Flying man - Aircraft of World War II

marconi · 05-28-2008, 03:01 PM

Hello everybody! Just stopped here to show you this vid:

YouTube - Rocketman flies across the Alps

And here is an article about this guy:
Discovery News : Discovery Channel

johnbr · 05-28-2008, 11:36 PM

Yes that was cool was in it.

Trebor · 05-29-2008, 02:00 AM

this gives new meaning to the song "Rocket Man"

RabidAlien · 05-29-2008, 02:34 AM

No more excuses for bein late to work, eh?

freebird · 06-06-2008, 06:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marconi

Hello everybody! Just stopped here to show you this vid:

Cool!

Hey Marconi, I have a question about the aircraft museum in Kiev, if you can answer for me. Is there a separate museum for WWII aircraft? The "National Aircraft Museum" just seems to have the cold war aircraft.

marconi · 06-08-2008, 03:47 AM

There's an aircraft museum in kiev?

Made some digging and it looks like this museum is fairly new,no wonder I haven't heard of it before.Have you visited it or found some info on the Internet?
Regarding your question - no there is no museum of WW2 aircraft here, in best case there is something about WW2 aircraft in the museum of history of Great Patriotic War, not much though.

freebird · 06-08-2008, 12:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marconi

There's an aircraft museum in kiev?

Made some digging and it looks like this museum is fairly new,no wonder I haven't heard of it before.Have you visited it or found some info on the Internet?
Regarding your question - no there is no museum of WW2 aircraft here, in best case there is something about WW2 aircraft in the museum of history of Great Patriotic War, not much though.

Yes I was there. The museum is almost all from 1950's - 1990's, there is only 1 Yak-3 and a Yak-18 from postwar. I have also been to the military museum too. Too bad, I would have likes to see some more examples: Mig-3, LaGG-3, La-7, Pe-2, Il-2, Su-2, Tu-2, Il-4, SB-2. I would have though they could at least got some of those types? I think the USSR made more than a few of those...

marconi · 06-08-2008, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by freebird

Y I would have though they could at least got some of those types? I think the USSR made more than a few of those...

Well, by the Soviet tradition all the best stuff was in Moscow, then Leningrad, then what's left was given to capitols of soviet republics (i.e. Kiev, Minsk and so on). So, if you really want to see something intresting you'll have to go to Moscow. In this case Central Air Force Museum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia . Kubinka museum is also a must see Kubinka Tank Museum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia .

Graeme · 06-08-2008, 08:27 PM

..."massive potential"...

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Catch22 · 06-08-2008, 08:37 PM

Nanananananananaana BATMAN!

05-28-2008, 03:01 PM	#1
marconi Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kiev, Ukraine Posts: 251	Flying man Hello everybody! Just stopped here to show you this vid: YouTube - Rocketman flies across the Alps And here is an article about this guy: Discovery News : Discovery Channel

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05-28-2008, 11:36 PM	#2
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06-08-2008, 03:47 AM	#6
marconi Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kiev, Ukraine Posts: 251	There's an aircraft museum in kiev? Made some digging and it looks like this museum is fairly new,no wonder I haven't heard of it before.Have you visited it or found some info on the Internet? Regarding your question - no there is no museum of WW2 aircraft here, in best case there is something about WW2 aircraft in the museum of history of Great Patriotic War, not much though.

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Graeme Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2,076	..."massive potential"... Special forces to use strap-on 'Batwings' \| Mail Online