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Soviet Tu-104: The Jetliner with a Deadly Design Flaw
Imagine flying on a jet that frequently climbed uncontrollably and had to use parachutes to stop on the runway. Welcome to the story of the Tu-104, the Soviet Union’s first jet airliner, derived from ...
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Russia’s first newly-built Tu-160M ‘White Swan’ strategic bomber performs debut flight
MOSCOW, January 12. /TASS/. A completely new Tupolev Tu-160M strategic missile-carrying bomber nicknamed the ‘White Swan’ by Russian military pilots performed its debut flight, the press ...