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Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
There was only one K-7 built and it's dismal failure upset Uncle Joe, which didn't go well for Kalinin...
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swampyankee
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Even a murderous dictator can have taste...
N4521U
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That's a very very early Long Easy!!!!!!!
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Truth be told, Stalin supported the K-7 and was excited about it's "promise" as a civil and military aircraft as well as a propaganda tool. It was the first all metal Soviet type that used all native materials as well as the notion that it would be a dominating military aircraft.
swampyankee
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If he didn't support it, it wouldn't have been started. Of course, in a capitalist system, Kalinin would have not gotten any future contracts instead of being, say, shot.
YF12A
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My Dad always thought the Boeing 314 was just one of the ugliest flying boat produced. Compared to his beloved Sikorsky VS-44A, the only surviving flying boat from that era thank God, I have to agree. Then Dad gets the B-377 Stratocruiser which he liked, but called it a pregnant B-29! Boeing then redeemed itself forever with the 707, and the rest in History.
After seeing it many, many times, I still feel the Curtis XP-55 is still just absolutely hideous and will always wonder how that company went from hero to zero in just a couple of years.
Surprised no one has mentioned the Me-323 Gigant, doesn't get much uglier either.
After seeing it many, many times, I still feel the Curtis XP-55 is still just absolutely hideous and will always wonder how that company went from hero to zero in just a couple of years.
Surprised no one has mentioned the Me-323 Gigant, doesn't get much uglier either.
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Lavochkin was on the verge of also contracting a terminal case of "Stalin Flu", but was able to redeen himself at the eleventh hour.
How very fortunate for him, the Su-2 nose adapted well to the LaGG-3's fuselage...
Shortround6
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Well, we all have our favorites
but the Boeing 314 doesn't look that bad.
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If a B-25 could carry a 75mm cannon, then I'm pretty sure the B-17 could have easily carried a T8 105mm or even the T5E1 105mm that was being developed (though a bit more complex).
Heck, for that matter, the little Hs129B-3 carried the heavier BK7.5, which weighed in at 2,600 pounds and the Ju88P-1 carried the heavier version, the PaK40.
But like the P.108A, the B-17 would have been at a disadvantage due to it's lesser mobility than the B-25 or Ju88 and how would the B-17 have stood up to the recoil? The B-18 cannon tests proved that a 75mm could be carried aloft, but it ravaged the airframe. The lessons learned from the B-18 trials were passed on to the XA-26B, B-25G/H and XA-38 builds (the B-25 being the only one used operationally).
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YF12A
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Heresy I say, heresy! Look at the Boeing, 3 tails, 4 wings, looks like the XB-15 mated with a ships' hull and a Constellation tail!Look at how integrated the Sikorsky looks in comparison. Realistically, the VS-44A had better range and payload over the 314 and the Martin M-130. If you really want to get crazy, look up the Short Mayo Composite, a small flying boat stacked on top of a large flying boat! Leave it to the British!
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I forgot about the Martin M-130. Very pretty, but there were only three.
Nope, the Do 24 is the most beautiful flying boat ever.
swampyankee
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Not a WW2 aircraft - but worthy of some sort of Ugly Award. Skroback's Roadable....
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fubar57
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No No; The Short Mayo Composite was beautiful and designed for a need to transport mail over a long distance.
