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Declassified rarities from USSR

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Azerbaijan, the Caspian Sea, 42 km east of the Absheron Peninsula

Soviet Union needed petroleum and in 1940 the last century in the Caspian Sea, 42 kilometers east of the Absheron Peninsula began its field development...
Around the first platform began to grow the city, located on the metal racks and mounds on the high seas ....
In the heyday of the open sea, 110 km from Baku were built power plants, nine-storey building dormitories, hospitals, cultural center, a bakery and even a lemonade shop.
In "Petroleum City" was in a small park with real trees. "Petroleum City" - it's more than 200 fixed platforms and the length of streets and alleys of this city into the sea up to 350 kilometers. But cheap petroleum of Siberia made in open sea production unprofitable and the village started to fall into neglect. Today is this city have to only about 2 thousand people.
 

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A-60 "laser sword of the USSR," or "30 years before the laser Boeing .."

In the past year (or the year before?), With great fanfare announced it had successfully tested in the U.S. anti-missile laser plane based on the Boeing 747. However, few know that a quarter of a century ago in the Soviet Union was successfully tested combat aircraft with a cw lasers system.
In the early 80's intelligence service, the U.S. stated: "The scientific level of the work of the Soviet program of creation of laser weapons surpasses is 3-5 times the level of work conducted in the United States, the Soviet program is designed to develop specific systems, laser weapons."

In the mid 70's. on Taganrog Machine-Building Plant. Georgi Dimitrov was asked to create a special aviation system needed to address a number of important military-technical tasks in the interest of national defense.

Had to solve many complex scientific, technical and engineering problems. Much has been done for the first time not only in domestic but also in the world, requiring just a huge amount of various development works.


In 1977, Yakovlev Design Bureau. Beriev begins creating a flying laboratory - product "1A" for improvement of basic technical solutions of a new specialized aviation system.
Placed on a plane laser device designed to study the propagation of rays in the upper atmosphere. Work on this topic were conducted in broad cooperation with enterprises and scientific organizations throughout the country, but the main partner of EDB was TSKB Almaz are headed by Doctor of Technical Sciences, Academician BV Bunkin.



The decision was at first glance quite simple: install the spacecraft has already created and tested a laser to test it in space. The choice fell on the laser installation of 1 MW (2-2.5 times more powerful than the maximum power from the Americans), created one of the branches of the Institute of Atomic Energy. Kurchatov. This gasdynamic laser operating on carbon dioxide, was developed for installation on the aircraft IL-76. By 1983 he had already passed flight tests.

Combat laser was tested on the Il-76MD, tail number of the USSR-86879 (otherwise it was called the Il-76LL with BC - the flying laboratory IL-76 ). The aircraft originally appeared. To power the laser and related equipment on the sides of the bow was equipped with two turbo AI-24W power 2.1 MW.
On the nose was a huge bulbous payload fairing of a special adapter to which the bottom was attached an oblong radome smaller.
This was placed the antenna aiming system, which is spinning in all directions, catching the target.Tower with a laser gun is inside the fuselage.

For the first time in the air flying laboratory "1A" picked up on Aug. 19, 1981 the crew led by test pilot EA Lahmostovym.

Finalization of the aircraft performed Taganrog Aviation Research and Development Complex (Beriev) them. Beriev Taganrog and Machine-Building Plant. Georgi Dimitrov.

Aviation laser went in series as A-60. True, the first plane flying laboratory IL-76MD of the USSR-86879 in combat laser in 1989, was burned at the airport based Chkalovskaya.
He evening was fully ready for the a morning testing.
Before dawn in a plane penetrated into workpeople from the airfield the to drain the alcohol (C2H5OH) for drink!
But some of the systems on board connected to electricity, there was closure, and the fire started.
Workpeople, so to avoid liability immediately jumped out, shut down and seal machine, and started a fire inside (already visible smoke) and started in every possible way to fuss outside.
Firefighters who arrived on call did not have access to a secret facility...Until they received permission to put out the fire broke out .... Received the team: "To depart from all aircraft !!!"...A few seconds later an explosion ...

