs!!!
MarcianoenOpio 1 year ago
If this monster fly near ground its freaking sound can break building LOL.... xD
nedeljko031 1 year ago
An Inovative and Beautiful aircraft, as was it's sister the TU-114.
C17Inspector 1 year ago
In Soviet Russia, Bear shoot YOU!
Nikifuj908 1 year ago 6
@Nikifuj908 it doesnt shoot it bombs
Billyboynot 3 months ago
@Billyboynot One day, you will realize nobody likes it when you do that...
Nikifuj908 3 months ago
@Nikifuj908 kind of like when you tell yokav smirnoff that have been out of style since it started
Billyboynot 2 months ago
@Billyboynot I like how care enough to find out which comedian started the trend in the first place, but you lecture me for being inspired by him. You, young hermaphrodite, are a piece of work.
Nikifuj908 2 months ago
@Nikifuj908 its common sense idiot and its homosapien
Billyboynot 2 months ago
@Billyboynot I was not referring to humans, which you obviously are not. Please leave me be, Hermie.
Nikifuj908 2 months ago
@Nikifuj908 what ever get your facts right bombers=bombs dumbfuck
Billyboynot 2 months ago
@Nikifuj908 its common sense idiot get alife
Billyboynot 2 months ago
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@Nikifuj908 its common knowledge and i bet you have no idea what a hermaphodite is
Billyboynot 2 months ago
10 times louder than a Airbus-A330, The latest version the Tu-95MS can reach a maximum speed of 510 knots or 920 km/h 575 mph. Each engine, Kuznetsov NK-12
MA, the latest version, has 15.000 hp.
Sooksawaspakdee961 1 year ago
B-52 is way better,
tHeWasTeDYouTh 1 year ago
@tHeWasTeDYouTh and way expensive
untmortadela 1 year ago
what a beauty
Pupak30 1 year ago
how awesome the Soviet design was!!
Zahal948 1 year ago
in soviet russia, plane fly you!!
MrPennyworth007 1 year ago 2
For me the TU-95 is one of the most elegant and strikingly different plane. Although not comparable to the SR-71 series it also symbolizes the height of soviet aircraft design and remains a masterpiece.
calmaratube 1 year ago
Beautiful. And music fits perfectly.
One of the GREATEST planes ever.
Flanker0804 1 year ago 3
Furry hats? Check!
hickoryhop 1 year ago 2
Love the contra-rotating propellors!
4thdreamer 1 year ago 2
MONSTER BOMBER!!!!
AK7456339 1 year ago
Awesome bomber:)
Duchovicius 1 year ago
Damn good plane!!!!
mrjimhoward 1 year ago
I amafraid the most dangerous enemy would have been anti-air "Nike-Hercules" system,that has been capable to reach high altitude without too many errors
anisocoro 1 year ago
probably the last classic bomber... 5*
geodimetr 1 year ago
When you stop to think about it, the B-52 and the TU-95 are really kindred spirits, sharing so many commonalities, and so much history.
Both first flew on or about 1952, both entered service roughly 1955, both designed as long-range strategic bombers, both having undergone many modifications, both expecting to serve until 2040, and both are evolved from the Boeing B29 Superfortress.
If you look at an original TU-95 from almost head-on, you can almost see the nose of the B-29 peeking through.
SSD99 2 years ago
@SSD99 Good call SSD99, you put into words what I have felt for some time.
klesmer 1 year ago
@klesmer: Thanks for the vote of confidence. Which is better? Depends. For beauty, I love the BUFF, but the Bear just ekes out the win here. For unrefuled range, I think they are pretty evenly-matched- the Bear for it's turbo-prop fuel economy, and the BUFF for its sheer ability to carry a LOT of fuel. For payload, the BUFF definitely wins. For service life and re-configurability, it's a tie. Two vastly different approaches to solving the same problem. Both equally successsful, too.
SSD99 1 year ago
Great Video one of my favorite Cold War Era birds. One day I hope to see one in person!
t5killer95 2 years ago
I can see that the plane on this video is flying close to my country Norway, since one of our F-16s are intercepting TU95. I have only one thing to say, Dont crash near our borders! Especially if you carry nuclear weapons. I do not want a Russian broken arrow incident .
hysa76 2 years ago
Both design classics!!
