21/03/20 weapons before the war in the Soviet Union wanted to build a flying submarine
cherished dream of the military of any industrialized country in the world is the possession of weapons, able to quietly approach the enemy positions, lightning strike and sound to come back. The attempt to create such unique weapons in the 1930-ies in the USSR was the development of a draft device that combines the functions of a plane and submarine at the same time.
the Actual task
nowadays, the phrase a flying submarine sounds pretty strange. However, in 1930-e years military all over the world literally dreamed of the emergence of such apparatus. This mechanism could quietly under the water to get closer to the coast of a potential enemy, to rise into the air, to commit the bombing, and then again to disappear into the depths of the ocean.
the Idea is not only interesting, but relevant even for modern armed forces. It was all about the technical possibilities of engineering and science of the 1930-ies.
However, Stalin, has high hopes for the creation of a powerful Navy, ordered to bring this idea to life. Soon in the country, indeed, appeared the first project of such kind of weapons. Its Creator was a military engineer Boris Ushakov. During the training in the Higher naval engineering school Dzerzhinsky from 1934 to 1937, a talented scholar in the drawings has managed to combine in one General plane and a submarine.
the Unique project of
In 1934, the marine engineer has developed and demonstrated the leadership of the Soviet military-industrial complex the first project of a submarine-plane. Externally, it was a huge seaplane with three engines, is equipped with a periscope. Examination of the project lasted two years, after which the engineer was summoned to the Ministry of defence has categorically stated that his project is interesting, deserves attention and immediate implementationtion in practice.
Further work on the creation of a submarine-aircraft was held under the auspices of the Scientific research of the military Committee. But, unfortunately, when in 1937 he began a detailed study of the project, he was deemed too complex and closed. However, Boris Ushakov, was a completely different opinion about your child.
work on the creation of the submarine-aircraft he continued independently. The scientist sincerely believed that the realization of his project is urgently needed for the Navy of the USSR. With the help of this mechanism it was possible to conduct naval reconnaissance, to attack suddenly the court and the coastal cities, successfully overcome by air sea minefields, and all three submarines – planes to create a barrier to enemy ships with a length of 10 km.
the technical side of the project was fully designed and technically feasible. In the boat were six compartments. Three of them were located the engines. Followed by the housing, the battery pack compartment with a propeller motor. All flight instruments were in sealed compartments and could not be harmed by water.
hull of a submarine – aircraft had to be made of duralumin, while the wings were supposed to be made of steel. The sad fact is that in 1938, during re-discuss the possibility of creating a submarine – airplane, a government Commission found the project technically feasible, but closed it due to low speed under water.
Western counterparts
Similar projects to create a submarine-aircraft in the second half of the twentieth century appeared in the West. However, even at the stage of the project they are significantly inferior to the invention of Boris Ushakov. In the United States in 1945, and then in the 1960-ies of the military tried to place the various aircraft that could be launched from submarines. But to build a flying submarine, no one could. At least not officially.
the fact that the creation of such weapons is the statethe data is secret. Leak information to the press in this case is excluded.
on the other hand it is interesting to note that since mid-1960-ies in the world there has been a surge of UFO sightings rising into the air from under the water. It would be logical to assume that this is the secret development of flying submarines leading countries of the world, despite the fact that the practical evidence of this yet.
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