Tupolev’s Project Zveno. What are those things with propellors that are slung under the wings? - that’s right! - little piggyback fighter planes that could be launched when the mothership bomber was in flight. Reposting for #TupolevTuesdays
Parmi les projets soviétiques un peu fous de l'entre deux guerres, le Projet Zveno : un bombardier lourd emportait des avions parasites, chargés soit de le défendre soit de mener eux-mêmes des actions de bombardement en piqué.
Et... ça marchait.
Et... ça marchait.
February 10, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Tupolev’s Project Zveno. What are those things with propellors that are slung under the wings? - that’s right! - little piggyback fighter planes that could be launched when the mothership bomber was in flight. Reposting for #TupolevTuesdays
The awesome word ‘tupolevism’ gets a shout-out on #TupolevTuesdays
December 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
The awesome word ‘tupolevism’ gets a shout-out on #TupolevTuesdays
December 9, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Love the bicycle spoke wheels. Reposting for #TupolevTuesdays
November 11, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Love the bicycle spoke wheels. Reposting for #TupolevTuesdays
An awesome piece of reverse engineering. Reposting the Tu-4 for #TupolevTuesdays
The Tupolev Tu-4 is a piston-engined Soviet strategic bomber that served the Soviet Air Force from the late 1940s to the mid-1960s. The aircraft was a copy of the American Boeing B-29 Superfortress, having been reverse-engineered from seized aircraft that had made emergency landings in the USSR.
Tupolev Tu-4
The Tupolev Tu-4 is a piston-engined Soviet strategic bomber that served the Soviet Air Force from the late 1940s to the mid-1960s. The aircraft was a copy of the American Boeing B-29 Superfortress, having been reverse-engineered from seized aircraft that had made emergency landings in the USSR.
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September 16, 2025 at 10:34 AM
An awesome piece of reverse engineering. Reposting the Tu-4 for #TupolevTuesdays
What sort of AI-generated slop is this? The Tupolev Tu-123 (which really existed, in service 1964-1972) looked absolutely nothing like this, it looked more like a straightforward rocket with some fins attached en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev...
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#TupolevTuesdays
Le Tupolev TU-123 Yastreb, pionnier soviétique de la reconnaissance aérienne, reste méconnu mais fascinant ! techguru.fr/2025/09/06/c... #Aérospatiale #Drones #HistoireAviation
« Ce drone soviétique oublié » : le Tupolev Tu-123 Yastreb fut le pionnier de la reconnaissance aérienne durant la guerre froide - TechGuru
Au cœur de la guerre froide, l'espionnage aérien a joué un rôle crucial dans la stratégie des superpuissances. Alors que les États-Unis déployaient des avions
techguru.fr
September 9, 2025 at 9:48 AM
What sort of AI-generated slop is this? The Tupolev Tu-123 (which really existed, in service 1964-1972) looked absolutely nothing like this, it looked more like a straightforward rocket with some fins attached en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev...
#TupolevTuesdays
#TupolevTuesdays
An awesome aircraft. Reposting for #TupolevTuesdays
✈️Tupolev Tu-95MS strategic missile carrier , "Samara" RF-94121 / 21 "red".
Moscow region.
Photo by A. Snegeryov (📅 June 27)
Moscow region.
Photo by A. Snegeryov (📅 June 27)
September 2, 2025 at 7:08 AM
An awesome aircraft. Reposting for #TupolevTuesdays
Tupolev Tu-95 Bears taking off. Love the massively intimidating contra-rotating propellers #TupolevTuesdays
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Tupolev Tu-95 (Ту-95) Take Off, Flight and Landing, Russian Air Force
YouTube video by MOTORIZADO
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August 12, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Tupolev Tu-95 Bears taking off. Love the massively intimidating contra-rotating propellers #TupolevTuesdays
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A Tupolev Tu-22 Backfire approaching its landing. Reposting for #TupolevTuesdays
Πτώση ρωσικού βομβαρδιστικού Tu-22M Backfire – ένας νεκρός flight.com.gr/ptosi-...
July 29, 2025 at 6:36 AM
A Tupolev Tu-22 Backfire approaching its landing. Reposting for #TupolevTuesdays
A Tupolev encounter with a UFO in 1964, reposting for #TupolevTuesdays
#ufosky #ufo #ufohistory
Today in UFO History - Russian Professor Aboard a Tu-104 Airliner Sees Huge Disc with Dome
July 12, 1964 — Bologoye, Tver Oblast, Russia
1/Assistant Professor Vyacheslav Zaitsev is aboard a Tupolev Tu-104 airliner above Bologoye, Tver Oblast, Russia,
Today in UFO History - Russian Professor Aboard a Tu-104 Airliner Sees Huge Disc with Dome
July 12, 1964 — Bologoye, Tver Oblast, Russia
1/Assistant Professor Vyacheslav Zaitsev is aboard a Tupolev Tu-104 airliner above Bologoye, Tver Oblast, Russia,
July 22, 2025 at 6:46 AM
A Tupolev encounter with a UFO in 1964, reposting for #TupolevTuesdays