This is China's twin engine Tu-95 substitute, or a tiny B-52 lite. The platform is as ancient as the B-52, being based on the Tupolev 16 (which like the B-52 is

This is China's twin engine Tu-95 substitute, or a tiny B-52 lite. The platform is as ancient as the B-52, being based on the Tupolev 16 (which like the B-52 is a 1952 design). Related, Tu-16 aviation porn aritcle: https://www.hotcars.com/this-is-what-made-the-tupolev-tu-16-badger-so-impressive/ https://www.hotcars.com/this-is-what-made-the-tupolev-tu-16-... Size comparison (note in the top right that the Tu-16/H-6 is considerably smaller than the Tu-22M): https://teddit.net/r/aviation/comments/hdnyz6/bomber_size_comparison_shocking_isnt_it/ https://teddit.net/r/aviation/comments/hdnyz6/bomber_size_co... Note the giants among the bombers: B-36, B-52, Tu-160, M-50 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myasishchev_M-50 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myasishchev_M-50 , and other more obscure prototypes.