Makes me think of this.

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/e3/4b/49/e...ry-artists.jpg

Mid-Engined Aircraft?

Yes - Bell P-39 Airacobra

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_P-39_Airacobra

That's actually a P-63 KingCobra... very, very similar with a different engine, wings, armament, etc.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_P-63_Kingcobra

Well, so much for my aging memory - thanks tcar for setting this straight.

I've posted quite a few AirCobra photos myself but almost forgot about the KingCobra, thanks for the link it is a good read.

Sunday, March 15, 2015
Bell P-63 Kingcobra in the Soviet Union
Soviet Hammer: Bell P-63 Kingcobra in the Soviet Union
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WkeMrtozIZ...0/8Soviet.jpeg

Oshkosh Cobra Flight – Four of Bell’s Finest Fighters Together in the Air!
http://airsoc.com/articles/view/id/5972e97c3d2d2eb21f8b467e/oshkosh-cobra-flight-four-of-bell-s-finest-fighters-together-in-the-air
http://www.warbirdsnews.com/wp-conte...-43-11223.jpeg
http://www.warbirdsnews.com/wp-conte.../P-63-P39.jpeg

^^^The plane that handles like a 914.

I bet a flat spin in the air is a little scarier than one on the ground though. ;)

https://giphy.com/explore/spinout
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It's those crazy rear-engine planes that oversteer right into the ground. ;)

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/i...ZL260PkpM5ZZFw

Or, the US version the Acender (or assender as it was called)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...-1234P-007.jpg

The Soviets purchased and in some cases outright stole pretty much everything since they were so backward in industry since 1917.
Complete factories were purchased, the Li-2 Soviet version of the DC-3 a well known fact. Later, with Lend-Lease, everything and the kitchen sink was thrown in-

Early concessions/technical assistance came from International Harvester, Caterpillar, Ford, it's a very long list.
Indigenous inventions were few, Igor Sikorsky having fled to the US around 1919 as I recall-I also remember reading the Soviets even complained about the Kingcobras they were given-[img]

Not to mention they captured several of our B-29s... and copied them. The Tu-4.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-4

They kept modifying the Tu-4, even their current (but old) Bear bomber is little more than a lengthened Tu-4 with swept wings and tail and turboprop engines.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-95

THE OX • OX Global Vehicle Trust
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1524754172.jpg
The OX is also mentioned in the video link below.

AD #2337 – Low-Cost All-Terrain Vehicle, State of OEM/Supplier Relationship, Osram’s Infrared LED For Night Vision – Autoline Daily


Gordon Murray’s Revolutionary Truck Isn’t
http://www.vwvortex.com/features/columns/gordon-murrays-revolutionary-new-truck-isnt/
http://www.vwvortex.com/wp-content/u...n-Murray-1.jpg

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/289989663478655601/
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1524766360.jpg