Flying Russian tank pic real?

Romanator21 · #1 10-23-2010, 12:16 PM

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seems to be a turret there but pointing downward a bit.

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...

Skoshi Tiger · #2 10-23-2010, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Romanator21

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.

I think I may have spoken in jest and too hastly.

This man has obviously a vison of what he was tryiing to achieve. He was skilled and was using the science and technology that was available at the time and trying to achieve a goal through his designs.

Unfortunately at this stage of aviation (and even now) design was more educated guess work and trial and error than an exact science.

Maybe if Kalinin had been living in a different part of the world he would not have been dealt with so harshly?

Cheers and thanks for enlighntening me of some of the more obscure aspects of aviation.

Ta!