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From the mighty Boeing B-52 Stratofortress to the agile and deadly General Dynamics F-16 Flying Falcon, modern warplanes combine advanced technology, state-of-the-art design, and weaponry that fascinates the layman and aviation specialist alike. The Encyclopedia of Modern Warplanes presents an in-depth examination of the world's military flying machines, with a wealth of detail on each aircraft.

* Details on development history, deployments and exports, powerplant, performance at various altitudes, range, weight, avionics, dimensions, and weaponry for each craft

* Presents more than 250 of the world's flying machines, with illustrations, diagrams, and color photographs to illustrate each one

* More than 500 photographs and 500 separate artworks and diagrams.
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The beginning of the Cold War and the perceived need by the Soviet political and military leaders to deliver nuclear strikes against the continental USA led the Soviet Union to develop new delivery vehicles primarily strategic bombers. Thus in 1951 the Tupolev Design Bureau brought out the Tu-95. Known to the West as the Bear, this machine was unique in combining turboprop engines with swept wings - a feature which accounted for the bomber's impressive top speed of 910 km/h. The basic bomber soon became a symbol of the Soviet Threat and the progenitor of a whole family of combat aircraft which included missile carriers, an over-the-horizon targeting version working with missile submarines, reconnaissance versions, a long-range ocean anti-submarine warfare aircraft which was sufficiently different to receive a separate designation (Tu-142), a communications relay version and assorted testbeds. The Tu-95 also served as the basis for the impressive Tu-114 long-haul airliner. Some of the Bear's versions remain in service to this day The album contains about 150 black/white and colour photos illustrating the type's development and service from inception to the present day..
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