Russian Planes

cheddar cheese · Jan 28, 2004

im quite interested in the russians and their culture and history and things, but ive got no idea what any of their planes were like. Could anyone tell me whether they were any good or not and what the best one was? cheers

the lancaster kicks ass · Jan 28, 2004

easily the IL-2, dubbed the "flying tank", then the mig 3

Crazy · Jan 28, 2004

definately the IL-2, and the Mig-3, like lanc said, but I'm a fan of the La-7 also

cheddar cheese · Jan 28, 2004

cheers, now i can plot world domination only joking, i just like the russians and was interested, thats all

Archer · Jan 28, 2004

I don't know much about the Eastern front and the Soviet air force, but I read that a French squadron was given the chance to choose any type of allied aircraft they wanted to use, and they chose the Yak-3. Also read that shortly after the Yak-3 (which came after the -9) went into service the Luftwaffe ordered its pilots not to engage any Yak that didn't have an air intake under its nose (the -3 has one in each wing root) because at low altitudes the Yak-3 was really good.

the lancaster kicks ass · Jan 29, 2004

and yes, we all know how good the Frence air force was................

Crazy · Jan 29, 2004

In it's heyday, the French AF was the creme of the crop. the French Air Force would have been a force to be reckoned with if Germany hadn't subdued France early.

Crazy · Jan 29, 2004

Archer said:
I don't know much about the Eastern front and the Soviet air force, but I read that a French squadron was given the chance to choose any type of allied aircraft they wanted to use, and they chose the Yak-3. Also read that shortly after the Yak-3 (which came after the -9) went into service the Luftwaffe ordered its pilots not to engage any Yak that didn't have an air intake under its nose (the -3 has one in each wing root) because at low altitudes the Yak-3 was really good.

Hot Space · Jan 29, 2004

A Cool Pic there, M8 8)

Hot Space

the lancaster kicks ass · Jan 30, 2004

yeah, nice pic, and i suppose the french air force was better in WWI

cheddar cheese · Jan 31, 2004

yeah like the others said, great pic i never knew the french airforce were good in the first place.....

the lancaster kicks ass · Jan 31, 2004

a man after me own heart............

Crazy · Jan 31, 2004

Yessir, in WWI, the French kicked some serious German ass in the air. They were one of the first countries to recognize the potential of aeroplanes as fighting machines, and exploited that

the lancaster kicks ass · Jan 31, 2004

yeah, you notice the american government turned down the plane when the wright brothers offered it to them...........................

Crazy · Jan 31, 2004

Yeah, it's true. We were in the dark (collectively). The French proved us (and your Brit gov.) wrong. Imagine if we had still refused to dip into the flight pot

the lancaster kicks ass · Apr 11, 2004

no B-17, yey!!!!!!!!!

cheddar cheese · Apr 14, 2004

the b-17 was a fine plane lanc 8)

the lancaster kicks ass · Apr 14, 2004

it wasn't as good as the lanc...................

GermansRGeniuses · Apr 14, 2004

yey

no such word as "yey", unless you mean yay...

cheddar cheese · Apr 15, 2004

it wasn't as good as the lanc...................

actually, it was

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