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DATE:22/12/06

SOURCE:Flightglobal.com

Video: Feast your eyes on the Tupolev Tu-95 in action

If you have a few spare minutes over the festive period, you may like to feast your eyes on these two videos showing the Tupolev Tu-95 Bear in action.

Marvel at its counter-rotating propellers. Revel in its graceful take-off. Gasp as the navigator uses a slide rule to work out his vectors.

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