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A note for any aircraft enthusiasts in the audience: when it comes to aircraft recognition, markings are NOT your friend!
Despite the USAF insignia, this is actually a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15, and is currently operated by the Norwegian Air Forces’ Heritage Flight. Developed shortly after the Second World War, this was the first swept-wing fighter jet to enter into service with the Soviet Air Forces. Despite having access to early examples of German jet engines, these were quite underpowered for what the USSR needed to bring its air force up to standard with jet aircraft being produced by the USA and the UK. So in 1946, under the guise of improving Anglo-Soviet relations, Soviet aviation minister Mikhail Khrunichev suggested to Joseph Stalin that the USSR ask the UK to buy some Rolls-Royce Nene engines so as to copy the design. Stalin is reported to have remarked “What fool will sell us his secrets?”. Ahem…yeah. So, in 1947, the MiG-15 began rolling off the production line, and would continue doing so until over 17,000 of them had been built, both in the USSR and under licence on the other side of the Iron Curtain. They were used in a number of conflicts throughout the 1950s, most notably in the Korean War, and thereafter were used for training purposes. Well, I say “were”: MiG-15s are still in service with the (North) Korean People’s Army Air and Anti-Air Forces as jet trainers. Go figure. :P
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Despite the USAF insignia, this is actually a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15, and is currently operated by the Norwegian Air Forces’ Heritage Flight. Developed shortly after the Second World War, this was the first swept-wing fighter jet to enter into service with the Soviet Air Forces. Despite having access to early examples of German jet engines, these were quite underpowered for what the USSR needed to bring its air force up to standard with jet aircraft being produced by the USA and the UK. So in 1946, under the guise of improving Anglo-Soviet relations, Soviet aviation minister Mikhail Khrunichev suggested to Joseph Stalin that the USSR ask the UK to buy some Rolls-Royce Nene engines so as to copy the design. Stalin is reported to have remarked “What fool will sell us his secrets?”. Ahem…yeah. So, in 1947, the MiG-15 began rolling off the production line, and would continue doing so until over 17,000 of them had been built, both in the USSR and under licence on the other side of the Iron Curtain. They were used in a number of conflicts throughout the 1950s, most notably in the Korean War, and thereafter were used for training purposes. Well, I say “were”: MiG-15s are still in service with the (North) Korean People’s Army Air and Anti-Air Forces as jet trainers. Go figure. :P
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And you were right.
Certainly, it was a bit more complicated than that. It was more a decision made out of the British government's eagerness to mend and make do with the Soviets after the war - after all, we were still technically allies at that time, they didn't seem to be anywhere near attaining the nuclear bomb, and we had to maintain agreements with them over things like the divisions of Germany and Austria post-war. Less a decision made of stupidity, and more one made of wishful thinking. :)
Certainly, it was a bit more complicated than that. It was more a decision made out of the British government's eagerness to mend and make do with the Soviets after the war - after all, we were still technically allies at that time, they didn't seem to be anywhere near attaining the nuclear bomb, and we had to maintain agreements with them over things like the divisions of Germany and Austria post-war. Less a decision made of stupidity, and more one made of wishful thinking. :)
something I learned when going to A&P school about the German jets - the engines had no fuel control and used av-gas. The man telling the story, told it to the head of my school, and he should know - he flew them.
He said you had to advance the throttle very slowly otherwise the engines would blow up. He also said they lost a lot of pilots due to this as they were used to the piston engine fighters. When they saw the bombers, they would get excited and push the throttles all the way forward.
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He said you had to advance the throttle very slowly otherwise the engines would blow up. He also said they lost a lot of pilots due to this as they were used to the piston engine fighters. When they saw the bombers, they would get excited and push the throttles all the way forward.
Vix
Lets shut down all our nuclear power stations and outsource our energy supplies to a potential enemy state, oh actually we need nuclear power stations...lets get another potential enemy state to build one for us!
The wo/man in the street could see that the above were bad ideas...
The wo/man in the street could see that the above were bad ideas...
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