Motoguzzi750 2 years ago
It's a good plane, it has the speed of a jet liner and the range of a propeller aircraft.
bombarderoazul 2 years ago 34
@bombarderoazul and its HUGE!
Bookerrulez 9 months ago
@bombarderoazul ...and the noise of a nuclear weapon, to scare us swedes away. ;)
Tjita1 8 months ago
Lol! Even the F-16 is having a hard time keeping up with the Tu-95!
5-stars!
CALanceGokongwei 2 years ago
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R u retarded, the F-16's max speed is around 1500mph, and it doesnt matter, there's a little thing call the air to air ,missle, yah its cool and all, but the B-52 is so much better
Eirik36 2 years ago
Can the B-52 take off from an unprepared field? Can a version hunt submarines at ultra-long ranges? Was the B-52 ever developed into an airliner?
The Russians remember a thing the US continually forgets -- a design is still useful long after it has been declared "obsolete".
rallymodeller 2 years ago 9
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the B-52 is supposed to be still in the USAF inventory for like another 20-30 years. Plus a Tu-95 Airliner would be retarded, they would have to give the fucking passengers something for their ears so they can hear when they get off the plane. Plus the US Navy submarines can fucking track a Tu-95 with their sonar b/c the plane is so fucking loud. Plus the B-52 is faster, bigger bomb load, and wasn't 20 years to late when it finally rolled off the fucking production line
Eirik36 2 years ago
Actually a civilian version was used as an airliner, it was the TU-114, the airplane entered serviced in 1956 only four years after it was developed, yes it has a smaller bombload than B-52 but it has a range of almost ten thousand miles which is more than B-52. Overall it's a good plane, the noise level is exagerated, it's a loud plane, but it's mostly propabanda. It's a good launch platform for nuclear tipped cruise missiles.
bombarderoazul 2 years ago 6
The B-52H(latest model) range is around 10,100 miles and the Tu-95MS(latest model) range is around 9,400 miles. w/o mid air refueling, The B-52 has better rang than the Tu-95. So... The B-52 is basically the same plane as the Tu-95 but w/ a larger bomb load, faster, and larger range. Cause the B-52 can carry about 4 GAM-87 Skybolt ballistic missiles, as well as being able to carry a missile under the belly of the plane, it also has 2 hard points on each wing. Tu-95 is good but B-52 is better!!!!
Eirik36 2 years ago
Yes I never said the TU-95 is better than B-52, I still think it's a good equivalent in some respects, the best aspect of the TU-95 is probably the fact that its very simple and cheap to operate, that's why the russians plan to keep it in service until 2040, it's simple and reliable!
bombarderoazul 2 years ago 2
i do agree, but the USAF doesnt make anymore B-52 :[ but they still use them, until like 2040 like the bear,
Eirik36 2 years ago
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yups,i agree with you~B-52H Stratofortress is the best and number one bombers all the time.
Anwaruddin02 2 years ago
@Anwaruddin02 your airplanes are mega weorst, TU 95 is very good airplaneis and very very fast
B 52 is good airplanes, too but T 95 is better
Nmar854 2 years ago 3
@Nmar854 You're joking, right?
miamad 1 year ago
the B-52 is intresting, but the Ty-95 is far better in many respects. and there are many most modern european fighters will see of the F-16
tinkicker79 2 years ago
how is the Tu-95 better?? and what does this mean "and there are many most modern european fighters will see of the F-16" it makes no sense lol
Eirik36 2 years ago
This machine is an absolute wonder. I´m travelling to Moscow in 5 weeks to visit Monino, and I look forward to seeing this aircraft up close for the first time in my life. Thanks for posting this.
Matt0435 2 years ago 5
2:28 - ппц, до сих пор на линейках курс просчитывают
38602 2 years ago
slide rule > satellite navigation
Takeital 2 years ago
What a refreshingly unique airplane.
greenseaships 2 years ago 5
Anyone know what music that is?
