U.S. F/A-18 fighter intercepts a Russian Tupolev 95 as the giant bomber buzzed the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in the western Pacific over the weekend.

Looks like the Tupelov could fall apart just crossing into the F/A-18's turbulence.

The noise in the Bear is deafening due to the fact that the prop ends go supersonic,so there are continues sonic booms. F-15 pilots have gotten nauseous flying next to them. However,it's the fastest prop bomber of all time. X

X is correct....it is an engineering masterpiece.

of course, it is interesting how it got that close to a carrier.....

Putin is trying to fire up the cold war all over again, now that they have oil money to play with.