Phil Winks Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 this russian bomber looks like its been clamped on its nose wheel any ideas what it islook at this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Mullins Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 LOLLooks like a russian attempt at the Concorde! I think the clamp thing on the wheel is the brake? Correct me if im wrong. If you look they have the same kinda thing on the wheels of some variations of DC-9/MD-82, cant quite remember off the top of my head which it was. Ben. Here it is: Alitalia MD-82 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Winks Posted September 4, 2008 Author Share Posted September 4, 2008 Cool that tupolov t160 is some what larger than concord and I think predates it but know what you mean was the 1st thing that struck me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Chaddock Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 I think you will find the "clamp" is actually a spray guard to keep water from entering the engines.This is the same on Concorde The TU 160 is a swing wing bomber, (prototype first flew in 1984) along the same lines as the American B1 Lancer but rather bigger and has been built in small numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Winks Posted September 5, 2008 Author Share Posted September 5, 2008 1984 HMM THOUGHT IT WAS EARLIER SEEM TO REMEMBER IT FROM MY ARMY DAYS AND THEY ENDED IN 84. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
001 Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Tupolev TU-160 'Blackjack', in one of my books it says it was first spotted by a satellite in 1979.and first flew on 21st December 1981, so you could be right Phil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Winks Posted September 5, 2008 Author Share Posted September 5, 2008 that makes sense being posted close to the old "inner german border" we we're always kept upto date on the latest intel on eastern block equipment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former Member Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 [This posting has been removed] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave C Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 TU-22m was the 'Backfire' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Winks Posted September 5, 2008 Author Share Posted September 5, 2008 Sure was Dave ahh all coming back to me now god this makes me feel old also has any one noticed that most of the former eastern block air craft were so much bigger than most of ours on a like for like basis look at the "hind e" heli gunship and compare it with what I believe was the only equivalent heli in nato at the time the apache longbow nearly double the size very scary when your watching one watching you over a border just knowing that he will be fully armed and locked on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bev Lawton Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 The Hind E was large because it used to have a detachment of (often) Spetsnaz troops in the back!Common tactic in Afghanistan (prior to natives getting Stinger SAM's) was to drop the troops off at the back then shoot up the Afghanis's - when they retreated the troops mopped them up.The Apache has only two crew and no cabin - the only passengers have been 2 Royal Marines strapped onto the Titanium armoured "bath" during a rescue attempt to recover a fallen comrade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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