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seems to be a turret there but pointing downward a bit.
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I thought so at first too, but what you're seeing is the forward gun station - it juts forward a bit, not up.
Didn't know that was a model Saqson, lol!
I feel silly now.
Another Soviet wonder, ANT-25:
The furthest if flew was from Moscow to San Diego I believe. It had enough fuel to make it to Panama or Brazil, but was not cleared to pass into Mexican airspace. Had it been allowed, the distance record would probably stand until Rutan's Voyager
Kalinin K-7:
It was this family of designs that led to Kalinin's demise. The planes suffered from flutter in the tail surfaces, and two crashed killing all on board each time. He was accused of sabotage under Stalin's purges, but the fact was that in the 30's no one knew about flutter.
Another "Tank-plane" concept:
Another Zveno concept:
V-12:
The list goes on...