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Originally Posted by Ruy Horta
Judging by Mikoyan's line of high altitude designs I'm less inclined to believe that statement. Industrial output was aimed at maximising the output of certain types of aircraft and engine to the detriment of all other designs. That other designs were capable or perhaps even superior didn't matter, the choice was made at the political level (often Stalin himself).
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Stalin was clear-thinking man and he know very good about the soviet industry posibility, therefore it was the only correct desicion in really bad situation in 1941. Threfore we never heard from USSR such story as from german Me-210 or He-177
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Originally Posted by Ruy Horta
That Soviet industry could learn from other nations and did copy (adopt) foreign design is a fact, but that can easily be a universal statement for any industrial nation, but that they weren't capable of designing (or producing) their own solutions is IMHO incorrect.
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Ruy it is a key point. And the best sample? Clear, P-51. Somebody would say: "Ok, the US engineers was not capable to design own luiquid cooling engine, therefore they steal(copy, adopt) the britain Merlin. Two leading industry nation were able to create suitable plane at the fall of 1943" But we all understand that it was correct decision and don't speak about inferior US human potential
27th April 2008, 10:47
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