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Mi-28

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steampunkvehicles:

ШУШПАНЦЕРЫ АТАКУЮТ!:

There are allegations of creating an underground nuclear submarine “Battle mole” in the USSR in 1962-1964, respectively. She worked on the principle of machines [that dug] the subway tunnels. Energy on-board the boat provided [by] a nuclear reactor. Had a titanium body with a pointed bow and stern with a diameter of 3.8 meters and a length of 35 meters. Crew - 16 people. The speed of movement under the ground - up to 15 km / h. Combat mission - destroy underground command centers and missile silos of the enemy. Underground nuclear submarine “Battle mole” allegedly made on a specially constructed plant in Hromovka (Ukraine) and tested in the Urals, in the Rostov Region, in the suburban Nakhabino. Under the ground covered a total of more than 30 kilometers. The tests were terminated with respect to the explosion of one of the vehicles. After the change of leadership of the USSR in 1964 the project was canceled.

“power provided by on-board nuclear reactor”… “explosion of one of the vehicles”… whoopsy doodle! Bet the seismologists felt that one.

ШУШПАНЦЕРЫ АТАКУЮТ!:

There are allegations of creating an underground nuclear submarine “Battle mole” in the USSR in 1962-1964, respectively. She worked on the principle of machines [that dug] the subway tunnels. Energy on-board the boat provided [by] a nuclear reactor. Had a titanium body with a pointed bow and stern with a diameter of 3.8 meters and a length of 35 meters. Crew - 16 people. The speed of movement under the ground - up to 15 km / h. Combat mission - destroy underground command centers and missile silos of the enemy.
Underground nuclear submarine “Battle mole” allegedly made on a specially constructed plant in Hromovka (Ukraine) and tested in the Urals, in the Rostov Region, in the suburban Nakhabino. Under the ground covered a total of more than 30 kilometers. The tests were terminated with respect to the explosion of one of the vehicles. After the change of leadership of the USSR in 1964 the project was canceled.

“power provided by on-board nuclear reactor”… “explosion of one of the vehicles”… whoopsy doodle! Bet the seismologists felt that one.

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Mi-28NE
(via Helicopters Over Moscow | English Russia)

Mi-28NE

(via Helicopters Over Moscow | English Russia)

Amazing photographs from a National Geographic contest “Russian North”.

Amazing photographs from a National Geographic contest “Russian North”.

(Source: englishrussia.com)

journalofanobody:

Alexander Vasilenko

The Manpupuner rock formations (Man-Pupu-Nyer; Мань-Пупу-нёр) or the Seven Strong Men Rock Formations or Poles of the Komi Republic are a set of 7 gigantic abnormally shaped stone pillars located north of the Ural mountains in the Troitsko-Pechorsky District of the Komi Republic.

(Source: weissesrauschen)

A bit of sadness – Mi-6

(via Helicopters Dead And Alive | English Russia)

lenins-little-potato:

SOVIET V.T.O.L. INTERCEPTOR by cutangus on Flickr.

This image shows a Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) combat aircraft belonging to the Soviet Aviation. Here, it sits horizontally over his erector-transporter, and also can be seen a servicing fuel trailer.

It was presumably deployed in high dispersion areas to better intercept incoming enemy bombers without the need of long, costly and visible concrete airstrips.