Working on a Masters in History, a scholar of Cold War people’s struggles, lover of books and documents, and an enjoyer of strike aviation.
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While the airplane itself tactically was tied to the Soviet doctrine of specialization, thus hurting it in the post-collapse world of multi-role aircraft, the engineering that went into the MiG-29 is something to behold.
@Combination_K had a really good crash-out about it that just goes into the material science and engineering that went into the MiG-29.
The usage of Scandium and composites was only made possible by decades of material science advancement.
You are missing the point, you cannot will 40 years of manufacturing technology into existence by locating the charred remains of an aircraft, even the earliest PI-64 and PI-65 discrete modules employed by the computers that predated C-100 would not be possible to immediately produce in 1939 if received in perfect condition, let alone recovered from a crash. MiG-29s hardware comes from an entirely unique epoch of manufacturing and computer technology, that knowledge of which would be required to understand how it functions in a reproducible manner.
For reference, in 1648, Tsar Alexis I (tool of the Russian Orthodox Church) issued a decree titled, "About the correction of morals and the destruction of superstitions.” It deadass ordered the PUBLIC BURNING of folk instruments and codified the ban on instruments in liturgy….
"The people need peace; the people need bread; the people need land. And they [the provisional government] give you war, hunger, no bread..."
— Vladimir Lenin (1917)
What bothers me about American SocDems is that they don’t push class consciousness whatsoever, and rather than decrying capitalism with their platform, they call themselves “capitalists” with no capital….
Be so for real right now…
Late-1970s Angola, Mozambique, Ethiopia, and Libya’s Air Force’s could solo 1939 Europe.
These are just some of what Africa today has to play with in the sky alone.
… early-80s Libya solos France, Germany, Italy, and Spain alone.
Images: Tu-22 bomber, MiG-23MLD, MiG-25P, & Mirage F1ED.
Their numbers may not be high, but the altitude, speeds and accuracy they offer could cripple the Rhineland and most ofWestern Europe’s heavy industry.
F-106 is a tremendously underrated aircraft. It was one of the first flying weapon systems, boasting the Hughes MA-1 radar and fire control computer that could interface with SAGE to command the Dart to fly and fire almost autonomously. Really cool!
It actually was functioning rather well in her 1989 fleet trials and the first years of operation. See this video of the trials. youtu.be/YDimMSg4YEU?is=KifY…
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It is always Sukhoi 25 or 27 Sunday, but when will it be Sukhoi 7, 17, or 22 Sunday? 🥺
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You rang?
The U.S. Navy’s new search for ultra-long-range strike brings its Pacific strategy into focus theaircurrent.com/defense/us… (via @__CJohnston__) #staycurrent
