Close call: Russian Tu-22M Backfire bomber take off uses ALL of the runway

Backfire bombers can’t be refueled in-flight and the Russian Tu-22M Backfire shown in the following video must have been loaded with a lot of fuel.

This could explain why the Russian bomber uses almost every inch of the runway before reluctantly taking to the air.

The Tu-22 is a swing-wing, supersonic, nuclear and possibly lethal strike and maritime bomber that China could soon employ to counter the U.S. Navy in the South China Sea and Pacific region.

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