TUPOLEV TU-95 BEAR
Oct 28, 2021
3 minutes
WORDS STUART HADAWAY
he Tupolev Tu-95, dubbed the ‘Bear’ in the NATO reporting system, was a Soviet icon during the Cold War, and it remains a highly visible symbol of Russian power. Designed in the early 1950s, the aircraft remains arguably the fastest propeller-driven aircraft ever built, and its speed and long range make it a viable intercontinental strategic bomber even now, almost 70 years after its first flight. Now, as then, the Bear is used to
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