Sourdeed 2 years ago
This plane represents the best sides of Russian engineering: Solid, effective and sheer power.
DieFaust84 2 years ago 7
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and possible the only plane that the russians didnt copy the design from the U.S. B-52 still owns the Tu-95
Eirik36 2 years ago
beautiful machine! I dream to flight that
MAMDWIELEWERECE 2 years ago 6
Amen to that, mate! A gorgeous aircraft!
moustickx 2 years ago 2
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Tupolev are the worst shit! Russia is like china, they make crap stuff
peterinfamilyguy 2 years ago
Fantastic.Thank You.
adelski68 2 years ago
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i think that it might be time to retire the bear....
midgetman433 2 years ago
beautiful engine
unselfcontrol 2 years ago 5
I like the design of the soviet planes from the cold war.
yfh10mg 2 years ago 54
@yfh10mg i agree with you the cold war produced many of the most intelligentlt designed planes ever devised yet. i certainly would say that the bear is a timeless aircraft.
killbambi87 1 year ago
so do i man its the ultimate love machine lol
joking ofcourse but id die to hav one if them
galbmw 2 years ago
Man I want one of those so fucking bad.
Armin543 2 years ago 7
Let's look at its longevity in relative terms:
Its regular introduction into the Soviet Air Force was in 1958, and here we are in 2009, and it's still a significant part of Russia's strategic bomber force.
51 years: that'd be like the Boing B-17 Flying Fortress (regular introduction into the USAAF being in 1938) still comprising a significant part of SAC in 1989- the year the Berlin Wall fell. An amazing run for a remarkable aircraft.
BenAliGtor 2 years ago
the b52 was introduced in 1952. its equally as important. they are both very significant. they both have an incredible service record.
ad356 2 years ago 3
old but fun ☭
Phil1796 2 years ago
Is it really that important which one is better? In the case of a war, both a few B-52 and a few Tu-95 would have reached their targets... and as soon as an atomic bomb is detonating over your home town, would you still be thinking "ok, but the aircraft that delivered it here is worse than our B-1 or TU-95 bomber!"?
crysis888 2 years ago 4
Neat plane. A turboprop plane that flies as fast as an ordinary jetliner. Many years ago, the company I use to work for had a twin engine turboprop plane and it was pretty quick ! We flew from Indianapolis down to Birmingham AL in a couple of hours and flew around 30,000 feet. The fun part is flying in the co-pilots seat and then we flew from Alabama to Michigan.
bcuppy 2 years ago
The B-36 still makes it bitch-up. But a damn fine piece of Commie kite
saletious 2 years ago
Insn't the Tu-95 also still the worlds fastest propeller driven aircraft? Impressive machine either way...
ViewerSonic 2 years ago 4
I believe that would be the tu-114!
Very impressive machine, yes!!
nuclear944 2 years ago
i love the Tu-95 Bear because when it was used in the cold war, it was so loud that submarines could hear it, still it is a amazing plane.
13ben31 2 years ago
beautiful craft - an icon
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Alenoid2k8 3 years ago
Just seeing the USAF F-16's escorting teh planes out of the restriced area makes the video look so much betetr
hawker445 3 years ago
magnifico video y el tupole es buenisimo me gustala aviacion rusa no es arrogante como laamericana que secreen que van montados en una harlen
karangano 3 years ago 3
The Tu-95 oneof the few Soviet aircraft that does not not have an insulting code name that it a sign of respect!
hndaman2000 3 years ago 3
It just so happens that whatever happens to be in the queue is what is issued to the aircraft. For bombers, it's any noun starting with a "B": Tu-4, "Bull;" Tu-16, "Badger;" Tu-22, "Backfire", Tu-160, "Blackjack," and finally, Tu-95, "Bear." These NATO codenames are fear inspiring, in my opinion. Western commanders took these Soviet pieces of flying hardware as very serious threats capable of some impressive nuclear strikes and gave them appropriate names.
catman351 3 years ago
but the mig-27's codename''Flogger'' wasnt insulting..
