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Secret Russian Aircraft of World War II

In spite of the constant danger of being arrested for expressions of radical ideas and false accusations of treason, Soviet aircraft designers mastered technical hurdles astonishing even by today's standards. The innovative aircraft include a cutting edge swept-wing Delta aircraft design from 1933; a rocket-powered fighter from 1939; a long distance fixed wing aircraft with features incorporated two decades later in the U-2 spyplane; a flying tank prototype; a submarine-bomber combination designed to attack unsuspecting enemy ships in port; and a canard wing, mid-40s aircraft that resembles a modern day Burt Rutan-designed plane. Also examined is a 1936 Soviet rocket-power fighter, an innovation that bested the Germans by several years.

English
  • Originally Aired September 23, 2008
  • Runtime 45 minutes
  • Created October 19, 2019 by
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