MOSCOW - The Russian Ministry of Defense has published video footage of the first flight of the upgraded Tu-160M strategic bomber. The first flight of the supersonic strategic ... The original Tu-160 ...
This modified Tupolev 160 concept ... and the future of supersonic travel is still very much up for grabs. This is why. Turning a bomber aircraft into a passenger plane isn't a new idea, and ...
Those “other plans” manifested themselves in the form of the Tu-160 Bely Lebed (“White Swan;” NATO reporting name “Blackjack”)—which is the biggest, fastest, and heaviest bomber ever ...
A Russian Su-24 plane (NATO code "Fencer") violated Swedish airspace near Gotland's southern tip on a Friday afternoon, according to the Swedish Armed Forces.... A Tupolev TU-22M3 strategic supersonic ...
or even the Tu-22M long-range strategic bomber. Indeed, the Tu-22M’s use in the Ukraine War is one of the more interesting retooling missions that the Russian Air Force has implemented.
The only supersonic airliners ever made, the Concorde and the Tupolev Tu-144, were not private ventures. While the cost of the Tu-144 is opaque due to the nature of the Soviet Union's economy ...
A catastrophic 1973 Paris air show crash of the competing Russian airliner, Tupolev Tu-144, also shifted public perception on supersonic flight safety at a time when many airlines were considering ...
A catastrophic 1973 Paris air show crash of the competing Russian airliner, Tupolev Tu-144, also shifted public perception on supersonic flight safety at a time when many airlines were considering ...
Faster planes require more fuel, and alternatives may not be the climate solution the industry hopes for. Boom Supersonic broke the sound barrier in a test flight of its XB-1 jet last week ...
The recently-dropped Supersonic Nural Hair Dryer in limited-edition Red Velvet and Gold is currently on sale for 20% off, knocking your total price down to $400, from $500. Created by Dyson’s ...