https://cast.pudmed.ir/videos/watch/5e7cdae7-1d42-4d10-8ff6-15a647642f5d The Soviet Union needs a bomber that can reach America. The B-52 is on the drawing board in the US, powered by eight jet engines. The Soviets have no reliable long‑range jet engine yet. Their solution? A radical design with four massive turboprops driving contra‑rotating propellers – producing supersonic tip speeds and a sound that NATO would learn to fear. The result is the Tu‑95 Bear. It is loud. It is slow. It is still flying 70 years later., In this episode: 🐻 The Engine That Refused to Die – The Kuznetsov NK‑12 turboprop – the most powerful propeller engine ever built. We explain why contra‑rotating props create that distinctive howl, how the Bear can fly 9,000 miles without refueling, and why turboprops actually beat early jets in fuel efficiency. ☢️ The Nuclear Mission – The Tu‑95 was designed to carry thermonuclear bombs to American cities. We trace its intended one‑way missions over the North Pole, its terrifying low‑level penetration tactics, and the moment a Bear dropped the Tsar Bomba (the largest nuclear device ever detonated). 🛰️ The Spy Bear – The Tu‑95 became more than a bomber. The Tu‑142 antisubmarine variant, the Tu‑95RTs maritime reconnaissance, and the Tu‑95MS cruise missile carrier. How these old airframes became the backbone of Soviet naval intelligence. 🇷🇺 NATO's Wake‑Up Call – Cold War intercepts: F‑4 Phantoms, F‑15s, and F‑16s escorting Bears off the coast of Alaska, Iceland, and Norway. Rare audio of RAF pilots calling out "Bear, Bear, Bear – we have visual." We interview a former Norwegian F‑16 pilot who intercepted Bears in the 1980s. 🔥 Still Flying in 2025 – The Tu‑95MS is still in Russian service, launching Kh‑101 cruise missiles at targets in Ukraine. We examine how a 70‑year‑old propeller bomber remains relevant – and why Russia refuses to retire the Bear. Plus: 3D animation of the NK‑12 engine and contra‑rotating propellers, cockpit footage of a Tu‑95 takeoff (the vibration is real), and the story of the only Tu‑95 to ever defect to the West (it didn't – but one landed in Canada by mistake in 1955). Sat, 13 Jun 2026 14:20:43 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://cast.pudmed.ir https://cast.pudmed.ir/lazy-static/avatars/eed1cb33-d04c-4158-b000-2f2fb9545c13.png https://cast.pudmed.ir/videos/watch/5e7cdae7-1d42-4d10-8ff6-15a647642f5d All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://cast.pudmed.ir/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.