Category: Military
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Sukhoi Su-9 (1946)
Sukhoi Su-9 (1946) The Sukhoi Su-9 (1946) was an early postwar Soviet jet fighter prototype developed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau during the immediate aftermath of the Second World War. It should not be confused with the later supersonic interceptor of the same designation introduced in the late 1950s. The 1946 Su-9 belonged to the… Read more
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Finnish Mörkö-Morane Fighter Aircraft
Finnish Mörkö-Morane Fighter Aircraft The Mörkö-Morane was a Finnish-engineered upgrade of the French Morane-Saulnier M.S.406 fighter during WWII. Faced with rising losses in 1942, Finnish commanders (led by Col. Richard Lorenz) decided to re-engine their obsolete Moranes with captured Soviet Klimov M-105P V-12 engines (1,100 hp) and aerodynamic refinements. Under designer Aarne Lakomaa, the first prototype… Read more
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Sukhoi Su-5
Sukhoi Su-5 The Sukhoi Su-5 originated in Jan 1944 when Sukhoi’s OKB began the design of a mixed-power interceptor. Driven by the appearance of the German Me 262, Soviet planners sought interim high-speed fighters. Sukhoi designed the I-107 using a proven Klimov M-107A V‑12 (1650 hp) piston engine plus a VRDK compressor by K. Kholshchevnikov as a booster.… Read more