To imply that the ...( 11 months ago by Danda1999)
To imply that the 160 is a mere copy of a b-1 is naive at best, as the aircraft is much more massive,faster and has a far greater unrefueled range. It is the heaviest and fastest bomber in the world and employs the most powerful engines of ANY combat aircraft in the world. The 160 is back in production. Any aviation expert can readily verify these statements as well as the fact that the blackjack and lancer are in fact quite unique from one another.
i dont understand ...( 11 months ago by tuzachih)
i dont understand your point man, the plane dont need any experience, the pilots do, grozny was razed to the ground with airstrikes, russians have the bombs and the pilots to make this deadly beauty kick asses
i prefer this plane ...( 11 months ago by tuzachih)
i prefer this plane than the B2 i mean modern sistems can detect and shot down stealth planes(s400) even old russian sistems with a experienced operator can shot down remember F117 on serbia, the B2 is a flying rock, the TU160 flyes like a hawk if im going to be detected on both aircrafts i prefer the fast one
im thinking the ...( 11 months ago by Nebukadnezarthe2nd)
im thinking the same way and its not like the tu 160 has totally outdated equip...its just old^^ but not crap
I happen to be a ...( 11 months ago by Danda1999)
I happen to be a U.S. citizen who can openly admit that Russian aviation has been and still is right up there with the best. So many awesome aircraft! My personal opinion is that the Tu-160 is a remarkable feat of engineering and a truely awesome aircraft. Not just in capability, but esthetically, earning its nickname of "White Swan." She's a gorgeous machine. By the way, all Tu-160s are now in the process of being upgraded to the newest avionics.
correction, recent ...( 11 months ago by DriftDemonKing)
correction, recent studies and facts showed that Russian Federation currectly has 11 times more nuclear warheads than USA
I'd rather be in ...( 11 months ago by admiralnomad)
I'd rather be in the B-1. The TU-160 is more like the cancelled B-1A, built for speed at altitude. The B-1B is optimized for low level penetration and evasion.
Beautiful plane but ...( 11 months ago by cornskid)
Beautiful plane but didn't they only make a few?
serbian see in old ...( 10 months ago by sttevannn)
serbian see in old rusian radar and 1 destroy 2 hardly damaged f-117.stealth is american propagand.american murder (japan 1945,koreja,vijetnam,somalija,irak, and my country srbija).rusian colossus not sleep more rusian colossus awaken.glory for slavens nation.
One of the main ...( 10 months ago by Flaviuss18)
One of the main advantages is that Tu 160 launch cruise missiles with nuclear warheads miles away from the target,wich make them more eficent than flying above the target and then drop the bomb.
Right now 16 are ...( 10 months ago by Danda1999)
Right now 16 are operational with the Russian air force. Their numbers will grow however as more are in production and completion mode. All existing 160s are in the process of being upgraded and modernized.
beutiful... simply ...( 9 months ago by neroclavd321)
beutiful... simply beautiful
I read the current ...( 8 months ago by vumpsh)
I read the current number is around 30,32, or 35 with original plans for 100. But I don't know
They planned 100. ...( 8 months ago by vumpsh)
They planned 100. Made around 35. Slightly less in service now. Somewhat slow serial production is back up, though. There'll be more. There is a modernization program to get better HUD and a glass cockpit. Even in small numbers, these things are the single most powerful aerial weapons system in the world.
Actually, the TU- ...( 8 months ago by vumpsh)
Actually, the TU-160 has highly advanced terrain following radar for low flight at about mach1, or slightly less. As such, the Tu-160 is like B1A and B1B in one package, but with more weapons.
Yes, original plans ...( 8 months ago by Danda1999)
Yes, original plans were for 100 aircraft. 35 is the total number of 160s built thus far. Of that 3 were prototypes. There is one Tu-160 in a museum in Ukraine. 10 were destroyed by Ukraine. 1 crashed in 2003. Right now there are 16 in ACTIVE service, one recently completed late in December will very soon be the 17th. Russia plans to have 30 active Tu-160s when production is completed.
Yes, original plans ...( 8 months ago by Danda1999)
Yes, original plans were for 100 aircraft. 35 is the total number of 160s built thus far. Of that 3 were prototypes. There is one Tu-160 in a museum in Ukraine. 10 were destroyed by Ukraine. 1 crashed in 2003. Right now there are 16 in ACTIVE service, one recently completed late in December will very soon be the 17th. Russia plans to have 30 active Tu-160s when production is completed.
The upgrade package ...( 8 months ago by Danda1999)
The upgrade package of the Tu-160 includes the following: 1)Completely digital, multireserved, neutron and other nuclear emissions resistant avionics. 2)Full support of cruising and steering through GLONASS global satellite positioning system. 3)Updated version of NK-32 engines with increased reliability. 4)Ability to operate new nuclear/non-nuclear GLONASS-navigated cruise missiles (Kh-555).
5)Ability to handle ...( 8 months ago by Danda1999)
5)Ability to handle missiles that launch military or civil satellites. 6)Ability to bear laser-guided bombs. 7)Advanced radar emissions absorbing covering.
OK. I see.( 8 months ago by vumpsh)
OK. I see.
wouldn't want that ...( 8 months ago by blue0footed0booby)
wouldn't want that to bomb my house! tu-160 rocks! I got a tour of one from a freind when i was still living in russia, the aircraft it self proves to be the world's greatest bomber, its WAY better then those crusty-rusty b-2s!
This one is a war ...( 8 months ago by Killazer)
This one is a war winner- like the t34 in the sky. Unfortunately Russia only has a few of them.
The Ukraine pinched ...( 7 months ago by Raerikk)
The Ukraine pinched the rest. :P
Copy cat jet, ...( 4 days ago by VOLEMTUDDEN)
Copy cat jet, copied directly from b-1b, and reversed engineered. Just like the space shuttle, like the sturmgewher, like the panzerfaust, like the me-262, like the b-29, like the panzershreck, etc...etc...etc. Copy cat nation! Communist lovers!
1)Completely digital, multireserved, neutron and other nuclear emissions resistant avionics.
2)Full support of cruising and steering through GLONASS global satellite positioning system.
3)Updated version of NK-32 engines with increased reliability.
4)Ability to operate new nuclear/non-nuclear GLONASS-navigated cruise missiles (Kh-555).
6)Ability to bear laser-guided bombs.
7)Advanced radar emissions absorbing covering.