Ту-142: самолёт, который охотился за американскими субмаринами двое суток

Tu-142: The Plane That Hunted American Submarines for Two Days The Soviet Tu-142 long-range anti-submarine aircraft, with a 50-meter wingspan and four 15,000-horsepower engines, could fly over 10,000 kilometers, carry up to 400 sonar buoys, and hover over the Atlantic until American missile submarines lost their maneuverability. It also flew from Cuba to the Sargasso Sea. And in 2009, one such aircraft disappeared from radar while landing 20 kilometers offshore. Do you think it was necessary to require a 180-ton aircraft to take off from the ground? Let us know in the comments. Track — Keys To Unravel - The Soundlings. Photos publicly available.