AF plane almost hit by a Russian Bomber..?
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AF plane almost hit by a Russian Bomber..?
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Russischer Jagdbomber kommt extrem nah: Air-France-Maschine entgeht knapp Kollision - n-tv.de
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Russischer Jagdbomber kommt extrem nah: Air-France-Maschine entgeht knapp Kollision - n-tv.de
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Moscow times says Tu-95
The details seem similar enough to likely be the same incident, but this Moscow Times description specifies the bomber as Tu-95, not Tu-22M3.
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Official position is on the RosAviatsia website (FAA analogue in Russia).
They said that there was enough separation between those two planes -- 300 m was the vertical separation, whereas horizontal was 1km.
http://www.favt.ru/favt_new/?q=novos...ti/novost/3859
They said that there was enough separation between those two planes -- 300 m was the vertical separation, whereas horizontal was 1km.
http://www.favt.ru/favt_new/?q=novos...ti/novost/3859
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The TU-22 is a very big aircraft, wingspan 77 ft, but to the non-cognoscenti similar in shape to something like a F-111 with a 32 ft wingspan. So it would appear as if it was a LOT closer. In the early days of the B747 there were similar repeated claims of NMAC by pilots of other aircraft who did not realize how big 747s were.
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I think the separation was probably 300m with the crew thinking they were looking at a smaller quieter aircraft much closer.
Many years ago, in North Wales low flying area (go to youtube and search on Mach Loop) which was even more well used than it is now, Valley used to operate Gnats and Hunters. The locals were used to seeing these aircraft in the Snowdonia valleys and largely ignored them. A detachment of F-5s did a couple of weeks of low flying from Valley and there was a storm of low flying complaints with people misidenting the F-5s at correct height as very low Gnats. They were not that good at aircraft recognition but thought they could judge height.
The TU22 and TU22M are only loosely related but are of very similar size.
This photo from wikipedia of a Phantom and two TU22s reinforces the point that they might easily be mistaken for a much closer, smaller aircraft of similar shape:
This photo from wikipedia of a Phantom and two TU22s reinforces the point that they might easily be mistaken for a much closer, smaller aircraft of similar shape:
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Many years ago - an aircraft under radar control with one of our sectors reported an 'air miss' with an Argosy. The controller said "I thought you said you were IMC?" to which the response was "I didn't see it, I recognized the engine noise"
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The Counter Rotating Props on the TU-95 do make a very unique, loud, low frequency rumble. Can easily be heard, and felt at even 300m.
Given todays world I'd wager the old Badger was sending France a message at 100m. Jusy MO.
Given todays world I'd wager the old Badger was sending France a message at 100m. Jusy MO.
Given todays world I'd wager the old Badger was sending France a message at 100m.
Bear = one-syllable Nato reporting name starting with B = (turbo-)prop bomber
Good luck spotting a Badger flying anywhere outside of China.
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Not when it comes to journalists who don't check facts and work on the principle of "any photo will do as long as it looks good" 
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Except when this thread was first posted, since I can't read Russian I googled the title and came up with more than a few articles in English, most dated before the Russian one at the top of the page.
All of which clearly said TU-95 Bomber and a couple said they could hear the engines.
Even this link posted in the 3rd post on this thread is dated 11th April,
3 days before the link in the OP post.
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All of which clearly said TU-95 Bomber and a couple said they could hear the engines.
Even this link posted in the 3rd post on this thread is dated 11th April,
3 days before the link in the OP post.
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