Russian supersonic ‘Backfire’ bomber CRASHES in ball of fire costing Vlad another of his prized £228m warplanes
A RUSSIAN Tu-22M3 supersonic bomber jet capable of carrying nukes crashed overnight in a fireball explosion. The ...
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Tupolev Tu-154: The Legendary Soviet Airliner
Look closer at the Tupolev Tu-154, the Soviet workhorse jet known as "Careless" and affectionately referred to as Tupe.
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In 1956, the Soviets held first place — briefly.
A source of national pride, the Tupolev Tu-104 jetliner drew a crowd at a 1959 national economy exhibition in Moscow, and at all its public appearances. Ria Novosti Anatoly Gorbachev remembers ...
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Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport named in honor of pioneering Soviet aircraft designer Tupolev
Seventy-eight world records were set flying Tupolev’s planes and 30 distinctive flights were carried out, including the rescue of the SS Chelyuskin’s crew and nonstop flights to the US across ...
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Russian aircraft corporation working on supersonic passenger jet
MOSCOW, January 25. /TASS/. The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) is working on a supersonic passenger jet that may incorporate some solutions already used in the revived strategic bomber Tupolev ...
Is Concorde back? Supersonic flight prepares for a second takeoff
Boom Supersonic, aka Concorde 2.0, is aiming to fly passengers from 2030. CEO Blake Scholl shares his plans with ...