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Soviet Flying Aircraft Carriers: A Bold Vision Ahead of Its Time
The basis of Vakmistrov’s flying aircraft carriers would be the Tupolev TB-1 and later TB-3, the largest bombers of their time. Over a dozen configurations would be tested using various fighter ...
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The Strangest Aircraft Ever Built The Soviet Union's VVA-14
Hidden in a Moscow air museum, the Soviet VVA-14 is one of the weirdest aircraft ever built! Designed to hover, take off ...
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Sukhoi T-4MS: The Soviet Stealth Bomber That Never Was
The Cold War ushered in a “renaissance for bomber aviation.” But the Kremlin’s demands for the Sukhoi T-4MS were more than the company could handle.
The Soviet Fighter That Swarmed the Skies in WW2
According to the Allies, one of the most critical aspects of winning World War II was establishing air superiority over ...
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Fifty Years Later, the SR-71 Blackbird Is Still the Fastest Plane Ever Built
The SR-71 could fly at Mach 3.2 (around 2,100 miles per hour)—lightyears faster than anything the Soviet Union could throw at it.