"Byker" <byker@do~rag.net> wrote in
news:ieWdnT1FUqiOcg7LnZ2dnUU7-TWdnZ2d@earthlink.com:
> "DAN" wrote in message
> news:8r479bl98kqcearbkpfkmlf9nlb8e4h2t7@4ax.com...
>>
>> This one is not the Maksim Gorki. It's the Tupolev ANT-20bis.
>>
>> It has 6 engines, vs the Maksim's 8, without the additional 2 in the
>> pod above the fuselage.
>
> That pic could be an early test flight, when they discovered it was so
> underpowered that two more engines had to be added.
>
> Aviation-Safety.net lists the -bis as having eight engines:
> http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19421214-2
>
> The ANT-20bis survived considerably longer than the Maxim, only to prang
> during WWII in typical Soviet fashion: "During the investigation it was
> discovered that the pilot was not at the controls when the aircraft
> crashed. It seems that he gave the controls to a passenger who
> disconnected the autopilot and lost control."
>
>
"typical Soviet fashion" HAHAHA! LMAO!
Thanks Byker. And welcome back! Snagged those Soviet
space posters. Forget if they were here or in that
"other" group. Full translations available if needed.
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