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muốn máy bay ném bom của Nga làm chuyên cơ riêng,

nhưng bị từ chối vì toàn công nghệ bí mật, và chuyển đổi công năng như vậy còn đắt đỏ hơn là tạo một máy bay hoàn toàn mới...
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The Russian bomber Tupolev Tu-160 is considered as an ultimate (tột bực, tối thượng) killer (sát thủ) on the combat areas. The strategic swing-wing (cánh xòe cánh cụp) supersonic (siêu thanh) bomber, nicknamed Blackjack by NATO, holds numerous records. It is the largest and heaviest bomber jet in the world that is able to reach a speed of Mach 2. In the event of a nuclear war, the Tu-160 would be the backbone of the Russian Air Force.

No wonder, such an ultra-machine also awakens the appetite of the super rich. "We keep receiving inquiries from important business people who want a private supersonic aircraft based on the Tupolev Tu-160 or the long-range bomber Tupolev Tu-22M3," said chief designer Valery Solozobov to the Russian news agency Tass. "So far, Tupolev received inquiries from an Arab sheikh, an Australian and a Greek businessman,"

But the requests were all rejected. "Although a conversion is technically possible, there are big obstacles. "Converting the Tupolev Tu-160 into a business jet would be very expensive. Even the development of a completely new aircraft would be cheaper than using the know-how from the development of the Tu-160,"

For example, the swing wings are not suitable for a business jet. And that's not all: "Most of the technologies used in the Tu-160 are secret. It is therefore not a good idea to build a passenger version for private customers,"

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