January 2013
December 2012
Russian design bureaus and their founders
We all know that Soviet/Russian aircraft are named after their designers. In fact, most Russian weaponry share the same characteristic. Beriev, Ilyushin, Sukhoi, MiG (Mikoyan and Gurevich), Tupolev,…
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Russian design bureaus and their founders
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The Soviet T-64 MBT
The T-64 was a Soviet MBT that was introduced in 1963. It came into existence only 2 years after its predecessor the T-62. New tanks are usually introduced shortly after the introduction of older mod…
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The Soviet T-64 MBT
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The first operational jet fighters
WWII saw the entry of the first operational jet fighters by both the Allies and the Nazis. The British introduced the Gloster Meteor (the world’s first production jet fighter) while the Nazis introdu…
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The first operational jet fighters
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History of MiG Aircraft (Part 1) – Birth of…
The term “MiG” is well known to all fighter jet enthusiasts around the world. The Soviet/Russian planes have become the standard foe in any military conflict since the Korean War. MiG aircraft have g…
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History of MiG Aircraft (Part 1) – Birth of…
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History of MiG Aircraft (Part 2) – MiG-9 Far…
The MiG-3 was certainly not successful as its designers hoped it would be. But lucky for MiG OKB (OKB is a transliteration of the Russian acronym for "Опытное конструкторское бюро" - Opytnoe Konstruc…
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History of MiG Aircraft (Part 2) – MiG-9 Far…
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Tiger I + Panther = Tiger II Tank!!
The Tiger II tank, also known as the King Tiger, was an impressive piece of German equipment during WWII. Personally, I believe it was a stepping stone from the old prehistoric tank designs of early…
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Tiger I + Panther = Tiger II Tank!!
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The Soviet Buran Spacecraft
Not many people on MAC are interested in collecting models of space vehicles. However, some people own models of spacecraft mounted on top of aircraft such as the Boeing 747 or An-225. The main inten…
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The Soviet Buran Spacecraft
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History of MiG Aircraft (Part 3) – MiG-15, T…
In the previous post, we saw how the MiG-9 was not so successful just like its predecessor the MiG-3. It was certainly not a very successful entry for the Soviet Union to the jet age. It was plagued…
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History of MiG Aircraft (Part 3) – MiG-15, T…
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