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To: Srirangan

I would be much more concerned about their upgraded Tu-22 Blinder, and BackFire versions of same platform.


9 posted on 03/06/2007 1:59:35 AM PST by RunningWolf (2-1 Cav 1975)
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To: RunningWolf

Don't you think that this will backfire? ;-)


10 posted on 03/06/2007 2:25:25 AM PST by AdmSmith
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To: RunningWolf
I would be much more concerned about their upgraded Tu-22 Blinder, and BackFire versions of same platform.

Yeah, iirc the Tu-22P is the "Backfire", which is the redesign of of the original 50's "Blinder" ...... so it's probably a misnomer to refer to the proposed Tu-22 modernization or new production as "Blinder". Although it would be interesting to know if they will be now, or did in the past, producing Tu-22P's by recycling old "Blinder" airframes -- doubt it, too old, too many hours and years on them. We have airframes half that old sitting at Davis-Monthan.

That "Blackjack" is a lot of airplane, though. Be interesting to see if they reopen the old production line. I wouldn't worry too much, though, unless they announced a production run of 200-300 aircraft.

Notice the "Bison" sitting in the right background of that tarmac photo above?

11 posted on 03/06/2007 2:37:10 AM PST by lentulusgracchus ("Whatever." -- sinkspur)
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To: RunningWolf

No Tu-22s in service anywhere. What is meant is the Tu-22M Backfire.


14 posted on 03/06/2007 3:23:49 AM PST by Tommyjo
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