Hi,
the Kharkov Aviavnito-8 was a Project of 1937 for 11-passenger
transport aircraft developed from KhAI-3,powered by one M-11
engine,bur never flown.The Aviavnito-9 was fast passenger
transport aircraft of 1934 powered by one M-34 engine,but
was never built.
i found this on German Wikipedia
An-22PLO
in October 1965 experiments start for a nuclear power An-22
Build aircraft 01-06 was used for radiation shield test
Build aircraft 01-07 had the Reactor on board
in September 1972 01-07 began 23 test flights near Semipalatinsk
under codename "Stork"...
Vladimir Sergeevich Ilyushin was born on 31 March, 1927, the eldest son of leading Soviet aircraft designer Sergei Vladimirovich Ilyushin. Ilyushin's father was a favoured member of the Soviet establishment. It may be noted that aircraft designer Tupolev blamed Ilyushin's father for the...
Interesting. A little technical correction here: this was S-80 — not Su- for Sukhoi but S- for Simonov. Sukhoi model numbers are not allocated to all the designs, only those that get to the production stage.
if anyone can help, would be very obliged
Klass, Philip J., "Anti-Satellite Laser Use Suspected," Aviation Week & Space Technology, December 8, 1975, pp. 12-13.
“DOD Continues Satellite Blinding Investigation,” Aviation Week & Space Technology (January 5, 1976) p. 18.
"Soviets Push for Beam...
In August 1965 TsKB-16, later Rubin, was directed to respond to the Tactical-Technical Elements (TTE) requirement for a large diesel-electric submarine LST designated Project 748. The design bureau, realizing the limitations of conventional propulsion for this submarine's missions, additionally...
In 1970, the Soviet Navy started Project 1165 Fugas to create a nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser. Also at this time, the Soviet Navy intended Project 1144 Orlan to be a nuclear-powered surface ship of some 9,000 tons displacement.
Information on Project 1165 is very scarce and there is...
The Kronshtadt class (Project 69) were a class of battlecruisers ordered for the Soviet Navy in the late 1930s. In the Soviet Union they were called "heavy cruisers" or thyazholyi kreyser.
Two ships were started, but none were completed due to World War II. These ships had a complex and...
T-74
Designed in 1971 as the successor to the T-64 by Kharkov, however resistance from the army, the retirement of Morozov and the replacement of Andrei Gretchko as Minister of Defence by Dimitry Ustinov (who favoured the gas turbine powered T-80) ended this project. Kharkov continued to...
Have just come across the Objekt 1200 IFV, whilst looking for more info on the 'Object 292' 152mm gun tank thread.
The Objekt 1200 looks to be an Interesting 'wheeled' development variant of the then state of the art 'tracked' BMP-1 MICV that stunned the Western world when it appeared.
I have...
Production design from the MGM motion picture 2010: The Year We Make Contact by Syd Mead. The film, written and directed by Peter Hyams, is based on the novel 2010: Odyssey Two by Arthur C Clarke.
1). UR-700K
2). UR-700 with RO-31 nuclear rocket engine (250 t to LEO)
all images (c) NPOMash
please don't repost anywhere
3). UR-700 compared to N1 and Saturn V
cccp
chelomei bureau
cold war
heavy lift vehicle
icbm
nuclear rockets
soviet moon program
soviet strategic missile troops
soviet strategic rocket forces
sovietunion
space age
space race
tskbm design bureau
ussr
The "hovertank" is a staple of science fiction novels and board games, yet in the real world fans and skirts never seem to have supplanted wheels or tracks. Does anyone have any projects or prototypes to share on proposed land-based hovercraft?
Cheers,
Matthew
21st century
cold war
great britain
hover tank
hovertank
late 20th century
nato
north atlantic treaty organisation
post-cold war
sovietunion
tank
tank design
united kingdom
united states
usmc
warsaw pact
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.