powered up the Kuznetsov NK-144 engines and thrust the airliner into a full-afterburner climb, levelling at about 4,000ft. It then arched into a steep dive and, as the Tu-144 attempted to round ...

and use of canards (present on Tu-144 and 2707-200), and wildly different engines, with the production Tu-144S requiring an afterburner on its Kuznetsov NK-144A engines just like the Concorde ...

Summary and Key Points: The Tu-160 Blackjack bomber, introduced in 1987, is the world’s fastest bomber, reaching Mach 2 with its powerful Kuznetsov NK-32 engines. Despite its speed, it suffered ...

The delivery begins a series of government testing on the supersonic strategic bomber, which is now powered by Kuznetsov NK-30-2... Rostec Delivers First Re-Engined Tu-160M To Russian Air Force is ...