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Offline VermGhost

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Secret Russian Aircraft of WW2 HC
« on: January 04, 2007, 03:31:15 PM »
On the history channel atm is a show titled "Secret Russian Aircraft of WW2".  It started @ 1PM PST but I've only caught it halfway through, hope it airs later today!

Thought I would give everyone a heads up

(sorry if it is a rerun)
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Offline Bodhi

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« Reply #1 on: January 05, 2007, 05:09:11 PM »
It was an excellent show if it is any bit true.  (it is the history channel)  A lot of stuff I had never heard of...
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« Reply #2 on: January 05, 2007, 08:39:48 PM »
Was the Ekranoplan one? I caught the last half of it I think - then it went to Space in the next program.

That thing, if given the proper resources and R&D, could have been the biggest thing to fly for future models. Albeit 200 ft. or less off the water.

Impractical and expensive at the time though.
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Offline nirvana

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« Reply #3 on: January 05, 2007, 09:45:44 PM »
I only watched the space programs, well one of them and the first half of another.
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Re: Secret Russian Aircraft of WW2 HC
« Reply #5 on: January 05, 2007, 09:54:27 AM »
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Originally posted by VermGhost
On the history channel atm is a show titled "Secret Russian Aircraft of WW2".  It started @ 1PM PST but I've only caught it halfway through, hope it airs later today!

Thought I would give everyone a heads up

(sorry if it is a rerun)


Secret Soviet airplanes of WWII? What did they mention? BI-1 rocket fighter? Sukhoi and MiG straight-flow jets and jet planes with compressor powered by pistion-engine? "Pegasus" ground attack plane (shturmovik)? Antonov's "flying tank" gliders? Yak-9 high-alt interceptors?

History Channel is sometimes very funny, especially when they speak about USSR.  I watched it every day in Australia for almost 2 months, they seriously say that British Empire won WWII with a little help from Americans while Russians were raping everyone in Germany (looks like they envy them). I also loved the translation they made interviewing Soviet veterans, I could hear Russian speech and read the subtitles. Altering a word or two to make it sound 180 degrees different. Purely artistic work.
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