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[RAIDER14]

Originally posted by KgB
It is now known, however, that, while externally it was an aerodynamic copy of the Space Shuttle, internally it was all engineered and developed domestically.
Buran did not have a crew,entire flight and landing was unmanned,something that nobody has done  yet.

And all that technology and buran cost Russia **** load of money which resulted in it only flying 1 time

[Russian]

Originally posted by RAIDER14
And all that technology and buran cost Russia **** load of money which resulted in it only flying 1 time

Do you have a superiority complex vs Russia?

[RAIDER14]

Originally posted by Russian
Do you have a superiority complex vs Russia?

no just what I heard from a recent trip to the cape

[tikky]

The Buran Orbiter is soo much superior to that of US Shuttle.  USSR may have been inspired by US Shuttle's aerodynamics, but the Buran is very different to that of US Shuttle.  The Energya rocket is more powerful and safer than Shuttle orbiter's SRB.

[RAIDER14]

well why doesn't Russia share this info with the U.S. so we can improve the shuttle for safer flight

[tikky]

Originally posted by RAIDER14
well why doesn't Russia share this info with the U.S. so we can improve the shuttle for safer flight

dunno, but...

If i remember USSR did share some of their info to NASA.  For example, USSR shared the SALYUT 2's error info to NASA to prevent decompression when 2 docked ships begin to separate.  Russia shared that info at the time when APOLLO - SOYUZ flight was planned for 1975

[Hangtime]

Originally posted by Boroda

How it is: An illegal immigrant doesn't have proper papers and registration, militia stops him and he has a choice: pay them or get arrested and deported back to *stan. No surprise they are all blaming Militia, "skinheads" and Evil Russian Xenophobia. Register, get a job and pay taxes - and you are welcome. Otherwise - don't complain.

Typical Russian System.. corrupt to the core.

[KgB]

Originally posted by Hangtime
Typical Russian System.. corrupt to the core.

Gotta agree with you on that one

[KgB]

Originally posted by RAIDER14
well why doesn't Russia share this info with the U.S. so we can improve the shuttle for safer flight

Actually Buran is better version of US shuttle.
You cant improve crap,engineers can,and i bet they would love to share knowledge.

[Estel]

Originally posted by Dago
Can you have a gun there?

Yes, you can own a gun(gas-gun or hunt). But due to our idiotic law you cant' use it against unarmed men. Only if it is a group attack or an armed attack.
Sure, if you are member of a special department, such as militia or rescue service for example, you can use a gun without problems :-)

[Boroda]

Originally posted by RAIDER14
Boroda you do know the TU-204 is a copy of the Boeing 757

LOL!!!



Explain me please, how MD copied MiG-25 to make F-15.

IIRC it's round 15 in this idiotic discussion. Show must go on.

Another thread hijacked. Why noone tells me that I am a bloody xenophobe, as every Russian? Seriously. I expected to have fun in a new way, not in this ages-old discussion.

[john9001]

Originally posted by KgB
Buran did not have a crew,entire flight and landing was unmanned,something that nobody has done  yet.

Boris::  "ivan , you fly the plane"
Ivan::   "you crazy, you fly it"
boris::" no, you fly"
ivan:: "no,you fly"
boris:: "you fly"
ivan:: "you fly"
boris:: "ok, plane fly it self, we go drink vodka"

[Boroda]

Originally posted by john9001
Boris::  "ivan , you fly the plane"
Ivan::   "you crazy, you fly it"
boris::" no, you fly"
ivan:: "no,you fly"
boris:: "you fly"
ivan:: "you fly"
boris:: "ok, plane fly it self, we go drink vodka"

Volk and other Buran crew members were probably the most professional pilots ever. One of the routine excercises was to land an IL-62 airliner without engines.

We managed to make a system that was able to safely land a railway car with small wings, literally a flying brick. I explained why Buran didn't fly again many times here.

[Slash27]

Originally posted by Dago
Yeah, I remember how Mathias Rust learned all about your efficient air defence when he flew into Red Square with a Cessna 172.

[Boroda]

Originally posted by Hangtime
Typical Russian System.. corrupt to the core.

Exactly.

There is an opinion that we should hang all Militia on lamp posts. Can you please help? Or it will be pure Evil Stalinism?