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Russia works on a new heavy-lifter dubbed "Elephant" to replace An-124 Ruslan
MOSCOW, RUSSIA — Engineers at the Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute in Russia (TsAGI) are working to enhance the aerodynamic configuration of a successor to the Antonov An-124 heavy-lifter, which is dubbed "Elephant." (www.airlinerwatch.com) More...
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it may take as long for russian designers to think of , design, fabricate, test, and approve this elephant, years perhaps, as it will take to make some accomodation with the western aviation powers. So the ruskies build a mamouth lifter: who is going to let it fly in western airpace on any revenue flight? A name occurs for this elephant fantasy lifter: WHITE.......
Well C-5 aren't being used to fly revenue flight as well. An-124 used to fly cargo to far east from Moscow to Siberia.
The biggest motivation probably is An-124 depends on parts made in Ukraine, and after the war they will never get them.
Plus An-124 and IL-76 are really old designs... sooner or later they will build a new plane like more modern C-17 and Chinese Y-20
The biggest motivation probably is An-124 depends on parts made in Ukraine, and after the war they will never get them.
Plus An-124 and IL-76 are really old designs... sooner or later they will build a new plane like more modern C-17 and Chinese Y-20
.............. and who cares what Russia wants to do.
They have signalled to the world they are not interested in getting along with the rest of us; Russia is a big place but I doubt the elephant will justify its existence by flying between Russia's borders.
They have signalled to the world they are not interested in getting along with the rest of us; Russia is a big place but I doubt the elephant will justify its existence by flying between Russia's borders.
Conflicts don't last forever. Today's enemies can be tomorrow's friends. Look at the history.
Indeed, cases in point , , , , Germany, Japan, Vietnam. Somebody is living in the moment.
putin is not on our list of potential friends, but perhaps the next guy will be, because he will want access to the rest of the world's financial operations, which putin will never be allowed to partake of. Russia has a practice of authoritarian leaders since the second world war uninterupted, and russian success at democracy and rules-following is scant. Russia is not a candidate for any meaningful friendship with the united states or most of the rest of the world.
the "next guy" would presumably be Medvedev, who recently stated, "the americans should only be visible in our binoculars and gun sights".
interesting negotiating style he has there.
in 1917, the rushans traded the gawd fearing tzars for the gawdless tzars. they have never been communist. they have always be authoritarian, and always been a pariah since oleg tried to unite the slavs into the rus back in 998. the ukranians didn't want to have anything to do with them then either.
BTW, that 998 was not a typo. if you do the maths, you will figure out how long rusha has been a boil on the but of humanity.
interesting negotiating style he has there.
in 1917, the rushans traded the gawd fearing tzars for the gawdless tzars. they have never been communist. they have always be authoritarian, and always been a pariah since oleg tried to unite the slavs into the rus back in 998. the ukranians didn't want to have anything to do with them then either.
BTW, that 998 was not a typo. if you do the maths, you will figure out how long rusha has been a boil on the but of humanity.
"998 was not a typo". Who could tell, based on the rest of your post?
