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Russia’s Bear: The old-fashioned plane still thriving
The Tupolev Tu-95 first thundered over Soviet parades in the mid-1950s. Why does this giant, propeller-driven bomber still make headlines nearly 60 years later? Stephen Dowling investigates. (www.bbc.com) 更多...
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Russia does have some amazing looking women though.
Tu-95's are still in the news?
Russia will still operate them until 2040 - bout the same longevity of the 52's
Propeller-driven engines? Come on BBC, you can do better!
Maybe they think that the propellers work like wind turbines. The wind blows. The propeller turns. The turbine spins. Power is generated.....lol :)
Yep - we see them monthly on our way to Vlad
Matt, I doubt the propellers drive the engines, I'm pretty sure it's the engines that drive the propellers.
Wolfgaang - I was commenting on how we view them, not about the props/engines. We fly Electra's.
I was commenting on the reporting by the BBC. If they can make mistakes like that, in my view their credibility suffers.
they didn't write it
