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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Tupolev Tu-16
On April 27, 1952, the Soviet Union's formidable Tupolev Tu-16 Badger made its first flight, ushering in a new era of ...
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Tupolev Tu-404: Russia’s Unrealized Giant of the Skies
Designed to carry over 1,200 passengers across a radical blended wing airframe, the Tupolev Tu-404 was one of the most ...
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First newly-built Tu-160M to make maiden flight in 4th quarter of 2021
MOSCOW, December 30. /TASS/. The first experimental sample of the profoundly upgraded strategic missile carrier Tupolev Tu-160M will perform its maiden flight in the 4th quarter of 2021 ...
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Russia’s newly-built Tu-160M strategic bomber named after first woman in space
BANGALORE /India/, February 14. /TASS/. The first Tupolev Tu-160M strategic missile-carrying bomber built under the resumed production program has been named after the Soviet cosmonaut and the ...