On this day in aviation history, 68 years ago (November 15, 1957), the Tupolev Tu-114 Rossiya flew for the first time. Recognized by NATO as the Cleat, the Tu-114 was a Soviet long-range turboprop ...

6 Apr 2023, 20:05 UTC · By: Henry Kelsall // The Tupolev Tu-144 was the Soviet's answer to Concorde, but a crash at the 1973 Paris Airshow was just one problem that befell the troubled airliner ...

Key Point: Beijing has imported many Soviet or Russian-made planes. Here is how the Tu-16 became useful to both countries. This Soviet-designed heavy bomber is still in Service with China’s PLA Air ...

The United State's current long-range strategic bomber inventory consists of the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, the Rockwell B-1 Lancer, and the Northrup Grumman B-2 Spirit. Unlike the Soviet-era Tupolev ...

Much like in the evolution of living creatures, the evolution of vehicles is a divergent process. Once everyone understands the basic idea behind what makes a particular type of vehicle work, the ...

Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) reportedly plans to improve the Soviet-legacy Tupolev Tu-214 narrowbody passenger airliner to meet requirements from air operators. The first effort will be ...

MOSCOW—Russia’s Tupolev, a subsidiary of United Aircraft Corporation, rolled out the first modernized Tu-22M3M strategic bomber Aug. 16. The latest iteration of the Tu-22M Backfire family, the ...

In the aftermath of the Second World War, the Soviet Union was strapped for bombers. The most prominent member of the USSR’s bomber arsenal was a turboprop bomber, the Tu-4. The “Bull” as it was known ...