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    1953 Press Photo Russian Air Force MIG Fighter Jets

    Ta 183 with fences. https://www.ebay.com/itm/1953-Press-Photo-Russian-Air-Force-MIG-Fighter-Jets-mjc44436/402190624524?hash=item5da46de70c:g:mJgAAOSwC7NegGHY
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    • cold war east germany frontal aviation soviet air forces soviet union ussr west germany
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    • Forum: Found on the Internet
  2. Temistocle

    Soviet balloon bombers et al.

    Hi all, some time ago I find a very brief description of soviet balloon bombers of the '50-'60; they intended to use them in the same way the American used the GENETRIX and MELTING POT balloons for recce flights over the USSR...
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    Yakovlev aircraft

    Hi all All Yakovlev aircraft from AVF-10 to Yak-9 http://airfield.narod.ru/yak/yak.html
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    • cold war interwar period okb-115 soviet air defence forces soviet air forces soviet union ussr world war ii yakovlev design bureau
    • Replies: 48
    • Forum: Designation Systems
  4. Maveric

    Antonov An-75 AWACS

    Hi all, I search for pics, drawings and technical details of the russian AWACS-project Antonov An.75. Thanks for your help! Servus, Maveric
    • Maveric
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    • air defence airborne early warning antonov design bureau awacs cold war command and control commonwealth of independent states frontal aviation naval aviation post-cold war russian federation soviet air forces soviet union stol ussr
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Theoretical, Fake and Generic Projects
  5. Triton

    Soviet Leader Grigory Romanov (1985-XXXX)

    Would the history of Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union have been different if Grigory Vasilyevech Romanov had been elected as Secretary General of the CPSU on March 11, 1985 rather than Mikhail Gorbachev? Thoughts?
  6. hesham

    Postwar Beriev Landplane Projects

    Hi, also here is some Beriev projects; An-24FK a VTOL Antonov An-24. Be-32P a four-engined version of Be.32,transport aircraft. http://lib.rus.ec/b/373000/read
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    • anti-submarine warfare beriev beriev design bureau civil aviation cold war commonwealth of independent states general aviation naval aviation photographic reconnaissance post-cold war red fleet russian federation soviet air forces soviet navy soviet union stol transport aircraft ussr v/stol aircraft vtol
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  7. Stargazer

    The extended family of the Mil Mi-8

    Here is a list of all known M-8 family designations from Catalogue of aeronautical products and systems (it has been translated, reorganized and reordered according to the sequence of the Western alphabet). I am pretty certain however that additions and corrections will inevitably happen! V-8...
    • Stargazer
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    • cold war commonwealth of independent states electronic warfare mil design bureau post-cold war red army red fleet russian federation soviet air forces soviet union ussr
    • Replies: 31
    • Forum: Designation Systems
  8. Temistocle

    Soviet decoy missiles for bombers in Cold War (similar to the ADM-20 Quail) ??

    Hi everybody, I'm looking for information about soviet decoy missiles launched from bombers, if any. In the USA during the Cold War there were some projects about decoy missiles (i.e. the ADM-20 Quail or the Convair MX-2223), but I didn't find any info about similar projects in the Soviet Union...
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    Lavochkin aircraft and missiles

    Hi all! Official designations: 1: LaGG-1 -fighter (1940). Also I-301. 3: LaGG-3 -fighter (1941) 5: La-5 -fighter (1942) 7: La-7 -fighter (1944) 9: La-9 -fighter (1946) 11: La-11 -escort fighter (1947) 13: not used 15: La-15 -fighter (1948) 17: La-17 -multi-role UAV (1953)
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    • cold war interwar period post-world war ii soviet air defence forces soviet air forces soviet union ussr world war ii
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    • Forum: Designation Systems
  10. 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
    • Triton
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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
  11. Triton

    Sukhoi T-37

    Artist's impression of Sukhoi T-37. Three-view drawing of Sukhoi T-37. Inboard profile of Sukhoi T-37. Source: http://www.airwar.ru/enc/xplane/t37.html
  12. Triton

    Sukhoi ekranoplans

    Model of Sukhoi S-90-200 from USSR-Russian Aviation and Space Collectibles. Description: Source: http://www.ussr-airspace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=28_39_49&products_id=715
  13. 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
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
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    Sukhoi Su-27 pre-projects, projects & prototypes

    Hi everyone! Any help?
  15. hesham

    Bolkhovitinov BDD heavy bomber project of 1936

    Hi, Bolkhovitinov BDD was a project of 1936 for heavy bomber aircraft, it was powered by four 1200 hp M-34FRGN engines,pressurized cabin and its span was 36,2m and length 26m.
    • hesham
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    • heavy bomber late 1930s pre-world war ii soviet air forces soviet union ussr zhukovsky air force academy (ussr)
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
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    "S" - high-speed bomber by V.Bolkhovitinov (1937-41)

    1) The “S” aircraft general arrangement drawings approved in 1937. Variants of the “S” aircraft proposed in 1937: 2) - reconnaissance aircraft with range of the flight before 2200км 3) – attack aircraft (maximum arms 20 Ultra SHKAS) 4) – near-bomber 5) – heavy fighter (anti-bomber). Soviet...
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    Yakovlev VVP-6 flying platform

    has this been discussed before? http://www.aviastar.org/helicopters_eng/yak_vvp-6.php
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    • 1960s air defence airborne aircraft carrier airmobile cold war forward area air defense frontal aviation military transport aviation (vta) soviet air forces soviet union ussr yakovlev yakovlev design bureau
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
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    Soviet 'Taran' Flying Rams and Aerial Mines.

    This was originally on the Spitfire / Focke Wulf ramming fighter thread but I thought these two might merit a thread of their own: 1) I've seen references to a purpose-designed Soviet flying ram called the Grokhovskij G-39 "Cucaracha" but information seems scarce...
    • Wingknut
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    • interwar period luftwaffe nazi germany rammer soviet air forces soviet union third reich ussr world war ii
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
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    Sukhoi T-4/T-4M/T-4MS bombers

    These drawings were obtained from a book I ordered several years ago from Avia Press. Sorry, I can't identify specific sourse. They were shown in a book on the T-4 Sotka, and only shpwed the over head view.Thw book was in Russian so I can't give any details. I would like to know if these are...
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    M.Gudkov’s projects

    Aircraft designer M.I.GUDKOV (one of the triumvirate "LaGG") Gu-1 (Gu-37) 1940 On scheme close to American Bell Airacobra Aerodynamic clear, nearly perfect… but... constructive overloading nearly in all. engine :AM-37 weights :loaded 4610kg empty 3742 kg lenght:10,68 m...
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