i wish someone could pay the americans some money to scrap them B-2 things…you never know they mite bring back the B-58 and SR-71 then…just look at the money they would save…. 😀

its great to hear the russians are rebuilding [or making] some more blackjacks……tell me is it still the biggest most powerful combat aircraft ever flown. i have head that the ukraine scrapped what was left of there tu-160s is this true…..

FANTASTIC, FANTASTIC, FANTASTIC…….the bucc is one of my all time favorites. i cant wait to the spring of next year…….THE BRICK IS BACK….. 😀

[QUOTE=datafuser]Did the Buccaneer actually fly with twelve 1000-pounders?
Buccaneer pictures I have seen so far shows eight bombs, four in the bomb-bay and the other four on each wing hardpoint.

the buccaneer could actually carry 16 thousand pounders. 4 in the bomb bay
and 3 on each wing hardpoint. though i would have thought this load would only be carried on very short range missions..does enyone have pics of buccaneers with paveways..
as for the conventional bomb loads of the tu-22m backfire, they could carry..2 FAB-3000kg or 8 FAV-1500kg or 42 FAB-500kg [17 internal 25 external] or 69 FAB-250kg [33 internal 36 external]. the normal bomb load was 12 tons though a max of 24 tons can be carried…now i would love to see a pic of a backfire loaded up with 42 500kg bombs….

in my personal opinion..the SR-71 blackbird and mig-25 foxbat rank as some of the greatest feats in avaition history. to see people finding fault with these amazing aircraft makes me laugh, to be honest with you..
its true the blackbird and foxbat where not perfect, and they had there faults…but what aircaft dosent. both types had or still have long and succsesful careers. the blackbird wich sadley is no longer with us was only withdrawn on fiancial grounds. and the foxbat story will be with us for a long time to come as the mig-31 foxhound. the old term comes to mind; what is the only replacment for a exellent design…a improved version of the same thing of course…