Supersonic Booze Carrier

[Cervieres]

Apologies if everyone has already seen this, but it was new to my YouTube feed. Especially enjoyed the part about the use of ethanol as a refrigerant for the environmental control system.

 

[Steve Costello]

This is a really amazing story. Thanks for sharing it!

Edit.... hahah!! The main bogey wheel being set free on rotation of the TU-22M... Just about spit out my coffee on that one!

 

[asicer]

Downward firing ejection seats?

 

[Steve Costello]

Downward firing ejection seats?

F-104s had them as did the B-52.

 

[Dave Theisen]

Downward firing ejection seats?

The goal is to get back on the ground, right?

 

[Tantalum]

Apologies if everyone has already seen this, but it was new to my YouTube feed. Especially enjoyed the part about the use of ethanol as a refrigerant for the environmental control system.

I follow a bunch of Soviet and Russian aviation stuff, I just watched this too the other day haha.

I always thought the Blinder was a particular "mean" looking Soviet plane, had no idea it had such a storied history with consumable refrigerant!

 

[asicer]

F-104s had them as did the B-52.

Yeah, but from the video it sounds like the Tu-22 had a much higher likelihood of them actually being deployed.

Also, apparently not all F-104s