90 years, gonna be some tired airframes.
“The fastest propeller-driven airplane in history, the [Tu-95] bomber...”
I dunno if the story is true or not, but I’ve always heard that long-term hearing loss is fairly common among Bear pilots and crew due to the constant high levels of noise put out by the plane’s massive turboprop engines.
Either way, it’s a remarkable airplane. Interesting that it has outlasted both its jet powered contemporary - the Tu-16 Badger - and even later designs like the Tu-22 Blinder.
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