Maxim Gorki

"DAN" wrote in message ...

This one is not the Maksim Gorki. It's the Tupolev ANT-20bis.

It has 6 engines, vs the Maksim's 8, without the additional 2 in the pod
above the fuselage.

That pic could be an early test flight, when they discovered it was so
underpowered that two more engines had to be added.

Aviation-Safety.net lists the -bis as having eight engines:
http://aviation-safety.net/database/...?id=19421214-2

The ANT-20bis survived considerably longer than the Maxim, only to prang
during WWII in typical Soviet fashion: "During the investigation it was
discovered that the pilot was not at the controls when the aircraft crashed.
It seems that he gave the controls to a passenger who disconnected the
autopilot and lost control."

Of the 833 F-105s built, 395 "Thuds" were lost in Vietnam, including 334
(296 F-105Ds and 38 two-seaters) lost to enemy action and 61 lost in
operational accidents

"Charles Lindbergh" wrote in message
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I enjoyed your still images, thanks for posting.

Cleaning out a folder, I found those and other goodies

Of the 833 F-105s built, 395 "Thuds" were lost in Vietnam, including 334
(296 F-105Ds and 38 two-seaters) lost to enemy action and 61 lost in
operational accidents

"Byker" wrote in
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"DAN" wrote in message
...

This one is not the Maksim Gorki. It's the Tupolev ANT-20bis.

It has 6 engines, vs the Maksim's 8, without the additional 2 in the
pod above the fuselage.

That pic could be an early test flight, when they discovered it was so
underpowered that two more engines had to be added.

Aviation-Safety.net lists the -bis as having eight engines:
http://aviation-safety.net/database/...?id=19421214-2

The ANT-20bis survived considerably longer than the Maxim, only to prang
during WWII in typical Soviet fashion: "During the investigation it was
discovered that the pilot was not at the controls when the aircraft
crashed. It seems that he gave the controls to a passenger who
disconnected the autopilot and lost control."



"typical Soviet fashion" HAHAHA! LMAO!

Thanks Byker. And welcome back! Snagged those Soviet
space posters. Forget if they were here or in that
"other" group. Full translations available if needed.

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"Jess Lurkin" wrote in message ...

"typical Soviet fashion" HAHAHA! LMAO!

Nor would it be the last time a passenger at the controls ruined everything:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEQWwU6yUMw

"Cockpit voice and flight data recorders revealed the presence of the
pilot's 12-year-old daughter and 16-year-old son on the flight deck. One of
the children had unknowingly disabled the A310 autopilot's control of the
aircraft's ailerons while seated at the controls. The aircraft had then
rolled into a steep bank and near-vertical dive from which the pilots were
unable to regain control." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeroflot_Flight_593

Crash animation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrttTR8e8-4

Mo http://aviation-safety.net/database/...?id=19940323-0

On Mon, 11 Jan 2016 16:40:58 -0600, "Byker" wrote:

"Jess Lurkin" wrote in message ...

"typical Soviet fashion" HAHAHA! LMAO!

Nor would it be the last time a passenger at the controls ruined everything:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEQWwU6yUMw

"Cockpit voice and flight data recorders revealed the presence of the
pilot's 12-year-old daughter and 16-year-old son on the flight deck. One of
the children had unknowingly disabled the A310 autopilot's control of the
aircraft's ailerons while seated at the controls. The aircraft had then
rolled into a steep bank and near-vertical dive from which the pilots were
unable to regain control." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeroflot_Flight_593

Crash animation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrttTR8e8-4

Mo http://aviation-safety.net/database/...?id=19940323-0

"...F*ck! Not again!"

How many times had he pranged in the past?

Or was that the bowl of petunias that inexplicably appeared in the
cockpit?