Talk:Tupolev Tu-119
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[edit] some more infos about the TU119
There is a 3-view of the Tu 119 here. http://www.sergib.agava.ru/russia/tupolev/119/images/119_3.jpg The 3-view comes from the official documentation and should be Public Domain.
Also, some infos in Russian about the TU119 can be found here: http://www.testpilot.ru/russia/tupolev/119/119.htm (translation needed)
[edit] Description section is confusing
From the article's description section:
Although some Western intelligence agencies claimed that the Tu-119 was successfully tested, once more reliable information was available, it was discovered that the Tu-119 was only tested and never put into serial production.
This is rather confusing and I suspect the author really means that the Tu-95LAL was successfully tested. It would then logically follow that based on the Tu-95LAL testing program, plans for the construction of the Tu-119 (or even some other designation) were made but they have never progressed beyond the drawing board.
It would appear that the Tu-95LAL testing program was successful in that it proved that the concept of a flying nuclear reactor was indeed possible or at least feasable enough to begin planning for the Tu-119. See: www.tespilot.ru
I'll try and incorporate some of this soon (the translation is difficult to follow...), unless there's any objections of course. --RdeVjun (talk) 02:47, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
