The first production Tu-160 is piled by sandbags on the cockpit to stop it from falling to its tail. Note the pitot and the red marking stripes on the elevation rudder.
Flying around now as RF-94105, 06 RED was one of two Blackjack's named after "Il'ya Muromets" - an epic hero of russia. Picture was taken at a time when the Russian Air Force experimented with different new insignias, like the double eagle on the tail.
Flying around now as RF-94105, 06 RED was one of two Blackjack's named "Il'ya Muromets". 05 RED was the first with that title, but was renamed to "Aleksandr Golovanov" later. In the background you can see the full white's 02 and 01 RED.
Flying around now as RF-94105, 06 RED was one of two Blackjack's named "Il'ya Muromets". 05 RED was the first with that title, but was renamed to "Aleksandr Golovanov" later, after the Long-Range
Aviation Commander in 1942-44 and 1946-48.
Departure of the Tu-160SK from Aerosalon 1995. Was in static display with full-scale mock-up of the Burlak suborbital launcher rocket. The Bort-number is mainly the exhibition number, but seen on the a/c also in 1997.
Departure of the Tu-160SK from Aerosalon 1995. Was in static display with full-scale mock-up of the Burlak suborbital launcher rocket. The Bort-number is mainly the exhibition number, but seen on the a/c also in 1997.
Photos from the archives. Scan with a very mediocre negative. One of the very few flights of Tu-160 in Ukraine. In this case, preparation for the flypast at the airfield Chayka, near Kiev.