Seen on the street in Kyiv.

Words of Advice:

"If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

“The Mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -- The TOFF *

"Foreign Relations Boil Down to Two Things: Talking With People or Killing Them." -- Unknown

“Speed is a poor substitute for accuracy.” -- Real, no-shit, fortune from a fortune cookie

"If you believe that you are talking to G-d, you can justify anything.” — my Dad

"Colt .45s; putting bad guys in the ground since 1873." -- Unknown

"Stay Strapped or Get Clapped." -- probably not Mr. Rogers

"The Dildo of Karma rarely comes lubed." -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

* "TOFF" = Treasonous Orange Fat Fuck, A/K/A Dolt-45,
A/K/A Commandante (or Cadet) Bone Spurs,
A/K/A El Caudillo de Mar-a-Lago, A/K/A the Asset., A/K/A P01135809

Sunday, December 29, 2019

Your Sunday Morning Turboprop Noise

An An-22:

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3 comments:

CenterPuke88 said...

For a group of designers that generally love simplicity, the Soviets/Russians sure do like those conta-rotating props/turboprops. I know they are a bit more efficient, and solve handling issues, but the twin tail on that beast should address the handling itself easily. Surely the efficiency gains must be mostly offset by the weight penalty and maintenance complexity.

12/29/2019 11:04 AM
Tod Germanica said...

Noisy too. Worst NATO reporting name since MiG-15 Fagot.

12/29/2019 4:40 PM
Tod Germanica said...

From 1975? I think the twin tails were for control while flying with an external dorsal cargo, like the Buran or a drone.
Nothing says Soviet era like a glazed bombardier nose. What, no tail gun?
The weirdest part was the Russian nickname Antaeus. In ancient Greek myth this champion wrestler beat and killed all opponents so long as he touched his mother earth at all times...until a hero lifted him from earth. So the Antey should be an unbeatable plane so long as it never leaves the ground. The plane is better than its Russian or NATO names.

12/29/2019 5:20 PM

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