Author Topic: 4-Engined Tupolevs soon to be in skies near you! (Read 1661 times)

Boroda · « **Reply #60 on:** August 18, 2007, 02:01:07 PM »

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Originally posted by Angus
An airfield at the N-Pole. Interesting.
And I guess the USA has no experience in flying from frozen ground like,,Greenland, as well as passing into the cold skies....

American planes don't make enough noise to make GreenPeace worry about poor scared seals.

BTW first time USSR landed heavy bombers at the North Pole in 1937, to set up a first drifting station SP-1.

In early 90s Russians set up an airfield at the North Pole for "extreme skydiving". In late-90s we even had nuclear icebreakers carrying rich tourists to the N Pole, so now I am glad we switch to the things that are more fun

MiloMorai · « **Reply #61 on:** August 18, 2007, 05:07:51 PM »

Don't make enough noise?

Ask the indiginous people of Labrador about noise.

Boroda · « **Reply #62 on:** August 18, 2007, 06:38:05 PM »

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Originally posted by MiloMorai
Don't make enough noise?

Ask the indiginous people of Labrador about noise.

I was sarcastic again. Everyone knows (tm) that Concordes or Tupolevs are much noisier then American planes

BTW I have heard a 707 taking off, it roars compared to Soviet planes. Tu-95 makes only a little humming at the altitude where I can still identify it. Have seen enough of them when hiking in Lovozero tundras in 1991.

VWE · « **Reply #63 on:** August 18, 2007, 09:23:35 PM »

707's haven't been in use in the U.S. in like 30 years except for the KC-135's. They are mostly regulated to 3rd world countries, oh and Russia...

Boroda · « **Reply #64 on:** August 18, 2007, 10:10:21 PM »

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Originally posted by VWE
707's haven't been in use in the U.S. in like 30 years except for the KC-135's. They are mostly regulated to 3rd world countries, oh and Russia...

Sorry, the one I saw (and heard) in Sydney was from Australian Air Force.

I think it was a cargo version, that surprised me - i thought the airframe is only used in 135s (RC and KC) and E-3s now. Unfortunately I saw it at night and was unable to take any pictures.

Toad · « **Reply #65 on:** August 18, 2007, 11:10:17 PM »

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Originally posted by VWE
707's haven't been in use in the U.S. in like 30 years except for the KC-135's. They are mostly regulated to 3rd world countries, oh and Russia...

The 135's are just about entirely reengined with turbofans now. Pretty quiet.

-tronski- · « **Reply #66 on:** August 18, 2007, 11:19:38 PM »

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Originally posted by Boroda
Sorry, the one I saw (and heard) in Sydney was from Australian Air Force.

I think it was a cargo version, that surprised me - i thought the airframe is only used in 135s (RC and KC) and E-3s now. Unfortunately I saw it at night and was unable to take any pictures.

RAAF 707's are tankers, and used occasionally for transport. They used to be VIP aircraft but were replaced by 737-BBJ's, and shortly the 707's will replaced by A330 (KC-30B) MRTT's

Tronsky

PanzerIV · « **Reply #67 on:** August 19, 2007, 12:49:45 AM »

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Originally posted by Boroda
GreenPeace officials already said that "Noise from Russian military planes will endanger unique Arctic fauna". Morons. Where have they been when we had an airfield at North Pole with several flights every day.

The key to all this resurrection is a personality of a new defense minister. He's a former taxman, so now money goes on combat training instead of being stolen. They already have several generals and admirals under investigation...

Looks like a successful mock attack on Guam they decided that it's fun and we can do it on regular schedule.

lol, GreenPeace is stupid!

PanzerIV · « **Reply #68 on:** August 19, 2007, 12:52:55 AM »

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Originally posted by Boroda
American planes don't make enough noise to make GreenPeace worry about poor scared seals.

BTW first time USSR landed heavy bombers at the North Pole in 1937, to set up a first drifting station SP-1.

In early 90s Russians set up an airfield at the North Pole for "extreme skydiving". In late-90s we even had nuclear icebreakers carrying rich tourists to the N Pole, so now I am glad we switch to the things that are more fun

You sure about the extreme skydiving, lol!!!

That isjust cool!

Maverick · « **Reply #69 on:** August 19, 2007, 11:27:27 AM »

They just called it extreme skydiving when the chute failed on the ejection seat..........

FrodeMk3 · « **Reply #70 on:** August 19, 2007, 02:14:20 PM »

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In early 90s Russians set up an airfield at the North Pole for "extreme skydiving".

That's where Sukhoi's are flight-tested?

Tango · « **Reply #71 on:** August 19, 2007, 03:18:26 PM »

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Originally posted by lasersailor184
From what I understand, Napoleon wasn't actually short...

Yup, everyone else was just taller.

john9001 · « **Reply #72 on:** August 19, 2007, 03:22:31 PM »

"extreme skydiving".
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that's Russian for ejection seat testing.