Today I Found Out
That Time the Russians Built a Literal Flying Tank (2018x21)
Data de estreia: Jan 21, 2018
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When it comes to war, innovation is key and WWII saw more insane ideas and weapons of war developed than perhaps any before it. One of the more surreal was the Antonov A-40, colloquially known as the tank that could fly!
Want the text version?: http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2014/02/flying-tank-antonov-kt-40/
Sources:
http://blog.modernmechanix.com/flying-tanks-that-shed-their-wings/
http://www.antonov.com/about/oleg-antonov
http://www.kaiserslauternamerican.com/artman2/publish/Feature_10/An_air_power_look_back_flying_tanks_5001_printer.shtml
http://www.unrealaircraft.com/roadable/antonov_kt.php
http://www.anigrand.com/AA2045_A-40.htm
http://www.fiddlersgreen.net/models/aircraft/Flying-Tank-A40.html
Image Credit:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_carrier#/media/File:HMS_Ark_Royal_h85716.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AntonovA40.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/Stamp_of_Ukraine_s708.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Allies_parachute_on_to_historic_WWII_drop_zone_for_D-Day_71st_anniversary_commemoration_150605-F-UV166-
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