I was reading one of those small aviation digressions that make the "Controversial Topics" threads here so much more interesting. The digression related to how Britain rather shortsightedly, or otherwise (I am not starting that argument here), energized and kick started the Soviet jet engine industry by allowing them to buy at least 25 Rolls Royce Nene engines. The resulting Soviet reversed engineered clones, the Klimov RD-45, and a larger version, the Klimov VK-1, found immediate and deadly use in the formidable MiG-15 fighter and, whose design, informed by the Nene, also influenced the wholly Soviet designed Mikulin AM-3 turbojet used in the Tupolev Tu-16 (Badger) bomber.
Anyway I thought a thread on Russian bombers (and their civil counterparts) would be interesting.
Badgers, Blinders, Bears and other Soviet Bombers
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Badgers, Blinders, Bears and other Soviet Bombers
Though you remain
Convinced
"To be alive
You must have somewhere
To go
Your destination remains
Elusive."
Convinced
"To be alive
You must have somewhere
To go
Your destination remains
Elusive."
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Re: Badgers, Blinders, Bears and other Soviet Bombers
Interesting even if you don't speak Russian.
Though you remain
Convinced
"To be alive
You must have somewhere
To go
Your destination remains
Elusive."
Convinced
"To be alive
You must have somewhere
To go
Your destination remains
Elusive."
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Re: Badgers, Blinders, Bears and other Soviet Bombers
Though you remain
Convinced
"To be alive
You must have somewhere
To go
Your destination remains
Elusive."
Convinced
"To be alive
You must have somewhere
To go
Your destination remains
Elusive."
- TheGreenGoblin
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- Posts: 17596
- Joined: Thu Aug 08, 2019 11:02 pm
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Re: Badgers, Blinders, Bears and other Soviet Bombers
Though you remain
Convinced
"To be alive
You must have somewhere
To go
Your destination remains
Elusive."
Convinced
"To be alive
You must have somewhere
To go
Your destination remains
Elusive."