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Re: TU-95MS – Soviet Bomber

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Post by neurotech1 » Thu, Mar 06, 2014, 9:01 PM UTC

Luc wrote: post #17

It took me only a few seconds to find on Google Maps: https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=46.921164,32.083704&spn=0.00... Looks like it has a few siblings, so what you're getting is not as exclusive as you might think... That explains the pictures on the eBay auction appearing to be from different fuselages - they actually are (the two rightmost ones on Google Maps). EDIT: Hmmm, maybe not. Perhaps it's the same plane in…

I see only two are actual Tu-95s intact and one more in pieces. The others are probably IL-76s.

It could be that only one is legally for sale.

Re: TU-95MS – Soviet Bomber

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Post by etjossem » Thu, Mar 06, 2014, 9:01 PM UTC

I love the restrictions in Shipping and Handling:

"Ships worldwide. Excludes: Africa, Central America and Caribbean, Oceania, Southeast Asia, South America, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan Republic, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Georgia, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Yemen, Bermuda, Mexico, Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Republic of, Cyprus, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Hungary, Latvia, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia."

Re: TU-95MS – Soviet Bomber

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Post by Zikes » Thu, Mar 06, 2014, 9:02 PM UTC

3327 wrote: post #15

That is a fine piece of hardware. what would restoration cost? How do you even restore it ? spare parts, technicians on the Tu-95MS are probably not in ample supply.

I would imagine that as far as expertise goes, a seasoned mechanic in that field could work nearly as well with this aircraft as any other, much the same way our own expertise in computer hardware might translate across varying brands and models, gotchas and idiosyncrasies aside.

Re: TU-95MS – Soviet Bomber

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Post by Zikes » Thu, Mar 06, 2014, 9:04 PM UTC

aren55555 wrote: post #4

Wonder how it would be "shipped"

Maybe a few of these: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_Beluga

Re: TU-95MS – Soviet Bomber

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Post by dav- » Thu, Mar 06, 2014, 9:09 PM UTC

Luc wrote: post #17

It took me only a few seconds to find on Google Maps: https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=46.921164,32.083704&spn=0.00... Looks like it has a few siblings, so what you're getting is not as exclusive as you might think... That explains the pictures on the eBay auction appearing to be from different fuselages - they actually are (the two rightmost ones on Google Maps). EDIT: Hmmm, maybe not. Perhaps it's the same plane in…

How did you find this?

Re: TU-95MS – Soviet Bomber

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Post by United857 » Thu, Mar 06, 2014, 9:12 PM UTC

"The airplane is not ready to fly. It is necessary to make a technical service and prolongation of the data limit."

Guessing something got lost in translation. In any case. as aircraft maintenance isn't my area, any idea how viable/costly it is to get airworthy? Could you even get spare parts anymore?

Re: TU-95MS – Soviet Bomber

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Post by darklajid » Thu, Mar 06, 2014, 9:12 PM UTC

peeters wrote: post #9

An ad for a Soviet Bomber, with the description in Comic Sans, followed by a verbatim dump of the TU-95MS Wikipedia page. But the seller has an excellent rating, so it's probably legit.

And a German mobile number to contact for any questions you still have, even after reading the copy/pasted Wikipedia article, if you're really daft.

Re: TU-95MS – Soviet Bomber

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Post by Luc » Thu, Mar 06, 2014, 9:13 PM UTC

joshmlewis wrote: post #19

Luc wrote: post #17

It took me only a few seconds to find on Google Maps: https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=46.921164,32.083704&spn=0.00... Looks like it has a few siblings, so what you're getting is not as exclusive as you might think... That explains the pictures on the eBay auction appearing to be from different fuselages - they actually are (the two rightmost ones on Google Maps). EDIT: Hmmm, maybe not. Perhaps it's the same plane in…

Do you have something that helps you search Google Maps or are you just good at doing it manually?

I was hoping you'd ask! It was luck. I had noticed signs of a civilian airport in the background of one of the pictures. When I looked at Nikolayev on Google Maps (I was wondering how close to Crimea these ports mentioned in the eBay auction are) I noticed the airport and zoomed in.

Re: TU-95MS – Soviet Bomber

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Post by ChrisBland » Thu, Mar 06, 2014, 9:13 PM UTC

3327 wrote: post #15

That is a fine piece of hardware. what would restoration cost? How do you even restore it ? spare parts, technicians on the Tu-95MS are probably not in ample supply.

One main issue with owning aircraft like this is not the cost to get it ready to fly from its current state but maintaining it to fly. In the air-force you normally have large mechanic teams that are dedicated to the aircraft. As soon as it lands its taken to the hanger and the teams get to work on it. These are not your normal cessnas where you land, tie down, then come back a week later and throw gas in and go. As soon as these planes land, there is stuff that is broken or needs fixed/tuned each time. You will end up employing an entire team to keep this air worthy. This is the same issue you find with older migs for sale and why they are so cheap.

Re: TU-95MS – Soviet Bomber

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Post by lttlrck » Thu, Mar 06, 2014, 9:14 PM UTC

dav- wrote: post #25

Luc wrote: post #17

It took me only a few seconds to find on Google Maps: https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=46.921164,32.083704&spn=0.00... Looks like it has a few siblings, so what you're getting is not as exclusive as you might think... That explains the pictures on the eBay auction appearing to be from different fuselages - they actually are (the two rightmost ones on Google Maps). EDIT: Hmmm, maybe not. Perhaps it's the same plane in…

How did you find this?

The airfield is really easy to spot if search for Nikolaiev.