PerryBielek 3 years ago
heheh ruskie 5/5
Rafal34671 3 years ago 2
crucial to producing even supersonic air trust with CR props is the fact that two CR blades that are about to meet at near-supersonic speed in absolute terms, *relative to each other* are actually approaching each other at a speed that is way above supersonic. so if the first blade pushes the air at say 800 km/h the second one can give it a ferocious 2nd slap because it actually hits the moving air at 1600+ km/h. the tu 95 could go supersonic no prob without its props' blades going supersonic.
marcdunord 3 years ago 2
They fly routs of cold war: directly to UK or US but turn away from last moment. What does this mean? to fly loaded with weapons to the borders of "friend" country? They are training to bomb with nuclear weapons EU and US or Canada?
... or they are training EU and US forces and pilots to be ready for real intercept ;)
Any way they cannot violate airspace of EU and US or Canada. They just can do this with small countries like my Georgia.
butxuza 3 years ago
Excelente avión, a Venezuela no le vendria mal comprar esos aviones.
jesummqwer 3 years ago 3
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Venezuela is walking itself to the hell ...
is ur place, and the place of ur FAGGOT president ... asshole
GOLTURBO555 3 years ago
Hablame en español. cretino.
jesummqwer 3 years ago
I love this film and this plane! The music is as powerfull as the 15000 hp engines of TU-95!!!! ;-)
szturmowik 3 years ago 2
Seeing those contra-rotating propellors are sweet. They sare just a blender for the air. Makes you realize just how tricky refuel is with those ginsu props everywhere. What a mean looking aircraft. I hope the soviets keep these birds flying or at least around in museum's.
viper8red 3 years ago 3
theyre planning to keep it in service till 2040 apparently
wankadog 3 years ago 6
those russians surely know how to build some of the most incredible aircraft!!! navigating with a folded map and a ruler!! wow that is for real men, not wussy FMS... thanks for the vid!!
predatorec 3 years ago 9
The Tu-95 was quite a machine in its day, but if your on-board systems comprise a folded paper map and a slide rule, you're history in more ways than one against a modern air defence.
PeterJamesRye 4 years ago
What's wrong with the "old" folded paper map and slide rule?
Merlin161 4 years ago
obviously the airplanes of today have been renovated
rojocorsa 3 years ago
no conocia este avion,es muy bonito sobre todo las helices son innovadoras
luchono66 4 years ago 2
Excellent video. Excellent plane.
Kesaurus228 4 years ago 2
Wonderful plane,It can go faster than the American B-52 Stratofortress.But it was just so damn loud!
su35supaflanka 4 years ago
Uh, no.
The Tu-95 cannot go faster than the B-52. It can come close but not exceed the airspeed of the B-52.
The one thing that the Tu-95 excels at is fuel economy for a given payload. That and the noise will make you deaf when they take off.
The propellor tips are at Mach 1.2 when at METO power.
spencnaz 4 years ago 2
yes you can hear it take off from San Diego.
gnrdude 4 years ago
Lol, serious? In Cold War American subs' could hear miles away.
su35supaflanka 4 years ago
Possibly the loudest prop plane ever made, easily audible by the submarines it was supposed to 'sneak up on' ;)
SmiertSpionem 3 years ago
True Fact: The Tu-95 is so loud, the navy ships can detect it with the tools they use to detect submarines!
jbcanada77 4 years ago
This is a cold war bomber that have been grounded for over 10 year.But for the last few mount they again flying adwanst tactical mission outside the Norwegian coast line,and Norwegian F-16 are always there to meet them.Its not like under the cold war when Soviet and Norwegian airforce tested eatshother and even a Norwegian P-3 Orion and a TU-95 Bear have a toutch in the air in the 80's.Its more like a message to the west these days,that Russia still are in business.
onkelRoar 4 years ago
superb...
dadakami 4 years ago
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Its an Atom Bomber but it wasnt better then the B-29
sshero88 4 years ago
What wasn't better than the b-29 exactly? Because if you're comparing it to the tu-95, thats just plain ridiculus. The tu-95 is EASILY the best prop-driven bomber ever. The b-29 was a decent bomber for it's time, but it was using old radial engines and by the time the tu-95 came out was nothing but an old wwii relic.
