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24-01-2018, 17:31
Putin Proposes Civilian Version of Russia's Tu-160 Supersonic Strategic Bomber
Speaking to officials at the Gorbunov Aviation Factory in Kazan, southwest Russia on Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin pondered whether a passenger variant of the Tu-160, the supersonic variable-sweep wing heavy strategic bomber known as the White Swan, might be a viable idea.
Recalling the history of the Tu-144, the USSR's answer to the British-French Concorde supersonic passenger airliner, Putin noted that that Soviet airliner "was taken out of production because airline tickets must take into consideration average salaries in the country."
Today, "the situation is different," the president said. "Big companies have appeared which could have used this aircraft."
News source: www.vestiprim.ru
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