MiGMan’s Flight Sim Museum

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Air Power The Cold War

Tupolev Tu-142 'BEAR-F'

Being the fastest prop aircraft in the world and having an extraordinarily long range makes the Tu-142 the ideal choice for a weekend away with the missus in Siberia.
Air Power Cold War
Air Power Cold War
Air Power Cold War
Air Power Cold War
Air Power Cold War
Air Power Cold War
First flown in 1954, the Tu-20, as it was then known, was very advanced for the era. It shared many systems with the Tu-16, but its use of the new turboprop engines with their 18ft 8-bladed contraprops gave this strategic bomber double the Tu-16's range. Still in service in 2000, the Bear was truly an icon of the Cold War era.
Length: 161 feet 2 ins. approx.
Wing span: 164 feet 2 ins. approx.
Weight: Loaded 320,000 lbs. approx
Power: 4 x 12,000 s.h.p. Kuznetsov turboprop
AFX Designer : Chris Lampard, Michael Davies
Panel : Phil Perrott
Air Power Cold War
Air Power Cold War
Air Power Cold War
Air Power Cold War
Air Power Cold War
Air Power Cold War
Air Power Cold War
Air Power Cold War