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The latest development of a Soviet manned combat copter with a stopping rotor-wing. For a high-speed aircraft, F-117 shapes are not very acceptable, but who said that they are unacceptable for a copter? However, its shape is due not so much to radar invisibility as to the use of ceramoplastic protective panels.
Development discontinued due to the abandonment of manned combat aviation.

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Tank's Genesis
In the 1970s-80s, the Morozov name design bureau developed the ideas of A. A. Morozov, laid by him in the T-74 project, leading the development of the tank by the Buntar'/Boxyor/Molot theme. The design of these machines included many innovative solutions. However, in the course of improvement, they became more and more complex, departing from the Morozov's design principles. Another drawback of the new design was that it ignored many other solutions that were considered perspective at that time.
In 1885 at the Kharkov Polytechnic Institute a group of students completed their graduation project on the "Perspective tank" topic. The project included a number of solutions that were absent in the design of the "477 object", such as the front placement of the engine unit, the inclusion of the turbine in the power path, the electric transmission, two equally functional crew members, additional weapons of two multi-purpose automatic grenade launchers capable of firing at anti-tank ammunition, better ammunition and crew separation, as well as the perfect detection and sighting system, within which, in particular, the development of the world's first videostation was started.
The tank is the first to use a hydraulic system that combines the anti-recoil and round loading functions. Of the four cylinders, the upper two served as barrel recoil brake-recuperator, and each of the lower two independently swayed on the axle of the trunnions and had at its end a grip, which combined the function of extraction a round from the magazine and the function of breech locking. While one cylinder was loading the round and acting as a recoil brake, the other received the next round from the rack. It was also the first system with attaching the recoil devices to the breech block.
Automatic grenade launchers were the first weapons with stationary under-armor magazines, feeding ammunition in an upright position through a small hole, and then turn them to the bore line with a rotating chamber. Subsequently, a similar scheme became standard for the main tank gun.
But the main thing was that this work was preceded by a fundamental study of the entire world experience in the use of tanks. This study led to the conclusion that the main characteristic of the tank is its compliance with the threats from the enemy's fire means. First of all, this refers to the reaction speed of the sighting and weapon complex. Mobility is of some importance. Passive protection should only protect the crew from those enemy means from which it is capable of protecting, and not attempt to protect against those means from which it cannot protect. The main means of protection should be active protection, namely the main ability of the tank - an increased speed of reaction to threats from enemy fire means. The correctness of the Morozov principle in creating a lightweight tank with a weapon of increased power, such as the T-54 and T-64, was convincingly proved. The аmerican tank destroyers were recognized as best tanks of the Second World War with the most elaborate concept of application.
This group of students, which received the later wideknown name ARMA, was given the opportunity to implement their project in metal under the internal index A100 within the Morozov name OKB. By the beginning of 1987, the improved ARMA 101 was created, which had the 130 mm cannon, the full-fledged additional turbine in the aft part of the hull conjugated with diesel engine, as well as the non-rotating combat compartment. The pic shows the vehicle without conformal cruise fuel tanks.
In 1989, the pre-production A102 was created.
In 1995, the A106 was created, which included many improvements based on the results of trial operation. It received the false turret, which served to protect the ammunition magazines from above impacts and as additional volume for various devices.
A114 "Putilovets" was the culmination of the Morozov OKB's works over the classic tank design. Its features were the new layout with the maximum possible separation the crew in the aft hull and ammunition in the bow, as well as the steam turbine generator with the highly efficient working medium and with catalytic heating. Seeing the transition to the rocket army, work on the machine was discontinued, but many of its solutions were used in the design of the Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle for the new army.

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Assault Rifle Genesis
Only assault rifles and products directly based on them are considered. The period covered is from 1986 to 2000.
By the end of the 20th century, the ballistic performance of small arms was largely established. Further development were directed to other characteristics. Starting the development of a new generation of small arms, the main attention was paid to ergonomic, since this gave the shooter ease of use, which means better shooting results. Therefore, Steyr AUG was taken as a basis. However, there were additional fundamental requirements of its own. Firstly, a reliability, primarily due to the simplicity of the design. Secondly, the further improvement of small arms was seen in the increase in the aiming range and firepower. For this, the concept of "heavy barrel - numerous ammunition - telescopic sight" was adopted.
Starting with XM50 - "superbullpup" design - return spring in front of the bolt.
XM60 - "shortcut" design - flat breechblock without striker.
M70 - fiber-optic channel to Personal Information System through the handle-glove connector.
The XM70B - under-barrel grenade launcher with a triple-charge drum.
S21. This model marks a departure from the pursuit of increased range. It has caseless ammunition, radial movement of the bolt, fully gas automatic, silent firing, four-row magazine, side wind anemometer, autonomy from the Personal Information System due to virtual aiming by remotely determining of the weapon position.

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This is really great series of AU designs, very unique and interesting concepts. Did you came up with the technical descriptions back when you originally drew these?

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New AU project "Aravala"

Thanks.
There are drawings. Here are some examples from the previous post.
http://i.imgur.com/3MOHMkk.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/aV9Z0kJ.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/kFsHqTe.jpg
This is 1990s. It is difficult to determine the exact date, because, unfortunately, it was for small arms that for some reason I used the old designation system that does not reflect the dates.
Now my views have changed so much that at the present time I am simply not interested in thinking about the classic types of weapons presented here. Therefore, all these features were implied for the presented designs just then.

P.S. Strictly speaking, the last tank, A114. The theory of a light vehicle with powerful weapons and the fact that American tank destroyers best suited it are from my modern notions. As well as the layout with the extreme front ammunition. And its very shape was depicted not so long ago - somewhere in 2014-15.
But only that )

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"I have thousand advisers who know how build a pyramid, but have not one who can tell me whether to build it or not." - John Kennedy.

The boards of the structural hull have large anti-radar slopes, however, they are built up to optimal seaworthy shapes with the radio-transparent materials. The radio transparent structures contain berths with a radio transparent furniture.

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"I have thousand advisers who know how build a pyramid, but have not one who can tell me whether to build it or not." - John Kennedy.

This is a beautiful and elegant looking aircraft.

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Current Worklist:
Redrawing my entire AU after a long absence from Shipbucket