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Originally Posted by cheriz

May I remind you that both socialist governments borrowed heavily from each other in many ways .

are you aware that Andrei Tupolev,Vladimir Petlyakov, Vladimir Myasischev and Dmitri Tomashevich (and others)were arrested and thrown in prison because someone accused them of spying for the Nazis? does this sound like they were on good terms to you? at the end of the war Nazi troops fled the Russians in massive numbers to surrender to British and/or American troops because they feared for thier lives.

Originally Posted by cheriz

By the same token P-51 Mustang would have never been acclaimed as the best fighter of the World War II without Rolls-Royce Merlin engine, and Rolls Royce Merlin engine would have never been crowned as the best engine of its time without American technology of pressurized carburetor.

I would like to read more on the prussurized carburetor.
weren't later versions of the Merlin fuel-injected?

Originally Posted by cheriz

Tu-4 Soviets only strategic bomber of late 1940s and early 1950s , capable to reach Continental United States was a direct replica of B -29 absolutely to the last detail .

not EXACTLY. American aircraft of the period used the old english system of measurement. (Inches) the soviets were using the metric system and could not copy it exactly ,so they had to substitute the closest metric equivelant. this is what actually slowed down it's development.

Originally Posted by cheriz

The usual sort of rubbish spouted by those of a political/racist bent to disparage one group or another, to read a little bit more literature , spent more time on the internet and to be less passionate in your expressions . We are all here to learn and to share the information .

actually I try to be non-political and non-racist and do not seek to disparage anyone. the problem is that the Cold War has turned our friends into enemies and the truth into lies.
furthermore, I strong encourage everyone to read, be it books, magazines, newspapers or the internet. reading is almost a lost art and most people do not know what they are missing.
the best use of the internet is the free and open exchange of information, ideas and images for the betterment of everyone's education.
as for being less passionate about our expressions , if they are not passionate then they are not expressions.
without some passion I don't think there would be many of us here doing this. it is the passion that drives us, be it passion for the truth or history or simply for the sake of curiosity.

this is not meant as a personal attack against you or anyone else, just a pleasant reminder that we all make mistakes. that is what makes us human.

"I strive to find a balance between head and heart"
-Thomas Jefferson-