“The sky is sometimes a stage, sometimes a laboratory… And in 1975, the Soviets launched a star onto that stage: the Tu-144.” 🌍 1. Preparing the Stage: The Geography, History, and Sky Race of the 1960s The path to 1975 was actually drawn in the early 1960s.The world map was split in two:On one side […]
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Dear friend who holds the keys to the sky, fasten your seatbelt — because in this article, we’re keeping up with aviation’s speed, feeling the wind beneath the wings, dancing with technical numbers, and sprinkling in some humor along the way 😏 If you’re ready, we’re taking off into the clouds! ☁️🚀 🛠️ 1. Development […]
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1. 🧊 In the Shadow of the Cold War: Historical Background Late 1940s… The world is still healing from WWII, but a new threat emerges on the horizon: the Cold War ❄️💣As the U.S. and the Soviet Union escalate tensions with nuclear arms and ideological rivalry, American strategists thought: “We need a plane that can […]
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