But on Aug. 29, 1991, the crew headed by a test pilot VP Demyanovskim, lifted into the air the second flying laboratory, was named the "1A2" Soviet-86879. On-board placed a new version of the special complex modified by results of tests conducted on the "1A".

Work on the flying laboratory, "1A2" improvements and modifications of special complex and its systems are continuing to the present. The Chief Designer - Deputy General Designer TANTK on this subject is N. Stepanov.
 

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Seems they always have the bigger and better toys over there. lol
 

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Is that last picture an all axle steer vehicle or the first 2 axles or just the front one..
In the spring of 1956 in the experimental shop was built by GAZ experienced prototype of the GAZ-62b (8x8).

GAZ-62b had a capacity of 1200 kg, its gross weight with load was 4167 kg. Wheelbase - 3450 mm gauge of the wheels - 1668 mm, ground clearance - 425 mm. Rotate the car was carried by four wheels of the front bogie with a base of 1200 mm.
The engine GAZ-12 (94.5 hp) engine develops a maximum speed of 80.2 km / h. Of the GAZ-62 model 1952 was used transfer case, tires 10,00-16 ", windshield, front wing elements, bonnet and radiator grill, as well as innovative cam LSD in the main gears and brakes sealed. Tires were regulated pressure.

Applied on a GAZ-62b kinematics transmission (with a transfer case and the through the main gears of the 2nd and 3rd bridges with single bevel pairs) has not justified itself and was no longer used. Later built two versions floating car - GAZ-62P with the displacement hull and drive screw, which were designed and manufactured in factories Sormovo № 21 and № 112. One copy of the GAZ-62P subsequently appeared on "Mosfilm", and GAZ-62b after testing at the landfill in Bronnitsy remained in their wonderful museum, with whom he was eliminated in 1967.
 

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A unique vehicle design engineer Alexei Nikitin Osipovich A GAS Aerodynamics. The coefficient of circularity, the model turned 0,175
 

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(UAZ) УАЗ-3171 (4х4)

In 1981-1986 he. created a prototype vehicle UAZ-3171. He was supposed to replace the jeep UAZ-469, produced in 1973. The new design body : two-door. Soft top is stretched on the frame, reinforced safety arcs. There were versions with closed body type "wagon." The car was equipped with a carburetor engine UMZ-414 (2.45 liters). Suspension - dependent on longitudinal leaf springs. On foto is a sample of 1986 . Seats - 5. Powerful. - 78 hp. . Speed. - 100 km / h.
!5-20 yrs ago the dealership I was working for was going to sell UAZ trucks. I did some training on serviceing the UAZ . Got to test drive them on an offroad track. The program never took off. I still have some shop manuals and will look for some pics.
 

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!5-20 yrs ago the dealership I was working for was going to sell UAZ trucks. I did some training on serviceing the UAZ . Got to test drive them on an offroad track. The program never took off. I still have some shop manuals and will look for some pics.
If you need help - I will be glad to help!)))
 

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It is a large and powerful all-terrain vehicle "Kharkovchanka" produced Kharkiv Malyshev Plant .. This machine was created to conquer the Arctic and Antarctic expanse in the 1950s. The sheer size and weight of this self-propelled arctic station did not prevent her moving at 40 km / h and to overcome the 30 degree slopes.

"Kharkovchanka" many times brought a Soviet expedition to the South Pole and, according to some sources, is still used by Russian polar stations. Polar explorers do not praise enough for this car and say that this is the best ever created the world's vehicles to travel over snow and ice.
 

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The prototype of a mobile headquarters for the Strategic Rocket Forces leadership on the chassis "ZIL-135K," was established in 1962
 

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How much can I get this for.Thats cool.
Arctic terrain vehicle "Kharkovchanka"

Features:
- Diesel Power - 995 hp
- Range - 1500 km
- Dimensions - Length 8.5 m, width 3.5 m, height 4 m
- Maximum speed - 30 km / h
- Gradeability - 30 °
- cabin volume - 50 m


Now this is difficult to buy - a rarity)))
 

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