slantvaliant said:
This is simply spectacular.
Image unrelated.
But my favorite Soviet aircraft is the Tupolev Tu-4:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-4
They COPIED the damn B-29 Superfortress in a span of two years.
Duke said:Kamov Ka-22. I heart Cold War Sovietski stuff. There is nothing the Russians wouldn't try.
Or try to copy.
The Russians copied more than airplanes. Does anyone else see a little Studebaker/REO in the cab of this monster? We provided our WWII allies a lot of vehicles, and they made the most out of the design work and spare parts.
slefain said:But my favorite Soviet aircraft is the Tupolev Tu-4:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-4
They COPIED the damn B-29 Superfortress in a span of two years.
Favorite quote about the Tu-4: "The Tu-4 is what the Soviets built to scare Congress."
Allegedly/apocryphally, the orders to duplicate the B-29 "samples" they had were so strict that they duplicated field repairs on the three they had, and needed special dispensation to use metric-thickness panels and Soviet parachutes and radio gear.
In reply to Knurled. :
I heard they even reproduced stamp markings or cast numbers letters that had no impact on being an airplane. Reason? Gulag!
Knurled. said:slantvaliant said:
This makes me feel funny, like when we used to climb the rope in gym class.
needs more flare...
oldsaw said:Knurled. said:slantvaliant said:
This makes me feel funny, like when we used to climb the rope in gym class.
needs more flare...
Uh oh, not enough?
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