Tupolev's Troika // Тройка Туполева

None of the footage is mine. Hello all, I hope you are all doing well. While I was listening to Molchat Doma's album "Monument", I came across this song, and it felt new, yet old, and heavily reminded me of the Tupolev Tu-22M, coming from a long line of Soviet Bombers. It also took me back to my Tu-160 video, and decided to send it. Anyways, I hope you all enjoy! The Tupolev Tu-22M (Russian: Туполев Ту-22М; NATO reporting name: Backfire) is a supersonic, variable-sweep wing, long-range strategic and maritime strike bomber developed by the Tupolev Design Bureau in the 1960s. According to some sources, the bomber was believed to be designated Tu-26 at one time. During the Cold War, the Tu-22M was operated by the Soviet Air Forces (VVS) in a missile carrier strategic bombing role, and by the Soviet Naval Aviation (Aviacija Vojenno-Morskogo Flota, AVMF) in a long-range maritime anti-shipping role. Significant numbers remain in service with the Russian Air Force, and as of 2014 more than 100 Tu-22Ms are in use. The later Tu-22M3 (NATO: Backfire-C), which first flew in 1977, introduced into operation in 1983 and officially entered service in 1989, had new NK-25 engines with substantially more power, wedge-shaped intake ramps similar to the MiG-25, wings with greater maximum sweep and a recontoured nose housing a new Almaz PNA (Planeta Nositel, izdeliye 030A) navigation/attack (NATO ‘Down Beat’) radar and NK-45 nav/attack system, which provides much-improved low-altitude flight. The aerodynamic changes increased its top speed to Mach 2.05 and its range by one third compared to the Tu-22M2. It has a revised tail turret with a single cannon, and provision for an internal rotary launcher for the Raduga Kh-15 missile, similar to the American AGM-69 SRAM. It was nicknamed Troika ('Trio' or third) in Russian service. 268 were built until 1993. Song Used: Обречен / Obrechen - Molchat Doma    • Обречен / Obrechen   Footage Used:    • Авиаудар бомбардировщиков Ту-22М3 по объек...      • Ту-22М3 ВКС РФ нанесли авиаудар по объекта...      • Сосредоточенный авиаудар Ту-22М3 по объект...      • Нанесение авиаудара самолетами ТУ-22М3 с а...      • Плановый полет двух Ту-22М3 ВКС России над...      • Полет Ту-22М3 над акваторией Черного моря      • Нанесение авиаудара самолетами ТУ-22М3 по ...      • Полёты Ту-22М3 над восточной частью Средиз...      • Авиаудары дальних бомбардировщиков Ту-22М3...      • ТУ-22М3 выход на режим и взлёт Tupolev 22M...      • Полеты молодых летчиков дальней авиации на...