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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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Ekranoplans: The Soviet Union’s High-Speed Monsters of the Sea
Ekranoplans—massive Soviet machines combining elements of ships and planes—were built to be the ultimate coastal transport and military asset. This video explores how they could glide over the water ...
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 ...
The National Interest5d
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.
National Interest on MSN20d
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.
Autoblog8y
How a defecting Soviet pilot showed the US the MiG-25 was a paper tiger
The Soviet Union's MiG-25 was a big ... Autoblog's sub-site dedicated to the vehicles, aircraft, and ships of the world's armed forces. The Cold War was a scary time. Yeah, we know, we didn ...
PBS5y
Space Race Time Line
In July 1955, President Dwight Eisenhower proposed an "Open Skies" policy whereby either nation would be allowed to fly reconnaissance aircraft over the other. When the Soviet Union rejected the ...