The Insane Reverse Engineering of the B-29 Superfortress
Added 2024-09-16 03:17:46 +0000 UTCOn May 19, 1947, the Soviet Tupolev Tu-4 bomber made its first flight. The new plane was an exact copy of the most advanced aircraft of the time, the Boeing B-29 Superfortress. Why did the Soviets, instead of creating something original, choose to blatantly copy the American bomber? And most importantlyβhow did they manage to do it?
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What a way to start the week
Fritz Krammer
2024-09-16 18:08:52 +0000 UTC
