Secret Soviet Aircraft WW2
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Chas |
A lot of history that was locked up for decades behind the Iron Curtain. I've long been curious about the Soviet Aerospace industry. When I was a squid, I had an older pilot tell me how tough it really was to beat some of the Soviet made jets in Vietnam. He also said you could tell when you were fighting Russian trained Chinese pilots....WAY more competent than Chinese rookies or the Vietnamese. (A lot of what we were told about this was just propaganda.) If you get past the political BS and make yourself look at it objectively, the Russians built some impressive air & spacecraft. (And vacuum tubes.:)) Still do.
Cars, food & drink? Not so much.:rolleyes: Dave |
What's also interesting, though not surprising, is the depth of Uncle Joes stupidity and how badly he hampered progress in the industry and his country.
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And I had a "Winged C" 6L6GC go gassy. To JJ's credit, their 6L6GC's have been rock solid. And I had a whole set of Sovtek 12AX7LPS go south not too long after I put them in my Fisher X202C. That's one piece I regret selling. Being an old swabbie, what did you think of the Rooskie navy? They were probably at the height of their power while you were serving. I know the Japs cleaned their clock during the days of the dreadnoughts. Chas |
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I have read Alexandr Solzhenitsyn's "The First Circle" several times. This books deals with the challenges and dilemmas faced by scientists and high skilled technocrats who were really privileged prisoners in the Stalinist era. No one man should have so much power. |
Great link. I had just watched the youtube video on the Nazi Stealth plane. The go well together
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He did manage to kill a lot of his countrymen, but he died at the wheel. And that was his goal. Chas |
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Prior to WW11 he had decimated his officer corps. When the Nazis invaded the USSR he was most vulnerable and should have been shot for dereliction of duty. He was warned that Hitler was going to invade but did not believe the time table......Hitler did not want a two front war. When the invasion occurred he lost his nerves. :D I found it real funny that this guy was NOT Russian. He was from little Georgia. The clique around Putin feels that Stalin and his kind betrayed the essence of Russia and is trying hard to restore the orthodox church to the center of Russian life. |
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I actually had a close encounter with Soviet Navy..................and Air Force. We got too close and they came out to to tell us to f**k off. They were all around us in a very big hurry, on the surface, underneath, overhead and they looked like they weren't at all afraid to throw down should we get froggy. In short, I'm pretty sure we coulda taken'em. But, it wouldn't have been easy and I'm glad we didn't have to.:) Dave |
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