when the Tu 95 was developed many decades ago Turbofan technology was relatively new and not fuel efficient enough for the required endurance. Since then, turbofan technology has matured. A bit off topic, one Tu 95 had a nuclear reactor on board, as a test bed, a first step to experiment with nuclear powered aircraft. The reactor didnt power anything, they were just experimenting how to build a reactor into an a/c (and how to shield crew etc). Luckily, intercontinental missile technology made the experiments towards nuclear powered bombers obsolete. Sorry for the thread drift...but I'm very happy people are discussing turbofan vs turboprob here today...and not nuclear powered a/c
