Holy cow, a bear!

"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch) 01/15/2015 at 14:29 • Filed to: plaenlopnik

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neat perspective on the interesting, and menacing TU-95 "bear"

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > HammerheadFistpunch 01/15/2015 at 14:36

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Menacing? It has propellers fer chrissake!

HammerheadFistpunch > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 01/15/2015 at 14:39

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yup, 8 supersonic propellers.

ly2v8-Brian > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 01/15/2015 at 14:45

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They are turboprops.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > HammerheadFistpunch 01/15/2015 at 14:46

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We have jets for that.

Grindintosecond > HammerheadFistpunch 01/15/2015 at 14:46

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Ok, I'm probably going to make a planelopnik post on CO-axial props and the why.

HammerheadFistpunch > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 01/15/2015 at 14:47

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yup, 8 tiny, fuel thirsty jets.

HammerheadFistpunch > Grindintosecond 01/15/2015 at 14:48

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That will be a fun read. looking forward to it.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > HammerheadFistpunch 01/15/2015 at 14:57

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Wow the landing gear are slow to extend and retract. Very cool video.

HammerheadFistpunch > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 01/15/2015 at 14:58

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The landing gear on these things is HUGE so i can bet it takes its sweet time getting in there.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 01/15/2015 at 15:03

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Jets don't beat the air into submission though. They just suck it up and send it out the back. These beat the crap out of the air one way, switch around and beat it the other way and then suck some of it up only to send it out the back. Plus it is the fastest propeller driven aircraft ever.

Grindintosecond > HammerheadFistpunch 01/15/2015 at 15:58

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It's up. One of these days ill proof-read and do multiple drafts of large articles so they are more better weller writen. I was never taught that in skool or kolledge.

Rock Bottom > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 01/15/2015 at 16:23

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It's all about selecting the right propulsion type for the mission. A jet isn't always the right engine for the job. Things were also a little different back in the 1950s when the TU-95 was designed. Just look at the C-130 Hercules or the P-3 Orion. Both were born in the 1950s (the Lockheed as the Electra) and bo use turboprop engines to achieve their missions long after the dawn of the jet age.

Here's a little chart that I first saw when I was getting my aeronautical engineering degree:

I hope this helps.