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Title: Secret Russian Aircraft of WW2 HC
Post by: VermGhost 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)

Title: Secret Russian Aircraft of WW2 HC
Post by: Bodhi 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...

Title: Secret Russian Aircraft of WW2 HC
Post by: Black Sheep 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.

Title: Secret Russian Aircraft of WW2 HC
Post by: nirvana on January 05, 2007, 09:45:44 PM

I only watched the space programs, well one of them and the first half of another.

Title: Secret Russian Aircraft of WW2 HC
Post by: brucerer on January 05, 2007, 11:51:59 PM

cooooool http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekranoplan

and coooooler
http://maps.google.com/maps?svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&safe=off&q=42.881879%2C47.6567331&btnG=Search&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=il

switch to satellite view and zoom almost all the way in

Title: Re: Secret Russian Aircraft of WW2 HC
Post by: Boroda 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.