Engels airbase - Tu95MS and Tu-160 Bashny.Net

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About 50 photographs. The end marked.
This press tour held last fall. I went on the air base in the company Dima and Sasha on the new Astra, which we have taken for a short test drive.
By the way, we were the first bloggers who agreed to shoot at the air base.

As usual, the trip there a couple of days, and his schedule had much to break, to go to Engels. But it was worth it. Last year it was one of the best press tours.
We look at the big planes!

1. First we are introduced to the air base commander - Colonel Dmitry Leonidovich Kostyunina. He asks of us - what we do and who we are. Then he asks to ask him questions. We say that, well, we were on the field, shoot planes. He smiles and wishes of successful shooting. We'll meet with him. Dmitry Leonidovich - KBC refueling tanker Il-78 and today he planned training flights.

2. Golden words.

3. Strategic missile - Tu-95MS.

4. November 12, 1952 the prototype went 95-1 in the air. Ahead was a difficult test path in the sky. Alas, when the 17th test flight and crashed a prototype of the 11 people on board were killed 4. But this did not stop the testing, and soon the aircraft was put into service.

5. Tu-95MS - the carrier of cruise missiles X-55 with a nuclear warhead. It is based on the Tu-142MK - far antisubmarine aircraft.

6. Continuing the tradition begun in the domestic aviation in the late 20's - early 30-ies of XX century, some planes are assigned their own names. Tu-160 is named after Hero of the Soviet Union and the people directly associated with the long-range aircraft, Tu-95MS - in honor of the city.

7. IL-62 RA-86556. VIP-board the Polish leader Edward Gierek. Named «Frederyk Chopin». Poland was given the repair in 1980. Since 1988 - the commander of the personnel aboard long-range aircraft (based in Engels). Kept in the Museum YES Engels c 2000.

8. But the most interesting - flying.

9. Stand on the edge of the runway and watch the past you take off and land Tu-95 and Tu-160, can be infinite.

10. From the roar and vibration screws sneaks. One feels a certain joy of children from happening. Alas, this picture can not convey.

11. July 30, 2010 set a world record for a non-stop flight of aircraft in its class, while in the meantime the bombers flew about 30 thousand kilometers over the three oceans, and four times to refuel in the air.

12. Suddenly flew Mi-26T. When applying the rooms there was a mess, and the registration of 93 132 RF-months flew another Mi-26T helicopter with the hull number 99.

13. Going to the aircraft parking. About 95 th is, I believe, the mobile power plant - generator.

14. In the aft cabin arrow technician pulls the parachute.

15. Then climb into the cockpit Bear. I just photograph the workplace, which is located near the entrance, and is stuffed with all sorts of interesting equipment. Following accompanying climbs and looks at me reproachfully: "Alexander, what is it? That's why you just shoot it that you can not shoot. " I remove frames and find that you can shoot anything, except for the very workplace. In the photo - the flight engineer panel.

16. Dashboard FAC.

17. In general, of course, the interior of a military sternly. However, domestic CB never bother ergonomics of the cockpit.
And this strange floor between the seats - rubber fabric with wooden slats. You will not believe, but it is - a means of emergency evacuation of the aircraft.

Hatch of the plane is in a niche nose landing gear for the seat far back FAC and copilot. Catapults on the Tu-95 was never. Here on this picture you can see the entrance ramp. If the emergency escape last aircraft flying in controlled flight, then it's simple. Throws out the front leg (routine or emergency), opened the hatch, and the crew left the plane. But if the plane nose-dive, then you need to hatch to crawl out of the well to the top. And then it will help the floor. No, look over the rail, in the ladder, is not necessary. Paul himself is moving! Yes, this is the usual conveyor of a rubber band.

If necessary, the FAC includes his drive (pen you see in the photo - at the bottom right hand under the FAC, closed cap), and then the crew falls on the tape of sidushek, grabs the rail and waits until she dragged him to the door. It looks clumsy, even in theory, but - there is such a system.

Suitable if she ever tested, and as a general - I do not know.

18. Household area. Oven for food, water tank and a first aid kit.

19. Tu-160 - a supersonic strategic bomber bomber with variable sweep wing, developed by Tupolev in 1980.

20. As a part of the Russian Air Force currently has 16 Tu-160.

21. Il-78M taxis for takeoff. The FAC chair - the commander of the air base, Colonel Dmitry Leonidovich Kostyunin.

22. This tanker can give 105, 7 tons of fuel per flight.

23. The Tu-160 is the largest in the history of military aviation aircraft and supersonic aircraft with variable geometry wing, as well as the heaviest combat aircraft in the world, has the largest among bombers maximum take-off weight. Among the pilots he was given the nickname "White Swan."

24. Takes off IL-78M with the tail number 31.

25. Bears COX to take off - the flight.

26. In the program - cross-country flight and refueling from the tanker. Training dressing is dry and wet. When you first joined the crew just a tanker, while the second - a couple of tons of fuel transferred. During a training flight can be realized several approaches.

27. From the roar of NK-12 sneaks up to the spleen. It is said that American submariners, while at depth, hear the Bear flies over them.

28. Finally! Tu-160 taking off. Oh, what a handsome man.

29. vnutrifyuzelyazhnyh two compartments can be placed up to 40 tons of weapons, including several types of guided missiles, guided bombs and svobodnopadayuschie and other weapons in the nuclear and conventional warheads. Maximum take-off weight - 275 tons.

30 was in service with the Tu-160 strategic cruise missiles X-55 (12 units in the two multiposition PU revolver type) designed to engage stationary targets with predetermined coordinates entering in which the memory of the rocket before flying bomber. Antiship missiles options have radar homing system.

31. Landing. Very nice plane ...

32. techniques meet the crew after the flight.

33. After the flight, KBC signed some papers on the chassis. We were not allowed in the cabin - the plane is preparing for another flight and we will not interfere.

34. Prepare a container for laying braking parachute.

35. Inspection of engines NK-32 after a flight. Check out its diameter. This engine is one of the largest and most powerful aircraft engine in the world. Link - 14,000 kgf in afterburner - 25000.

36. Preparation for the departure.

37. Flew Tu-134UBL "Ural". Board number 16, registration RF-66051. The aircraft has an inscription in small letters - "airbase TAMBOV." This version - a simulator for training pilots of the marine and the crews of strategic aviation. The aircraft features a special design of the forward fuselage, similar to the Tu-22M and Tu-160.