14-October-2007, 01:24 AM
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Order of Kilopi
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 4,369
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Originally Posted by ngc3314
Now that the museum down the road from you has a B-36, the Tu-95 must be one of the things they would most like to have. One would look so menacing rolled across from one of the three B-52s out there on the caliche.
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The fact that the US did not take the Tu-95 seriously is interesting since the Tu-95 is still in service.
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The Tu-95 is still in service, as of 2007, and expected to remain so with the Russian Air Force until at least 2040.
Initially the United States Department of Defense did not take the Tu-95 seriously, as estimates showed it had a maximum speed of 400 mph (644 km/h) with a range of 7,800 miles (12,500 km). These numbers had to be revised upward numerous times.
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