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To: GOP_1900AD; cardinal4

I hadn’t considered Nicaragua. Not even sure if there are any airfields in Nicaragua capable of handling those Russian bombers. Did these guys land at Managua during the 80s? I got stuck at Managua in 1987 when San Jose was socked in. I didn’t see anything bigger than an Mi-8, I think. That would be one hell of a long flight from Kamchatka, even with air-to-air refueling. Somehow, I don’t think they’d be too welcome if they put down at Elmendorf or Eilson and asked for a top-off.


134 posted on 08/20/2007 5:25:09 PM PDT by Ax
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To: Ax

Top off would be via Russian or Chinese tanker. Range wise, tankers of that ilk could probably get to Adak or further, prior to reaching the turn around point. From there, it would be down to the 95’s range. I need to look it up.


135 posted on 08/20/2007 6:18:22 PM PDT by GOP_1900AD (Stomping on "PC," destroying the Left, and smoking out faux "conservatives" - Take Back The GOP!)
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