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    Image of SundaySunday SundaySunday
    11/13/09

    In reply to Russian K7 Flying Fortress: If World War II Had Never Ended
    The wing of this aircraft was repurposed and is now a block of flats in Murmansk.

    --Not really, but look at that leading edge. Amazing. #russia
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    11/13/09

    In reply to Russian K7 Flying Fortress: If World War II Had Never Ended
    If I were owner and CEO of my own company, I don't know what that company would make or do. But for damn sure, this glorious creation would be my world headquarters building. Thus outfitted, my competitors, whomever they were, would declare chapter 7 out of pure fear. #russia
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    11/13/09

    In reply to Russian K7 Flying Fortress: If World War II Had Never Ended

    Another in a series of Stalin's delusions of grandeur. The K-7 wasn't the only big thingie planned by the Soviets in the 1930s. Stalin wanted a Palace of the Soviets to be built in Moscow. It would have been 1,360 feet tall with a huge statue of Lenin on top. Construction got as far as the foundation and the steel framework for the first couple of stories. A little unpleasant matter with Adolf Hitler ended the dream. #russia
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    Image of Ryanrule Ryanrule
    11/13/09


    @tonyola: Have you seen hitlers plans for a new berlin?

    [en.wikipedia.org] #russia
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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    11/13/09

    In reply to Russian K7 Flying Fortress: If World War II Had Never Ended
    Man, they didn't add a seventh engine - there's seventeen!

    The top nacelle engines are wearing props both fore and aft - that's an engine for each. There seems to be yet another just above the trailing edge of the wing, to bring us up to a nice prime number.

    Anybody remember that pilot who brought his plane back using engine thrust alone for yaw control, after his rudder went out? Crazy stuff. What kind of vectoring could you get with high and low, fore and aft, side to side engine arrays? Careful, or you might wind up meeting yourself on the way back!

    I like levers in the control area of my car: manual shifter, wipers, lights, turn signals etc. Big, tangible motion yields immediate results. Now consider a throttle lever for each engine - that's a fricking forest between the seats.

    Probably not. Some of these early big ships were set up almost like, well, ships - you rang an engine room telegraph and somebody buried in the wing would actually turn the wick up right there at the source.

    Damn, that thing is big. #russia
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    Image of bmoreDLJ bmoreDLJ
    11/13/09

    In reply to Russian K7 Flying Fortress: If World War II Had Never Ended
    This some straight-up Miyazaki shit right here... #russia
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    Image of Skunky Skunky
    11/13/09


    @bmoreDLJ: Awesome reference. Porco Rosso had some of the best fictional aircraft, right up there with Tailspin and Crimson Skies. #russia
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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    11/13/09

    In reply to Russian K7 Flying Fortress: If World War II Had Never Ended
    Good potatoe wodka!

    Da! #russia
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    04/29/09

    In reply to Dodge Viper Burned At The Stake
    This means WAR!
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    Image of Bumblebee Bumblebee
    11/18/08

    In reply to Russian Police Get All-Terrain Pursuit Trucks
    Anyone else think it lacks suspension travel?


    Or are the balloon tires the suspension?

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    Image of Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing
    11/18/08

    In reply to Russian Police Get All-Terrain Pursuit Trucks
    I think I was stuck behind one of these things in the Starbucks drive-thru lane. The driver was having trouble counting her change while talking on her cellphone and applying her makeup.


    Oh, and she had a Yaris and a Versa stuck in her grill...

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    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    11/18/08

    In reply to Russian Police Get All-Terrain Pursuit Trucks
    If this vehicle was a person, it'd have hair on its chest hair.
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    11/18/08

    In reply to Russian Police Get All-Terrain Pursuit Trucks
    Crown Victorias wet themselves at the sight of this.
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    Image of scroggzilla raids again scroggzilla raids again
    11/18/08

    @Maymar is convinced M.C. Escher engineered his car: So would a Hummer. The photo at the top of the post doesn't really capture the essence or scale of this bad boy
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    11/18/08

    @SCROGGS!: The top photo makes it look like a chubby postal delivery truck.
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    11/18/08

    In reply to Russian Police Get All-Terrain Pursuit Trucks
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    Image of c0de c0de
    11/18/08

    In reply to Russian Police Get All-Terrain Pursuit Trucks
    those wheels look like they can make this thing float !
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    Image of Plecostomus [Tyrrell] Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
    11/18/08

    @c0de: I'm betting it CAN float
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