uberfoop 4 years ago
btw a friend of mine flew f-16 intercepts and he said this is the noisiest aircraft he had ever meet. you could hear it before you could see it, and it could also be tracked using sosus (underwater listenings stations in the north atlantic) due to the noise...
arasaka2020tm 4 years ago
its not very fast, nor does it fly very high. it can't outrun a bz-jet, let alone a fighter nor its missiles. it can't carry a hugh bombload and its extreamly un-stealthy. BUT it can do its mission very well. its range is mindbogling and its endurance (at cruise speed) is something like 35 hours. That makes it a very good maritim surveilance aircraft, and thats the reason its still alive.
arasaka2020tm 4 years ago
There are enough recorded accounts of TU-95s not outrunning, but out-accelerating jet fighters...surely for short distances only. This is possible due to the ability of the 95 to instantly adjust the pitch of its eight props for efficient bursts of speed. Turboprops do possess some advantages over pure engines.
tocaloEddie 4 years ago
No subsonic bomber can outrun a supersonic intercepter. Yet, as was proven in WW2, a few of the bombers always get through.
radostsguy 4 years ago
It's cruise missiles range are about the range of interceptor plane. I tell it to make you know the difference between this pre-announced flights near Alaska and real war. You also have to know exactly a route of a bear to scramble your interceptors against it. Even if you know route you have to pray for your pilot cause it's crew may change it leaving your pilot over the ocean with no target and no fuel 1000+ miles from the beach.
zipacna1980 4 years ago
Very well said...russians eta molodci...
NorsePaganis 4 years ago
Da. Duje molodci
Treldman 4 years ago
My dear "modern" friends, this plane has been designed in the early 50ies and after more than 50 years of service in the soviet and russian airforce the russians still use it. Why? This plane is still the fastest and has a longer range than ANY other JET or prop aircraft in it`s classification which have been designed 20,30 years after the tupolev 95
This airplane is unreachable, a milestone in aviation history....you can say what you want
Stormrider444 4 years ago
Generally I agree - the Tu-95 is a cool bomber.
Just be careful with your use of the term "class".
You can define a class with parameters,
so that only the described plane fits into it.
That is not the point of a class.
altebo 4 years ago
You use classes to compare similar airplanes with each other
& not to exclude all the others to say:
"The Tu-95 is a unique airplane, that is unbeatable"
The Tu-95 excelles at the task it was designed to accomplish - hence longlivety.
But to say it is better or worse than other airplanes with different tasks in mind...
Please don't get me wrong & take it negative.
I agree with you 99% of the way :)
The sky's the limit -- hang loose!
altebo 4 years ago
These Bears became real saviors for the USSR in 50s as they cooled down US aggression and ruined "Drop Shoot" plan involving long-range B-36 bombers which should have been droped nukes on ~300 targets across the USSR. But having these noisy things carrying nukes and patrolling west coast US could not longer feel safe :P
Bears was so effective and robust that even nowaday they still patrol along US borders ready to launch cruise missiles with nuke/ordinary warheads.
nastyden 4 years ago
lol they still use a slide rule and stopwatch to navigate. wow.
madvlad666 5 years ago
Still? You think this footage was taken yesterday? Check it out, Soviet flag there, 00:46
Shumeshi 4 years ago
the red flag is a symbol of Russian army also nowadays
texx1985 4 years ago
this was a demonstration mission and they use the same equipment which has been used in the 50ies, when this plane was designed.....
Stormrider444 4 years ago
these aircrafts are a.k.a. "Russian Bears", which were nightmare of USA during the cold war. As you can see, when they get close the red line over Alaska, F-16s block them. Russian follows the same protocol for American B-52s.
lotusdebleu 5 years ago
i want to hear it's engine that's all i wanna hear
mewlewis 5 years ago
I heard one in Cuba in 1989- it was FAR louder than the Ozzy Osbourne concert I was at in 1986!! Like a massive Russian Vacuum, except more weird, and it actually vibrated the earth!
spritz0 5 years ago