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| Xian H6 |
This plane is landing at Ryazan, Russia, which is a stone's throw from Moscow but 3,500 miles from Peking.
Extracted from Wikipedia:
The Xian H-6 is a licence-built version of the Soviet Tupolev Tu-16 twin-engine jet bomber, built for China's People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). Delivery of the Tu-16 to China began in 1958, [the first Chinese built one] flew in 1959. By November 2020, the PLAAF had as many as 231.
The design for this airplane is over 60 years old, and they are still building them.
3 comments:
How many years old is the B-52 design? I suspect all three heavy bomber designs have seen upgrades over the years.
B-52 design process started in 1952,
The B-52H has been undergoing regular upgrades in airframe, hydraulics, engines, avionics, and weapons suite for decades. Like the 707/KC-135, it has proven to be an incredibly versatile design, originally conceived as a high-altitude nuclear bomber, now capable of everything from Strategic bomber, to maritime patrol, to close-air support.
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