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There are some discrepancies in the sources - some state that even the first production MiG-1 was equipped with self-sealing fuel tanks (the "Anazot" sponge), but then, for some reason, they state that SSFTs first appeared on the improved MiG-3 in March 1941 (serial numbers 2107 and 2115)...

AM-35A. Since 1936, all engines designed under the direction of Alexander Mikulin have been designated "AM" - starting with the AM-34. The temperature inside the MiG-3's closed cockpit was quite high, so the open canopy actually improved the pilot's working conditions in that regard. But in...

1xBS+2ShKAS (incl.+2x3ROB-82B) 1978 1xBS+2ShKAS+2xBK 821 2xBS (incl.+2x3ROB-82B) 315 2xBS+1xShKAS 2 2xBS+2xShKAS 1 2xShVAK 52 ...and in some regiments, the removed BKs were later reinstalled! For example, this situation occurred in the 15th Mixed Aviation Division on the...

Totally.

This is not a document, but rather graphs from the book Aircraft Construction in the USSR, published in 1992–1994 and edited by Byushgens. Some of the graphs in this book contain errors and contradict with documents.

WEP (P =1180 mmHg). There is a document for testing production aircraft and I see no reason to believe that the testing of the prototype was any different. I would appreciate it if you could cite a document on the test results for the La-7 or its prototype that indicates a speed exceeding 600...

The script is monstrously, fantastically idiotic, and not even Ryan Reynolds' charm can make up for it. Aviation enthusiasts will turn gray watching this. And if anyone happens to think that the film bears even the slightest resemblance to the realities of the Soviet Union in 1986, feel free to...

The results of maximum speed calculations for Soviet aircraft are of limited value: in reality, the speed decreased by 10–40 kph (for the La-7 - in general, the difference could have been even greater) due to the poor manufacturing quality of the aircraft, and the engine's maximum power could...

A children's toy. And this one is truly impressive: The Soviet obsession with building huge things was incurable.

Once again: the designation "Tu-95D" is a product of the imagination - a mistaken combination of "Tu-95" and "Bear-D." It is not mentioned in Soviet documents (although a transport variant, the Tu-95DT, was planned; however, the Tu-114 was designed instead).

An aircraft from the early batches.

Tu-95K-22

In English-language sources - Tu-95RTs or RT, the Russian abbreviation can also be transliterated as RC. "Bear-D". The Tu-95D never existed.

A later-production aircraft.

Soviet pilots did not consider the Meteors as a serious threat and mention this in their memoirs. Furthermore, no combat losses were recorded for the 64th Fighter Aviation Corps in engagements with the 77th Squadron. In general, it is difficult to say who the Meteor pilots fought against in 1952...