1930's Russian airfortress

[drwayne]

Built in Russia during the 1930s, it flew 11 times before crashing and killing 15 people.

The designer, Konstantin Kalinin, wanted to build two more planes but the project was scrapped.

Later, Stalin had Kalinin executed.

Evidently, it was not good to fail on an expensive project under Stalin .

The size would be equivalent to the Empire State Building on its side, with cannons.

In the 1930s the Russian army was obsessed by the idea of creating huge planes.

Not many photos were saved from those times ..............

[Fluid]

Yes, not many photoshops survived from the 30s. This is my favorite!



Sadly, no Soviet aircraft of that configuration ever flew: http://blogs.airspacemag.com/daily-p...n-legendinski/
How about a real photo of a similar plane?

http://www.internetmodeler.com/artma...alinin_K-7.php

Kalinin was not executed, he died in prison like so many Soviet citizens of that era. http://ram-home.com/ram-old/x-kalinin.html
I find this Kalinin design far more interesting - no tail.



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[drwayne]

well done.
Ta for the correction.
This lobbed my email months back from an old C130 Squadron Leader.. assumed he couldve known better !
Have to deflate him.. nothing like razzing the brass !

cheers
W

[Ub Hauled]

I am laughing so hard that I almost choked on the keyboard
lol

Razzing brass man, you know you gotta!!!