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TUPOLEV TU-95 - RUSSIAN "BEAR" BOMBER - STRANGE COUNTRA-ROTATING PROPELLERS
The Tupolev Tu-95 (Russian: Туполев Ту–95) is a large, four-engine turboprop powered strategic bomber and missile platform.
First flown in 1952, the Tu-95 was put into service by the former Soviet Union in 1956 and is expected to serve the Russian Air Force until at least 2040.
Commonly known by its NATO designation, the "Bear" the aircraft has four Kuznetsov NK-12 engines, each driving contra-rotating propellers. It remains the fastest mass-produced propeller-driven aircraft and the only turboprop-powered strategic bomber to go into operational use. Its distinctively swept back wings are at 35 degrees, a very sharp angle by the standards of propeller-driven aircraft.
A naval development of the bomber is designated Tu-142.
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