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Title: Soviet civil aircraft
Post by: ysi_maniac on September 21, 2023, 10:53:08 PM
Yak-40 à la Falcon

(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/j340/ysi_maniac/Yak-40_falcon.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/j340/ysi_maniac/Yak-40_falcon.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds)
Title: Re: Soviet civil aircraft
Post by: NARSES2 on September 22, 2023, 06:11:42 AM
Looks good  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Soviet civil aircraft
Post by: Dizzyfugu on September 23, 2023, 12:39:46 AM
Interesting what a simple tail switch can achieve! Looks good, even though it has IMHO lost its Soviet-ness?
Title: Re: Soviet civil aircraft
Post by: kerick on September 23, 2023, 08:54:26 AM
The Soviets built many aircraft but none were civil. Usually drunk and rude.
Title: Re: Soviet civil aircraft
Post by: perttime on September 23, 2023, 09:22:46 AM
Quote from: kerick on September 23, 2023, 08:54:26 AMThe Soviets built many aircraft but none were civil. Usually drunk and rude.
When some American put turbine engine and shark graphics on a SU-26, it became even more rude than usual:

su-26 turbine.jpg
Title: Re: Soviet civil aircraft
Post by: kerick on September 23, 2023, 09:31:56 AM
Quote from: perttime on September 23, 2023, 09:22:46 AM
Quote from: kerick on September 23, 2023, 08:54:26 AMThe Soviets built many aircraft but none were civil. Usually drunk and rude.
When some American put turbine engine and shark graphics on a SU-26, it became even more rude than usual:

su-26 turbine.jpg

Turn some people loose with a paint brush and look what happens!
Title: Re: Soviet civil aircraft
Post by: perttime on September 23, 2023, 12:15:08 PM
 ;D  :mellow:  :wacko:
Title: Re: Soviet civil aircraft
Post by: Pellson on September 23, 2023, 12:21:49 PM
Quote from: kerick on September 23, 2023, 08:54:26 AMThe Soviets built many aircraft but none were civil. Usually drunk and rude.

Drunk, rude - and a people with many magnificent artists as well. Mussorgskys the walking theme of "pictures at an exhibition" is still one of my go-to pieces when I need to focus.

Ah, what has the world become..  :-\
Title: Re: Soviet civil aircraft
Post by: Rheged on September 23, 2023, 12:55:42 PM
Quote from: Pellson on September 23, 2023, 12:21:49 PM. Mussorgskys the walking theme of "pictures at an exhibition" is still one of my go-to pieces when I need to focus.


Mussorgsky's "Promenade/Great Gate of Kiev" theme  was what madame R used as her entry music for our wedding.......  we both very much appreciate it!   We used "The entry of the Queen of Sheba"  (Handel)  to go out to.  I would agree that the whole of Pictures at an Exhibition is music worth listening to.
Title: Re: Soviet civil aircraft
Post by: Pellson on September 23, 2023, 01:05:28 PM
Quote from: Rheged on September 23, 2023, 12:55:42 PM
Quote from: Pellson on September 23, 2023, 12:21:49 PM. Mussorgskys the walking theme of "pictures at an exhibition" is still one of my go-to pieces when I need to focus.


Mussorgsky's "Promenade/Great Gate of Kiev" theme  was what madame R used as her entry music for our wedding.......  we both very much appreciate it!   We used "The entry of the Queen of Sheba"  (Handel)  to go out to.  I would agree that the whole of Pictures at an Exhibition is music worth listening to.

A worthy and well suited use of that music indeed, I must say!  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Soviet civil aircraft
Post by: ysi_maniac on September 26, 2023, 10:12:37 PM
Variations on Il-62

(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/j340/ysi_maniac/il-62_var_iynsQAnbW39TsqsNTTwx35.png?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/j340/ysi_maniac/il-62_var_iynsQAnbW39TsqsNTTwx35.png?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds)
Title: Re: Soviet civil aircraft
Post by: ysi_maniac on September 27, 2023, 08:58:25 PM
Soviet Jumbo

(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/j340/ysi_maniac/Jumbo_soviet.png?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/j340/ysi_maniac/Jumbo_soviet.png?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds)
Title: Re: Soviet civil aircraft
Post by: McColm on September 30, 2023, 04:55:46 AM
There's a YouTube channel called Found & Explained that has a video on the Russian 747 and the reasons behind why they didn't build their own instead of buying them from Boeing.