Whats this Black Bird???

Chris Sykes · Post by **Chris Sykes** » 20 Jan 2007, 00:35

Another Q n poll for you all........

So whats the "Black Bird" featured in this image???

Kevin Farnell · Post by **Kevin Farnell** » 20 Jan 2007, 01:26

A Tu-160. The B1 has a central pillar to the flightdeck windscreen.

Regards

Kevin

Paul K · Post by **Paul K** » 20 Jan 2007, 02:11

Yep its a Blackjack, for the same reasons Kevin said.

Post by **Garry Russell** » 20 Jan 2007, 04:22

I'd say the Russia because it doesn't look like a B1.....I'm not sure what the Russian looks like,
so thats either the Tupolev or a bad model

Garry

Vulcan_to_the_Sky! · Post by **Vulcan_to_the_Sky!** » 20 Jan 2007, 18:33

Thats quite a good picture...makes it slightly confusing, but (And Im not actually just copying the other answers), its a Blackjack cause it looks to be slightly wider.....that a B1

Tweek · Post by **Tweek** » 20 Jan 2007, 19:28

Vulcan_to_the_sky! wrote: its a Blackjack cause it looks to be slightly wider.....that a B1

Indeed. The TU-160 looks much beefier than a B-1B.

The B-1B is more elegant, but I prefer the look of the Blackjack.

Post by **Garry Russell** » 20 Jan 2007, 19:39

Has the B1 go those small finlets or what ever the bits sticking up are?

Gary

Paul K · Post by **Paul K** » 20 Jan 2007, 19:51

Garry Russell wrote:Has the B1 go those small finlets or what ever the bits sticking up are?

Gary

No, but it has small canards which the Blackjack doesn't.

Chris Sykes · Post by **Chris Sykes** » 20 Jan 2007, 22:02

Now were talking..... Tis a Black Blackjack!!! The "finlets" are part of the inner flaps, which hinge up!!! serprisingly the jack is larger than the B-1 aswell!!! And the point raised about the middel cockpit post is true.... And the AAR systems are different.... B-1 Being a receptical and the Jack being a probe

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