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  1. Triton

    "Wings of Russia"

    Wings of Russia Studio has created a fascinating 18-part, so far, documentary series titled Wings of Russia that documents the history of Russian and Soviet aviation. The episodes are available on DVD in the Russian and English languages. Alas, it is only seems to be available for order in the...
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    • 20th century early 21st century russian empire russian federation soviet union
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    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  2. Triton

    Moskalyev GSB strategic jet bomber of 1954

    Model of Leningrad Air Force Academy GSB strategic seaplane bomber from USSR-Russian Aviation & Space Collectibles (Alex Panchenko). Description: Source: http://www.ussr-airspace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=28_39_38_108&products_id=1033
  3. Triton

    Myasishchev M-56

    Model of Myasishchev M-56 from USSR-Russian Aviation & Space Collectibles (Alex Panchenko). Description: Source: http://www.ussr-airspace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=28_39_38_108&products_id=2005
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    • civil aviation cold war long range aviation nuclear battlefield okb-23 soviet air forces soviet union strategic bomber supersonic supersonic transport ussr v. m. myasishchev experimental design bureau
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  4. Triton

    E. Grotte 1000-ton tank

    Via Google Translate, Yahoo! Babelfish, and my re-writing and editing: In March 1930, foreign specialists were invited to provide technical assistance to the Soviet Union. Among these foreign specialists was a German engineer named Edward Grotte. Under his leadership, in the fall of 1931 at the...
    • Triton
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    • early 1930s heavy tank interwar period red army soviet union super heavy tank weimar republic
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  5. flateric

    Belka&Strelka - 50!

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    • cccp soviet union space race ussr
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    • Forum: The Bar
  6. hesham

    A N Rafaelyanz Aircraft and Projects

    Hi, we know only for this Russian company; Rafaelyants or simply RAF,that RAF-1 was ultra-light low-wing monoplane of 1925, RAF-2 was two-seat cantilever low-wing monoplane of 1926 and the RAF-11 was twin-engined low-wing small tarnsport aircraft of 1935,nobody knows the RAF-3 to RAF-10 ,and if...
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    • 1920s 1930s 1950s civil aviation cold war interwar period light aviation pre-world war ii soviet union ussr vtol
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    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
  7. Deino

    The early MiG's in China - MiG-9, MiG-15 and MiG-15UTI

    Deino once again with a silly or maybe even stupid question … this time regarding on old type (in fact not my personal darling … I don’t like these old-barrel-type fighters!), the MiG-15 and MiG-15UTI in China. Fact is that that in early 1950, with China entering the war in Koreas, MANY...
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    • cold war early 1950s people's liberation army air force people's republic of china soviet union
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  8. Triton

    A-90 Orlyonok atop Antonov An-225

    Model of deployment concept of A-90 Orlyonok atop Antonov An-225 Mriya for rapid response search and rescue to disasters at sea or the arctic. Description: Source: http://www.ussr-airspace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=28_39_49&products_id=1321
  9. Triton

    Tupolev Tu-304

    Three-view drawing of Tupolev Tu-304. Source: http://www.sergib.agava.ru/russia/tupolev/304/304.htm
  10. Mr London 24/7

    'Tracked' Mini Submarines in Swedish waters - 1980's

    In the Eighties there was an infamous spate of submarine incidents in Swedish waters, apparently involving mini submarines penetrating close to shore (and even inside harbour areas). From the reports at least some of these would appear to have been fitted with Caterpillar/Tank style Tracks...
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    • 1980s crawlers kingdom of sweden red fleet robotics royal swedish navy soviet navy soviet union ussr uuv
    • Replies: 50
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  11. B

    Gribovskiy aircraft

    Special for Maveric (sorry about the long wait)(( V.Shavrov Gribovskiy G-1 - glider, 1924, Gribovskiy G-2 - record glider, 1927, G-2 bis, 1928-1935 as a training glider built serially Gribovskiy G-3 - four set, twin-fuselage, transport glider, 1924, only project...
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    • cold war interwar period pre-world war ii soviet union world war ii
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    • Forum: Designation Systems
  12. hesham

    Kharkov Aviation Institute (KhAI) "Aviavnito" Projects

    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.
  13. Michel Van

    Nuclear Powered An-22PLO

    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"...
  14. flateric

    Vladimir Sergeevich Ilyushin 31-03-1927 - 01-03-2010

    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...
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    • cold war hero of the soviet union jet age soviet air forces soviet union space age space race sukhoi sukhoi okb test pilots ussr vvs
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  15. Stargazer

    Sukhoi S- Designations

    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.
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    • cold war commonwealth of independent states post-cold war russian federation soviet union ussr
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    • Forum: Designation Systems
  16. XP67_Moonbat

    Energia-M Drawings

    http://www.ninfinger.org/models/vault2004/Energiya-M%20Reference/index.html "NPO Energiya 1991 drawings of Energiya-M
  17. flateric

    Looking for old AWST with articles on soviet military space program

    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...
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    • anti-satellite cold war early 1980s late 1970s soviet strategic missile troops soviet strategic rocket forces soviet union
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  18. Triton

    Sukhoi S-80 design concepts

    Models of Sukhoi S-80 design concepts prior to 1993. Source:http://www.reaa.ru/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1228308628/540
  19. magnus_z

    Soviet space art (1963)

    http://fandom.ru/about_fan/sokolov_1.htm
  20. magnus_z

    Soviet space art (1940s - 1950s)

    http://fandom.rusf.ru/about_fan/koltchitsky_1.htm
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