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[KOH]

Originally Posted by daepp

Mid-Engined Aircraft?

Yes - Bell P-39 Airacobra

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

[tcar]

Originally Posted by KOH

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

[KOH]

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

[kach22i]

Originally Posted by tcar

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

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

Kingcobras remained in action right up to the introduction of jet fighters. Their replacement began in 1950.

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

[URY914]

^^^The plane that handles like a 914.

[kach22i]

Originally Posted by URY914

^^^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

via GIPHY

[URY914]

It's those crazy rear-engine planes that oversteer right into the ground.

[flipper35]

Originally Posted by URY914

It's those crazy rear-engine planes that oversteer right into the ground.

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

[Jbabl]

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]

[Jbabl]

[tcar]

Originally Posted by Jbabl

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-
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

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[URY914]

[kach22i]

THE OX • OX Global Vehicle Trust

The powertrain in the OX prototypes is an ultra-reliable 2.2-litre Ford diesel unit. As technologies develop, it could be switched to an electrical or, for example, hydrogen-powered system. At present, these systems are not easily re-fuelled in the developing world.

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/

Often considered the rarest of all Volkswagens, the EA489 Basistransporter beat the truck’s designer, Gordon Murray, to the punch by about 40 years.

[kach22i]

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/289989663478655601/

[flipper35]

[JJ 911SC]

Originally Posted by flipper35

As old as me... 1957 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Canada_CF-105_Arrow

[tcar]

Originally Posted by Jbabl

A Hungarian registered Li-3...(C-47 copy)...

[URY914]