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To: pom who wrote (7278)	3/7/1999 8:38:00 AM
From: cliff emohs	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9096

Nice link. Did you see the other pic? clark.net Here the link to bombers. fas.org Notice they give TU 160 the nick name of "BLACKJACK," not "BLACKHAWK" as Horward did? Can not remember if this stuff was posted before, but here is a little info on the big bird we brought. fas.org Selected parts, note the last paragraph: *************************************** Tu-160 BLACKJACK (TUPOLEV) The Tu-160 is a multi-mission strategic bomber designed for operations ranging from subsonic speeds and low altitudes to speeds over Mach 1 at high altitudes. Features The Tu-160 is characterized by low mounted, swept-back, and tapered, variable geometry wings with large fixed-center section. Four turbofans are mounted in pairs under the fixed-center section with square intakes and exhausts extending behind the wings' trailing edges. The fuselage's slim structure is marked by a long, pointed, slightly upturned nose section and a stepped canopy. Tail flats are swept-back, tapered, and mid-mounted on the fin. The tail fin is back-tapered with a square tip and a fairing in the leading edge. The tail cone is located past the tail section. As the most powerful combat aircraft of the Soviet Air Forces, the T-160 flies at 2,000 km/hr and can exceed the 2,000 mark with a mission-specific load. The T-160 can climb 60-70 meters per second and reach heights of up 15,000 meters. Four NK-32 TRDDF [turbojet bypass engines with afterburners] of 25,000 kilograms-force power the T-160. T..........as well as a probe-and-drogue airborne refueling system......... Background The Tu-160 was the outcome of a multi-mission bomber competition, which included a Tupolev proposal for an aircraft design using elements of the Tu-144, the Myasishchev M- 18, and the Sukhoy a design based on the T-4 aircraft. The project of Myasishchev was considered to be the most successful, although the Tupolev organization was regarded as having the greatest potential for completing this complex project. Consequently, Tupolev was assigned to develop an aircraft using elements of the Myasishchev M-18 bomber design. Trial operations in the Air Forces began in 1987 with serial production being conducted at the Kazan Aviation Association. Studies have also been conducted on using the aircraft as a launch platform for the "Burlak" space launch vehicle, which is designed to carry payloads with a mass of 300 to 500 kg in polar orbits at an altitude of 500 to 700 km. Under this concept the launch vehicle, which has a solid-fuel engine and a delta wing, would be suspended under the airplane's fuselage.