Do they still use them or have they come up with a replacement?
I know the B-52 is still in use, but for a start, that had jet engines, and has constantly been upgraded, whereas I can't imagine Russia constantly upgrading a propellor driven plane.
2007-04-22 21:46:10 · 7 answers · asked by Quickswitch79 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
The TU-95 is still in service and it has seen quite a few upgrades.
Bear in mind however that Russia has quite a number of other bombers- the Backfire and the Blackjack being the most prominent (albeit not the only ones)
BTW turbo-propeller engines are the most fuel efficient. Considering that these planes were armed with stand-off missles with a range of 250 miles (early version) this engine choice made much sense.
2007-04-22 22:42:52 · answer #1 · answered by cp_scipiom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why can you not imagine Russia upgrading a propeller driven plane? For one, they have 8 time zones to fly over. Two, Propeller driven planes are more fuel efficient. Three, the B-52 was a propeller driven plane originally.
2007-04-22 21:55:31 · answer #2 · answered by daddyspanksalot 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the Tu-95 is still in use today , Russia however since the end of the cold war has not had the financial means to continue upgrading their fleet , and the b52 as some one posted here was NEVER prop driven plane .
2007-04-23 01:35:55 · answer #3 · answered by Dr.Bucksnort 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-03 10:40:16 · answer #4 · answered by heusel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Tupolev TU-95 bomber is still in service. Russian military rely more on simple equipment than advanced technology as there is less to go wrong and it easier to fix when does go wrong! Unlike American who say we must develop this and that to make it easier for war they kid themselves!!
2007-04-22 22:14:52 · answer #5 · answered by vdv_desantnik 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no..long range recon is still done by the Bear D
2007-04-22 21:51:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if this link is any good to you
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-160
Hope this helps.
2007-04-22 22:14:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