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Yep. Typical vote bank politics and PR for the international community and rising economies meanwhile the black projects continued on both sides
Originally posted by zorgon
Originally posted by hp1229
But at the time it was more convenient to let people think they were the commie pinko bad guys... and they told their people we were capitalist pigs while they drove Mercedes, ate the finest caviar and lived in those old palaces of the Tsars
Originally posted by evilcommunist
BTW I hear NASA lost a very expensive satellite today due to another malfunction. Which reminds me of what we discussed earlier about the failed russian launch and commentary about "human interference".
A month ago Russia tried to launch another satellite with similar characteristics and it also failed because it couldn't reach the orbit. Now this happens to an american satellite.
I'm surprised I'm the first to see this strange coincidense.
Gliding back to Earth after nearly two weeks in space, the shuttle Discovery touched down on Runway 15 at the Kennedy Space Center at 11:57 a.m. EST (1657 GMT). Discovery wrapped up its 39th and final mission into space, ending an illustrious career as the most-traveled member of America's space shuttle fleet.
The shuttle Discovery made a graceful landing at Kennedy Space Center today, returning from her final voyage after a remarkable three-decade life of service spanning 39 flights, 5,830 orbits of the planet, 365 days spent aloft and 148 million miles traveled. Discovery becomes NASA's first orbiter retired as the space shuttle fades into history over the next few months.
Originally posted by SLAYER69
reply to post by Fox Molder
Copying and making improvements on each-others designs has been going on for years.
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Western intelligence and the MiG-25 MiG-25RBSh with markings of 2nd Sqn/47th GvORAP (Guards independent recce Regiment) Inaccurate intelligence analysis caused the West initially to believe the MiG-25 was an agile air-combat fighter rather than an interceptor. In response, the United States started a new program which resulted in the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle.[12] NATO obtained a better understanding of the MiG-25's capabilities on 6 September 1976, when a Soviet Air Defence Forces pilot, Lt. Viktor Belenko, defected,
The MiG-29, along with the Sukhoi Su-27, were developed to counter new American fighters such as the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle, and the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon.[5]
Originally posted by SLAYER69
reply to post by Meesha
That's true.
However....
Western intelligence and the MiG-25
Western intelligence and the MiG-25 MiG-25RBSh with markings of 2nd Sqn/47th GvORAP (Guards independent recce Regiment) Inaccurate intelligence analysis caused the West initially to believe the MiG-25 was an agile air-combat fighter rather than an interceptor. In response, the United States started a new program which resulted in the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle.[12] NATO obtained a better understanding of the MiG-25's capabilities on 6 September 1976, when a Soviet Air Defence Forces pilot, Lt. Viktor Belenko, defected,
AND
Mikoyan MiG-29
The MiG-29, along with the Sukhoi Su-27, were developed to counter new American fighters such as the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle, and the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon.[5]
Originally posted by Meesha
Originally posted by SLAYER69
reply to post by Meesha
That's true.
However....
Western intelligence and the MiG-25
,
AND
Mikoyan MiG-29
No very new decisions - just make such scheme just much more "close to perfection" , that Su-27 family became... latest and perfect 4gen fighter, beating all competition to dust.. funny thing about destiny - Su-27 became an interceptor as well - a lot of them in PVO (Anti Air Defence)
Originally posted by hp1229
Beating all competition? Which competition and in comparison to which plane(s) of the world?
The Su-25 was nothing more than a brute force design as interceptor with very very poor fuel economy. The sustained top speed only lasted for few minutes in comparison to the plane SR71 which it was intended to intercept. Flying fast or high was never an issue for manufacturers.
Originally posted by Jakes51
reply to post by SLAYER69
It is still odd that this machine was not removed before the collapse of the USSR, or at the earlier inception of the Russian Federation. Looking back on its operational success, and through very difficult maneuvers; I would think of it as being valuable.