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  1. 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...
  2. hesham

    Alexeyev Design Bureau Hydrofoil And WIG Designs

    Hi, Please note the designs of Alexeyev. http://books.google.com.eg/books?id=IJOm1XDn0moC&printsec=frontcover&dq=aircraft+joined-wing&source=gbs_similarbooks_s&cad=1#v=onepage&q&f=true
  3. 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...
  4. 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.
  5. 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
  6. magnus_z

    Soviet space art (1963)

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

    Soviet space art (1940s - 1950s)

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

    Soviet Navy Project 748 submarine landing ship

    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...
  9. Triton

    Soviet Navy Project P-2 combination submarine

    In 1949 a preliminary draft for a missile submarine designated Project P-2--to strike enemy land targets--was drawn up at TsKB-18 (later Rubin) under chief designer FA Kaverin. The submarine was to have a surface displacement of almost 5,400 tons and carry 12 R-1 ballastic missiles, a Soviet...
  10. Triton

    Soviet Navy Project 1165 “Fugas" CGN

    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...
  11. P

    Objekt 1200 'wheeled' BMP-1

    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...
  12. Triton

    Project 1080 (Soviet Union)

    Soviet Navy Project 1080 ballistic missile cruiser. The intention was to create a land-attack capability similar to that offered by a US Navy aircraft carrier. Design work was begun in 1970 by Neva PKB. General Characteristics Displacement: 15,000 to 16,000 tons Length: 215 meters (705 feet)...
  13. Triton

    Postwar Beriev flying boat and amphibian projects

    Models of ekranoplan aircraft carrier and T-20A transport ekranoplan designed by Robert Bartini while at Beriev Aircraft Corporation. Source: http://www.beriev.com/eng/Pr_rel_e/pr_110e.html
  14. Triton

    "2010: The Year We Make Contact" (1984)

    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.
  15. flateric

    Chelomey OKB-52 UR-700 rockets family

    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
  16. Maveric

    Zavod 39 (TsKB-) designations

    Hi ???
  17. hesham

    Air cushion landing systems for aircraft

    Hi, http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19710003622_1971003622.pdf
  18. F

    Tupolev Tu-404

    Back in the '90s, wasn't there supposed to be a Soviet flying wing stealth bomber from Tupolev, the Tu-202 or Tu-404 or something?
  19. Triton

    Soviet Lunar Expeditionary Complex

    Can anyone recommend a good English source for information concerning Valentin Glusko's Lunar Expeditionary Complex beyond the Russian Space Web site and Astronautix, either books or websites? Does anyone have concept art they would be willing to share? I have been on the Buran web site. It's...
  20. Triton

    Soviet N1 rocket

    I have read conflicting information concerning the Soviet N1 rocket. Some sources say that the 30 engine design of the first stage was fatally flawed and the complex piping was damaged during rail transport to Baikonur. But then another source says that Nikolai Kuznetsov continued to work to...
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