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B-52 vs Tu-95: The Best Old Bomber
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B-52 vs Tu-95: The Best Old Bomber

Designed around the same time, for the same purpose, by countries on opposing sides of the Cold War, both the B-52 Stratofortress and Tu-95 Bear are some of oldest aircraft still in use with their original operators. And whilst other aircraft have come and gone out of service with the US Air Force and Soviet Air Forces (later Russian Aerospace Forces), the versatility of these two aircraft have seen them continue to be used, even as the nature of their roles have changed considerably. So which of these old bombers is the best? (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); B-52 vs Tu-95: The Basics Before we can begin comparing the two bombers to one another, we must first understand the background that led to their development, and the basics of the two ...
Why The Tupolev Tu-114 Was The Most Significant Airliner of The 1960’s!
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Why The Tupolev Tu-114 Was The Most Significant Airliner of The 1960’s!

A turboprop airliner released into a world where jets reigned supreme in the long-haul market, many scoffed at the idea that the Tupolev Tu-114 could actually compete with jet aircraft, that were supposedly more reliable, faster and cheaper than their turboprop cousins. Yet the Tu-114 surprised the entire world, not only competing with other Soviet-made jet airliners, but often outshining them on the world stage. Despite airliners like the Tu-104 and Tu-124 being more advanced (at least on paper) as they were jets, the sheer size of the Tu-114 and its incredible speed set the aviation world ablaze - and for good reason. After all, it was arguably the most significant airliner of the 1960's... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pre-Tupolev Tu...