Tupolev TU-95 Bear "D" Intercept Keflavik 21 November 1967 (Туполев Ту-95)

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The Tupolev Tu-95 (Russian: Туполев Ту--95) (NATO reporting name: Bear) is a large, four-engine turboprop powered strategic bomber and missile platform. First flown in 1952, the Tu-95 was put into service by the former Soviet Union in 1956 and is expected to serve the Russian Air Force until at least 2040.

Commonly referred to even in Russia by its NATO designation, 'Bear', the aircraft has four Kuznetsov NK-12 engines, each driving contra-rotating propellers. It remains the fastest propeller-driven aircraft in history (a bigger, heavier, passenger version Tu-114 with de-rated engines, holds the FAI certified world speed record at 541.23 mph average speed on a 1000 km closed circuit carrying a load equivalent to only 200kg short of the weight of three Douglas DC-3's. Some experimental aircraft were designed for theoretically higher speeds, but none attained or registered them.) It also remains the only turboprop-powered strategic bomber in operational use. Its distinctively swept-back wings are at 35 degrees, a very sharp angle by the standards of propeller-driven aircraft, and justified by its operating speeds and altitudes.

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[smithraymond09029]

I think this aircraft is the best symbol of Cold War military hardware.

[Imprudentman]

Красавчик 

[jdmifsud14]

@smithraymond09029 well its the best symbol of the cold war for the Soviets. Just like the best symbol of the cold war for the Americans was the B-52.

[rhblakeman]

@wthdude When the FIS was active and they were still the USSR they generally wouldn't get that close. Keflavik also served for radar tracking, EWS, rescue and submarine detection when it was active. Ah the Cold War, I remember my part of it well.

[rhblakeman]

@iain075 F-111 is a fighter, the FB-111 was the fighter/bomber (I worked AGM-69A SRAM after Keflavik and we had FB-111A's at Plattsburgh AFB NY). Not only side by side but the crew module came out of the plane rather than seat ejections.Gull wing canopies too. Pretty neat aircraft and most are in the boneyard in Tucson now.

[rhblakeman]

@artieroo Nope in the 60's they had F-102's then later in the 70's and early 80's F-4's then F-15's till the 57th FIS was disbanded and most of Keflavik NAS shut down. I was there in the FIS missile and munitions section from Dec 80 to Dec 82.

[rhblakeman]

@bieryla F-102's then F-4's (We had F-4E when I was there Dec 80 to Dec 82) then F-15 and then they closed the base recently.

[Valeroyd]

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[agapitov]

@castlemedic As I see it, you're just barking at the wind, so I don't think it necessary to continue to answer you....

[agapitov]

@castlemedic And about those countries, you stupid fucker have nothing to say.. better go read some books about those conflicts. Afghan's President asked USSR to help him fight talibs, Chechnya is a PART OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION, and the people that russians fought against was mercenaries from other arab and african countries that commended by Chechen rebel Khattab enDOTwikipediaDOTorg/wiki/Ibn_­Al-Khattab... Ukrainian famine?? lol it was in Soviet Union it was all over the country.