russian B2??? what in the...

i didnt know that

Tu-180

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so that is the tu-60s that everyone talked about

Funny. Thanks. I was about to post something about waiting for them to crash into mountains. Oh, wait, that is what the American B2's did at first. I still want to see the Russian knock off of the space shuttle get launched...

A Russian plane that Stranger didn't know about???

No doubt, it's not the only design they've successfully copied/modified. I've got to give props to the Soviets when it comes to the spy game...definitely one area where they've constantly been more superior....

the triangle design is nothing new.. the usa got it from ufimtsov anyway

ahhhh the tu-180 is an old aircraft i remember it was made long time before the b2 but the russians abandoned the project, hmm maybe they started it again?

Very good find $tranger. Congratulation.

" The Tu-180 is becoming a backbone of the Dal'naya Aviatsia with more than a dozen in service with 1096 TBAP (strategic bomber regiment) at Engels. "

I've some question :

- Do you know how many planes the Russians want to have in service ?
- When they'll deploy all of them ?
- What's the cost for the whole program and the cost for 1 Tu-180 ?

Tu-180 looks like the Russian match for the YB-49.

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Here are the two side by side

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Length 53 ft
Height 15 ft
Wingspan 172 ft
Wing Area 4000 Sq Ft 372 Sq M
Weight 193,938 lbs / 87,953 Kg
Propulsion 8 Allison J35-A-15
Range 3155 miles / 5080 Km
Cruise Speed 419 mph / 674 Km/H / 364 Kt
Max Speed 493 Mph 793.00 Km/H 429 Kt
Ceiling 40700 Feet / 12400 M

thats the specs of the flying wing, i hear that tu-180 is faster then mach-2

[Edited on 25-6-2003 by $tranger]

Sorry. Those specs on my last post are for the YB-49
Here are some drawings of the YB-49
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I think that the Tu-180 is subsonic. Probably in the 400-600MPH range.

hmmmmm

That five aircraft per year is interesting. I have never seen pics or info until now. We need to find current pics if there is any.

For this Aircraft to have been first flown in 1986, there's not much info. on it. The same picture comes up everywhere you visit.

hmmm the same pic everywhere..

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Strange isn't it?

is that it??

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Nope. look carefully. The TU-180 doesn't have any engines under his belly. But this one, yes. 4 me, it's looking like a Blackjack who don't have any trail.

Also, the noses and cockpits are very different from each others.