Ya and most was from the States. I believe Dief got some pretty good kickbacks for do'n what he did....
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Ya and most was from the States. I believe Dief got some pretty good kickbacks for do'n what he did....
Actually it is a fair comparison. While the 737-100 Series shares very little in common with the 737-Max Series, they are in the same development "family" and share commonality, as it were, due to being a development of the previous generation of aircraft.
The MiG-31 is certainly not a variant of the MiG-25 - but rather a development of the previous model.
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Notice how the Sukhoi design bureau seems to be getting all the business lately?
MiG took a chapter out of McDonnell Douglas' (DC-10 > MD-11) playbook - A Derivative Too Far.
True enough, it does appear as though MiG isn't up to much these days - mostly development programs and doing upgrades to the various fleets of MiG-29s in service. Looks like the MiG-35 won't be doing all that much, with only a handful produced.
Rumour has it that the MiG-41 (development of the MiG-31) might be a real scare for the Yanks though. Next generation stealth interceptor, purportedly capable of Mach 4+, extremely high altitude, etc. Of course with none actually built, it could just be a paper exercise to scare the crap out of the Yanks and Chinese.
Rumour has it that the MiG-41 (development of the MiG-31) might be a real scare for the Yanks though. Next generation stealth interceptor, purportedly capable of Mach 4+, extremely high altitude, etc. Of course with none actually built, it could just be a paper exercise to scare the crap out of the Yanks and Chinese.
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Been watching Clint Eastwood movies again LOL
Nope. The MiG-31 isn't really a further development of the MiG-25. They simply share a common origin in airframe design. In fact, before they settled on the MiG-25 airframe design, the MiG-31 was being explored as a variable geometry single tail design and then as a tail-less canard delta.
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Interceptors, huh? Only wussies use jets. Real manly-man-hairy-chested-types use rockets.
The development of what would become the ME163 took a while. Guys like Walter and Von Braun were farting around with rocket propulsion before the war. One important step was the Heinkel 176.
Two versions were on the books. Only one ever flew. V.1 was a fixed gear/open cockpit proof of concept deal.
Regrettably, only a pic of a model, but it gives one the idea. Note that this is such a wee thing that it's a tailwheel aircraft with the pilot out of it, but a tricycle setup with him in it. It flew successfully in 1938.
V.2 never made it into real life, but was a much more sophisticated setup. A recumbent cockpit, retractable gear.
Excellent forward visibility, if a little reduced to the rear. But when you're blasting around at 1000+ KPH, what's behind you is irrelevant. The high command sat on the idea until the ME163.
Meanwhile, in Russia, they had their own rocket-powered interceptor in the works:
With skis!
The Bereznyak-Isayev BI-1. Not a resounding success.
Rocket interceptors turned out to be a dead-end. Damn shame. The concept is awesome.
The development of what would become the ME163 took a while. Guys like Walter and Von Braun were farting around with rocket propulsion before the war. One important step was the Heinkel 176.
Two versions were on the books. Only one ever flew. V.1 was a fixed gear/open cockpit proof of concept deal.
Regrettably, only a pic of a model, but it gives one the idea. Note that this is such a wee thing that it's a tailwheel aircraft with the pilot out of it, but a tricycle setup with him in it. It flew successfully in 1938.
V.2 never made it into real life, but was a much more sophisticated setup. A recumbent cockpit, retractable gear.
Excellent forward visibility, if a little reduced to the rear. But when you're blasting around at 1000+ KPH, what's behind you is irrelevant. The high command sat on the idea until the ME163.
Meanwhile, in Russia, they had their own rocket-powered interceptor in the works:
With skis!
The Bereznyak-Isayev BI-1. Not a resounding success.
Rocket interceptors turned out to be a dead-end. Damn shame. The concept is awesome.
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Ladies love a rocket pilot.
Ladies love a rocket pilot.
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Dark Alley Dan
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Gotta think that big ol' turnip of a turret was a substantial bullet magnet.
Very cool. Never even knew these existed.
Very cool. Never even knew these existed.
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Rumor has it some of SS staff working for Messerschmitt decided to go to Sweden at the end of April '45.Who knows,maybe persuaded by Saab or Swedish Government.
Maybe it was the similar deal like Mauser engineers who landed in Spain?
Look at the Saab designs up to '45 and after it.Day and night difference.Very different direction,assembly techniques etc.Tunnan,Lansen and Draken are all echoes of German designs.
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Canadian CF-104 had been fitted to carry nukes.Has anyone ever seen picture or drawing of CF-104 with one,even dummy one?
I have seen a few pics showing Nuclear Strike Force CF104's. You have to dig around a bit. They are never captioned. The secrecy is still pretty serious.
http://silverhawkauthor.com/1-canadian-air-group-canadian-forces-europe_367.html
Donor: revel in our history!
A lot of the CF104 Starfighter pics at the link show Cdn. jets with recce pods. Similarly I viewed the airframe of a Polish Mig 21 now in the US which was last used in the recce role. At one pt. it was possibly set up to hunt CF104's. Who knows?
Sorry Mr. Skaarup I had to post this Viewmaster like pic because it is so cool!!
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