Russian Film on Tu-95MS Bomber
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@MalinGenGTEAM1970 B52 doesn't have a turboprop... FAIL comparisation.
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Russians have something in making things big ...
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@Flackerr The US Secdef doesnt bother himself with things that don't really matter.
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Man I wish they would send one of these on an Airshow tour of the US.
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The US Secratary of defense did not like this video :p
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@wildswine07 Good question, IMO. My guess is budgetary reasons. It might be too expensive for the Russians to engineer and retrofit a turbofan solution.
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@zipacna1980 yep. if it ain't broke...etc. The U.S. Air Force has a similar attitude...they have stated that the B-52 will remain in service until they are approximately 90 years old (not kidding).
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Dr. Hannibal Lecter: Tell me Clarice, would you ever say to me "Stop. If you loved me, you'd stop"? Clarice Starling: Not in a thousand years. Dr. Hannible Lecter: "Not in a thousand years"... That's my girl.
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@wildswine07 Why? It still super efficient in speed, range and endurance after 60 years in service. AFAIK they are not about to scrap it until 2040s. It gonna be a 90 yo weapon system in service!
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extraordinary planes, never get tired of watching them
Tu-95
920 km/h (510 knots, 575 mph)
Range: 15,000 km (8,100 nmi, 9,400 mi) unrefueled
Loaded weight: 171,000 kg (376,200 lb)
vs
B-52
560 kt (650 mph, 1,000 km/h)
Ferry range: 10,145 mi (8,764 nm, 16,232 km)
Loaded weight: 265,000 lb (120,000 kg)
MalinGenGTEAM1970 1 year ago 17
The Navy carrier guys say they don't need radar to detect it. You can hear it coming from 120 miles away. All 32 prop tips exceed the speed of sound! It's a fabulous A/C. It has tremendous lifting power and range. You try to launch your B-52 from the strips this thing can fly off from. Bravo Tupelev!
wildswine07 3 years ago 12