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According to the RT, the record was set on Saturday, September 19. In particular, two Russian Tupolev Tu-160 (NATO code name: Blackjack) bombers flew nonstop for 25 hours, with a range of up to 20,000 km.
A total of three aerial refueling aircraft, assisted by six Il-78s.
The historic flight took place over the neutral waters of the Arctic and the Pacific, as well as the Kara, Laptev, East Siberian, Chukchi and Barents seas.
Pilots strictly adhere to international airspace rules.
At some point, two Tu-160s were escorted by Russian Su-35 fighters, as well as “foreign aircraft”.
The previous record in the bomber category was also set by the Tu-160, with a continuous 24-hour flight in 2010.
In the commercial aircraft category, the longest flight in the world is the flight of a Qantar Airlines Boeing 787-9, flying from New York (USA) to Sydney (Australia) with 49 passengers and crew.
The flight lasted 19h15 ‘with a distance of 16,200km.
The Il-78 refueling the Tu-160 during the Victory Day demonstration in Moscow
Due to the delay of the parade due to the translation of COVID-19, in celebration of Victory Day on September 5 this year, the Russian Air Force held aerial performances in the capital Moscow. The show features 75 aircraft (representing 75 years of Victory Day in the Great Patriotic War), and there is an aerial refueling between the Il-78 and the “White Swans” Tu-160.
Theo RT
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