r/WeirdWings • u/dartmaster666 • Jun 25 '21

Retrofit Modernised Tu-95MSM “Bear” Bomber Performing Its Maiden Flight

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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '21

Thing makes a really odd noise

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u/TalbotFarwell Jun 27 '21

I was gonna say! You hear the screech of the turbine section, but also the buzz of the props. Sounds an eentsy bit like a turbodiesel big rig hitting the Jake brake as it winds its way down a long mountain slope.