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To: RusIvan
Neither one looks very stealthy:

TU-95

TU-160


5 posted on 04/22/2006 5:21:31 AM PDT by Jaxter ("Vivit Post Funera Virtus")
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To: Jaxter
In fact, the Tu-95 was one of the MOST unstealthy planes because the four sets of contra-rotating propellers gave the plane a MASSIVE radar signature. Even going to composite blades in the later Tu-142 versions didn't really reduce the radar cross section that much.
32 posted on 04/22/2006 6:46:49 AM PDT by RayChuang88
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Damn.

Now why does that TU-160 look so much liek our B1?

Hmmmmmmmmm........


94 posted on 04/24/2006 7:30:34 AM PDT by roaddog727 (eludium PU36 explosive space modulator)
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