Russian (Su-24) bomber crashes in Pacific region, both pilots killed

Yahoo News ^ | 7/6/15 | Associated Press

[Steely Tom]

I suspect its been many years since they inspected or replaced anything in those ejector seats.

Yeah, you're probably right.

[katana]

Decades old Cold War era bomber that was never intended to be in service this long.

Ahem!

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Black oil probably seized up.

[McGruff]

Should still be in use these days.

[LonePalm]

That appears to be a Tu-95MS Bear H.

Since there is nothing on the hard points under the wings, it will have, at most, six nuclear or conventional AS-15 'Kent' missiles.

The giveaway is the chin mounted Clam Pipe radar.

"Ceterum censeo 0bama esse delendam."

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

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http://www.ibtimes.com/russia-grounds-entire-su-24-fleet-fighter-jets-after-deadly-crash-near-sea-japan-1996897

[RayChuang88]

And the C-130 propellers are vastly quieter than the Tu-95 propellers.

Here's how to imagine how loud the Tu-95 propellers are: think of the propeller sound from the EC-121 (a derivative of the Lockheed Constellation airliner) and then ramp it up by a couple of orders of magnitude. It's so loud that USAF pilots who've escorted Tu-95's from jet fighters report they could feel the loud sound from the propellers when flying close to the plane.

[Army Air Corps]

Pingsky.

[Steely Tom]

Here's how to imagine how loud the Tu-95 propellers are: think of the propeller sound from the EC-121 (a derivative of the Lockheed Constellation airliner) and then ramp it up by a couple of orders of magnitude. It's so loud that USAF pilots who've escorted Tu-95's from jet fighters report they could feel the loud sound from the propellers when flying close to the plane.

The blade tips of the Tu-95 props exceed the speed of sound by a fair margin. Add this to the turbulence effects of the counterrotating blades, and you've got a real noisemaker.

I read somewhere that permanent deafness is a common complaint of retired Tu-95 crew members.

[RayChuang88]

It's more than just a noise issue: the metal propeller blades on earlier production Tu-95's--when rotating--created such a huge radar signature return that crews of the EC-121D Warning Star AEW planes flown by the USAF often reported the radars could find the Tu-95 hundreds of miles away--and that's with radar technology dating from circa 1958! You can imagine how much further away the E-3A Sentry with its modern radar could detect the Tu-95....

[Snickering Hound]

So is the B-52

B-52's don't take near the maneuvering beating of the supersonic SU-24.

B-52's are also built better and better maintained so they can take the 1000's of hours of flight time.

[Steely Tom]

I guess they’re like massive mechanical FM modulators attached to every Russian nuclear bomber.

The opposite of stealth.

[SgtHooper]

Even their new shizzat is not intended to work very long. :-)

[SgtHooper]

Using Takada airbags?

[QT3.14]

Are part of this?

US jets scramble to intercept Russian bombers off California, Alaska coasts on July 4

[GeronL]

Whats that...

their suits inflate just before hitting the ground so they bounce...

might work

[SgtHooper]

LOL