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From the top: Stretching the legs on the Ta-152H at FL480 over Omaka... It's decendant, the Ta-183 playing around Paris. Some love for the Victor, and using a Tu-134 to punch holes in the sky.

RealNZ Marlborough, Aerosoft's LFPG, WoP/A2A for the two Focke Wulfs, Alphasim's Victor and Project Tupolev.

great shots I love that long nose FW....and the 183....and the Victor.....and the TU We have similar hanger stock.

Steve , an inline radial , those German fellas were tricky tricksters .. hmm be great to get a good a super FSX Victor , Great Screens

You can see lots of the 183 in the Mig15/17 later on.

J7G wrote:

QUOTE (J7G @ Apr 20 2011,1:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

You can see lots of the 183 in the Mig15/17 later on.

Damn interesting to find out why RR engines where past on in the era when things were a little shaky

I'm still not quite sure why the British did that. I might have to investigate further.

A bit of research says the 15 wasn't influenced at all by the 183. Interesting.

J7G wrote:

QUOTE (J7G @ Apr 20 2011,1:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I'm still not quite sure why the British did that. I might have to investigate further.

A bit of research says the 15 wasn't influenced at all by the 183. Interesting.

I have tried to find out but gave up ... snooper spy,s were everywhere back in those days .. gave the engines away but for no reason , maybe to appease to the Russian FEAR?

Wiki says to foster better relations. Could be but I'm doubting that.

Supposedly they didn't know the engine had been copied for the MiG15 until 1958 and a visit to Beijing the RR GM. But the US had one defect years before that. So either the RAF didn't tell RR (unlikely) after the exploitation was completed or the US didn't tell the UK the results of the exploitation (even more unlikely).

Murky murky.

J7G wrote:

QUOTE (J7G @ Apr 20 2011,1:56 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Wiki...
Murky murky.

I never go to Wiki .... Murky murky.

I love the Ta-152, I think it is one of the most elegant planes.