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1 posted on 03/04/2016 10:25:47 PM PST by sukhoi-30mki
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Didn’t this bomber have the derogatory nickname “B-one-ski” because it looks like a close copy of the B1?


2 posted on 03/04/2016 10:28:27 PM PST by Fai Mao (Just a tropical Gardener chatting with friends)
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Its the outstanding aircraft of late Soviet aviation - and many of Tupolev’s aircraft are deservedly world-famous.


3 posted on 03/04/2016 10:33:32 PM PST by goldstategop ((In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever))
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Sorry, I was about to *PING* you to your own thread... /D’oh>


4 posted on 03/04/2016 11:09:47 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: sukhoi-30mki
Russia’s upgraded Tupolev Tu-160M2 Blackjack supersonic bomber is expected to make its first flight in 2019.

Glad obama will be out of the WH after Jan 20.

5 posted on 03/04/2016 11:22:15 PM PST by Mr Apple (President Buckwheat, ship the 170K muslims to...the Château de Lacoste castle, Vaucluse, France)
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To: sukhoi-30mki

http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/FactSheets/Display/tabid/224/Article/104500/b-1b-lancer.aspx

For comparison.


8 posted on 03/05/2016 2:14:16 AM PST by wita
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To: sukhoi-30mki

Have the Russians stole enough of our technology yet to develope an engine that is not so thirsty!!!


13 posted on 03/05/2016 6:34:54 AM PST by ontap
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To: sukhoi-30mki

So in 20 years they’ll have 10 of these?


15 posted on 03/05/2016 7:36:59 AM PST by <1/1,000,000th%
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