TU-95 for sale!

[ChemicalChaos]

Anyone fancy a "Bear"? Only £1.8million, engines extra apparently!

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ebaymotors/TU-95MS-Soviet-Bombe...


It also has the distinction of being the only aircraft noisy enough to be tracked by...submarine!

[Ginetta G15 Girl]

ChemicalChaos said:

It also has the distinction of being the only aircraft noisy enough to be tracked by...submarine!

Unfortunately that is not true. Subs have, for a long time, been able to hear and track Turboprop a/c.

[ChemicalChaos]

That's the last time I trust a channel 5 documentary

[mybrainhurts]

"Used"

[V41LEY]

From the blurb..

"In the near future, the strategic bombers Tu-160, Tu-95 and Tu-22M3 will receive their orders and instructions according to the principle of telegraph or SMS'.

What's this then. Pilot takes his mobile with him and hopes he gets a network connection ?

[anonymous-user]

V41LEY said:

From the blurb..

"In the near future, the strategic bombers Tu-160, Tu-95 and Tu-22M3 will receive their orders and instructions according to the principle of telegraph or SMS'.

What's this then. Pilot takes his mobile with him and hopes he gets a network connection ?

I expect it's more likely to involve datalink communications like ACARS, ADS-C and CPDLC.

You might be right though

[RobGT81]

Does Link 16 use SMS messages? I don't mean stores management :P

[Podie]

Do people really buy stuff like this from eBay?

[dr_gn]

Our partner in the Ukraine have acquired an aircraft of type the

TU- 95MS

Hmmmmm

[markmullen]

I bet the CAA would be unhappy if you flew it in the UK.

[ChemicalChaos]

That assumes it actually flies at all

[Riff Raff]

markmullen said:

I bet the CAA would be unhappy if you flew it in the UK.

Yeah. We don't have any Lightnings to intercept it any more

[Simpo Two]

Riff Raff said:

markmullen said:

I bet the CAA would be unhappy if you flew it in the UK.

Yeah. We don't have any Lightnings to intercept it any more

No but we can threaten to boycott the Sochi paralympics if they don't do what we tell them. No need for armed forces when you have a paralympics to boycott!

[mybrainhurts]

Podie said:

Do people really buy stuff like this from eBay?

They certainly do.

I have an ex Royal Navy Frigate in the back garden. Neighbours love it, think they're at the seaside...

[Chrisgr31]

mybrainhurts said:

They certainly do.

I have an ex Royal Navy Frigate in the back garden. Neighbours love it, think they're at the seaside...

These being Pistonheads and therefore we are all very rich Directors surely its on your own private sea at the end of your estate?

[AlexIT]

mybrainhurts said:

They certainly do.

I have an ex Royal Navy Frigate in the back garden. Neighbours love it, think they're at the seaside...

need a new keyboard...

[annodomini2]

dr_gn said:

Our partner in the Ukraine have acquired an aircraft of type the

TU- 95MS

Hmmmmm

This

[Paul.B]

I really expected to see 'SIMPLES!' at the end of that add

[RicksAlfas]

100% feedback. What could possibly go wrong?

[slybynight]

I'm trying to sell a Lego SR71 on ebay - and I thought THAT was hard! There's always a bigger fish!