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Is it true in the early days of jet engine technology the USAF's was transferred to Russia's?

by abudabi123 4y ago

pinewurst 4y ago
No, but the British sold their advanced (for the time) RR Nene jet engine to Russia which they (of course) copied to enable Mig-15 and Il-28 jets. Idiots.
- MichaelZuo 4y ago
  That was probably their intention. Why do you think they are idiots? For not sharing identical interests with the U.S.?
  - pinewurst 4y ago
    For selling advanced engines with the proviso that they wouldn't be used for military purposes (sure!). It was a combination of desperately trying to improve balance of payments - though the chance of the USSR buying more than a handful was nil - magnified by Stafford Cripps' Stalin sympathies/naivete.
    - MichaelZuo 4y ago
      I’m fairly certain the folks selling jet engines in post WW2 Britain had been around the block. They almost surely understood it would be used for military purposes as well. And plus it’s not exactly something that could be hidden from the government so it must have been approved by several people too. It’s not plausible to suggest all these folks were Pollyannas. The more plausible explanation is that they didn’t really mind if the Soviet Union strengthened its military aviation.
      - abudabi123 4y ago
        A simpler explanation is everyone wants to get paid. Cheating and stealing and worse is imaginable.
        MichaelZuo 4y ago
        Profit is also quite likely a motive. Though I’m not sure why that’s simpler. Since it couldn’t be done quickly or discreetly, there was likely ample time to reflect on possible consequences.
  - abudabi123 4y ago
    Who decided and why to cancel the British satellite launch program? Who decided and why to insert Russian/Ukraine rocket engines in the U.S. satellite launch program despite the proven track record of U.S. firms behind the Saturn-V and Shuttle?

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Is it true in the early days of jet engine technology the USAF's was transferred to Russia's?

by abudabi123 4y ago

Is it true in the early days of jet engine technology the USAF's was transferred to Russia's?

pinewurst 4y ago
No, but the British sold their advanced (for the time) RR Nene jet engine to Russia which they (of course) copied to enable Mig-15 and Il-28 jets. Idiots.
- MichaelZuo 4y ago
  That was probably their intention. Why do you think they are idiots? For not sharing identical interests with the U.S.?
  - pinewurst 4y ago
    For selling advanced engines with the proviso that they wouldn't be used for military purposes (sure!). It was a combination of desperately trying to improve balance of payments - though the chance of the USSR buying more than a handful was nil - magnified by Stafford Cripps' Stalin sympathies/naivete.
    - MichaelZuo 4y ago
      I’m fairly certain the folks selling jet engines in post WW2 Britain had been around the block. They almost surely understood it would be used for military purposes as well. And plus it’s not exactly something that could be hidden from the government so it must have been approved by several people too. It’s not plausible to suggest all these folks were Pollyannas. The more plausible explanation is that they didn’t really mind if the Soviet Union strengthened its military aviation.
      - abudabi123 4y ago
        A simpler explanation is everyone wants to get paid. Cheating and stealing and worse is imaginable.
        MichaelZuo 4y ago
        Profit is also quite likely a motive. Though I’m not sure why that’s simpler. Since it couldn’t be done quickly or discreetly, there was likely ample time to reflect on possible consequences.
  - abudabi123 4y ago
    Who decided and why to cancel the British satellite launch program? Who decided and why to insert Russian/Ukraine rocket engines in the U.S. satellite launch program despite the proven track record of U.S. firms behind the Saturn-V and Shuttle?