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Tupolev Tu-22 “Booze Carrier” Was the First Soviet Supersonic Bomber
The Soviet Union had its own military aircraft with an alcohol-related nickname: the Tupolev Tu-22, which was given the NATO ...
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Tupolev Tu-114: The Story Of The World's Fastest Turboprop Airliner
The Tupolev Tu-114 was a product of the 1950s ... The Tu-114 was a sizeable aircraft, clocking in at 54.1 m (177 ft) long and 51.1 m (167 ft) wide. Standing at 15.44 m (50 ft) tall, this imposing ...
Russia Using Tu-160 Bombers Transferred From Ukraine 25 Years Ago
The U.S.-backed Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) project reported on Tuesday that serial numbers of six Tu-160 heavy ...
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First newly-built Tupolev Tu-160M bomber to be delivered this year
The first newly-built Tupolev Tu-160M strategic missile-carrying bomber ... to the fleet of long-range aircraft," he said on Rossiya-1 television. Slyusar told TASS in August that the plans ...
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Tupolev Tu-95LAL: A Look At Russia's Crazy Nuclear Powered Bomber
The Soviet Union developed the Tupolev Tu-95LAL, a nuclear-powered aircraft, but it never fully materialized due to impracticality. The US also explored nuclear-powered aircraft with the B-36 ...
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Tupolev aircraft maker confirms testing upgraded Tu-22M3M bomber at supersonic speed
TASS/. The Tupolev Aircraft Company (part of the United Aircraft Corporation) confirmed on Wednesday it was testing the second prototype of the heavily upgraded Tu-22M3M long-range missile ...
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United Aircraft modernisation plan for Tu-214 envisions two-person cockpit
Russia’s United Aircraft is intending to use a newly-restored Tupolev Tu-214 to advance efforts to develop a two-person cockpit for the type. The aerospace firm disclosed the plan as the testbed ...