Tu-160
Not a great shot
bur an amazing airplane, the TU-160 Blackjack #11
the supersonic bomber
airshows are difficult,,,,the people get in the way!!!!!
Tu-204
The Cubans can't get new Western equipment
so they buy Russian. They bought 4 TU-204's like this, 2 passenger, and 2 freighters (no windows).
They operate worldwide bar the us.
The last operational TU-144
Difficult conditions for a picture, but a very rare aircraft.
This was the TU-144 leased to Boeing for test purposes.
It has flown with in the last 2 years.
All the others were either scrapped ot withdrawn from use.
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TU-144 (the Russian Concorde)
showing the canards
one is still flying as a test aircraft
Large Russian helicopter
The famous MIL-24 Hind attack chopper
The MIL-26T heavy life chopper
The gunship version of the MIL-17 transport chopper
The IL-76, probably the best transport the Russians ever built
Some of the aircraft sales people at the airshow
Not a great shot
bur an amazing airplane, the TU-160 Blackjack #11
the supersonic bomber
airshows are difficult,,,,the people get in the way!!!!!
The Russian built Aerovolga flying boat
The Cubans can't get new Western equipment
so they buy Russian. They bought 4 TU-204's like this, 2 passenger, and 2 freighters (no windows).
They operate worldwide bar the us.
This IL-76 is used as an engine testbed by Snecma
The infamous Bear bomber, still in service, still being buzzed around Norway and the US coasts
incredible aircraft
The IL-14 post war passenger plane, this is one of the last flyable examples.
Difficult conditions for a picture, but a very rare aircraft.
This was the TU-144 leased to Boeing for test purposes.
It has flown with in the last 2 years.
All the others were either scrapped ot withdrawn from use.
The Darth Vader nose on the TU-144
This was, of course, in 2007, not 1997!!!!!
AS we get older, things start to go.......