Wingspan: 20"
Fuselage Length: 19"
Each part of the Tupolev Tu-95 Bear scale model is hand-carved from the highest quality of mahogany, then primed and sanded several times. Talented artists apply their paintbrushes to replicate every single detail with extraordinary accuracy. Nothing is left out; insignias, squadron badges, nose art, emblems and serial numbers that are on the actual aircraft will also be found on the replica.
History:
The Tupolev Tu-95 also known as Bear is the most successful and longest serving Tupolev strategic bomber and missile carrier built by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. The Tu-95 Bear intercontinental bomber began in the early 1950s after series of production of the medium-range Tu-4 started.
Tu-95 Bear has continued to operate in the Russian Air Force while several iterations of bomber design have come and gone like its American counterpart, the B-52 Stratofortress. The Tupolev Tu-95 was originally used for nuclear weapons but subsequently modified for a wider range of roles. Some of these rules are to deploy cruise missiles, maritime patrol for the Tu-114 and civil airliner for the Tu-126.
The Tu-95RT variant was a veritable icon of the Cold War when it performed a vital maritime surveillance and targeting mission for other aircraft and surface ships and submarines used to target and search surface ships. During interceptions Tu-95 tail gunners kept their own twin cannon pointed upwards to not antagonizing the intercepting fighters. During the Cold War the long range of the Tu-95 was demonstrated weekly as a pair of Tu-95s would fly to Kola Peninsula to Cuba.
The Tu-95s of the Soviet Union was passed onto Ukraine and Russia; on the other hand, Ukraine’s Tu-95s had retired from service. Only Russia and India have been operating the Tu-95s.
*Alteration on the design such as change of paint schemes and markings or embodied features on our models occurs at any time. Detachable stand is included with the model which may vary from the photo.
Aviation Modelworks 20/21
