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The collaboration of Prof. Anton Veeblefitzer, and Russian aircraft designer Prof. Mikoyan Gurevich during the Second World War, produced the VMIG-103 "White Stalin's Left Nut" spy plane.
The craft was to the Russians what the latter Lockheed U-2 spy plane would be to the Americans.
Powered with two massive 2,500 h.p. DOA-600 turbo-supercharged motors, the craft was capable of speeds exceeding 400 mph at high altitudes.
It could cruise, and glide for hours, at altitudes exceeding 50,000 ft.
The cockpit was pressurized and heated, and contained enough space so that the crew could lay out, stretch, and even take naps.
The craft was unarmed, and carried a battery of telescope cameras for reconnaissance and spy work.
The incredibly wide wings could hold the fuel necessary for it to travel thousands of miles.
To save weight, it was left unpainted, except for insignia, and red-painted deicing boots.
Pictured is the prototype of the VMIG-103C, deployed from Siberia, flying over the Boeing plant located in Washington State.
The mission was a failure, as thick clouds obscured the plant from viewing.
The three man crew took a vote, and fearing that they would be executed for having failed, decided to defect to the USA. They landed their plane at the Miramar Naval Air Station located in San Diego Country, California, and were interred for the remainder of the war.
The craft was studied by American designers who were impressed with it, and incorporated aspects of it into the Lockheed U-2.
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Description
The collaboration of Prof. Anton Veeblefitzer, and Russian aircraft designer Prof. Mikoyan Gurevich during the Second World War, produced the VMIG-103 "White Stalin's Left Nut" spy plane.
The craft was to the Russians what the latter Lockheed U-2 spy plane would be to the Americans.
Powered with two massive 2,500 h.p. DOA-600 turbo-supercharged motors, the craft was capable of speeds exceeding 400 mph at high altitudes.
It could cruise, and glide for hours, at altitudes exceeding 50,000 ft.
The cockpit was pressurized and heated, and contained enough space so that the crew could lay out, stretch, and even take naps.
The craft was unarmed, and carried a battery of telescope cameras for reconnaissance and spy work.
The incredibly wide wings could hold the fuel necessary for it to travel thousands of miles.
To save weight, it was left unpainted, except for insignia, and red-painted deicing boots.
Pictured is the prototype of the VMIG-103C, deployed from Siberia, flying over the Boeing plant located in Washington State.
The mission was a failure, as thick clouds obscured the plant from viewing.
The three man crew took a vote, and fearing that they would be executed for having failed, decided to defect to the USA. They landed their plane at the Miramar Naval Air Station located in San Diego Country, California, and were interred for the remainder of the war.
The craft was studied by American designers who were impressed with it, and incorporated aspects of it into the Lockheed U-2.
Made with DeviantArt muro