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First World War: 1914–1918 (1981) the standard world economic history of the war; Horn, Martin. Britain, France, and the Financing of the First World War (2002) Kennedy, Paul. The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers: Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000 (1987) pp 256–74; Mendershausen, Horst. The Economics of War (1940) online
On 8 September 1914, the Russian pilot Pyotr Nesterov performed the first aerial ramming aircraft attack in the history of aviation [16] [17] Later, Lt. Vyacheslav Tkachov became the very first Russian pilot who shot down an enemy aircraft with a handgun. He attacked a German "Albatros" and shot the enemy pilot.
The post–World War I recession was an economic recession that hit much of the world in the aftermath of World War I. In many nations, especially in North America, economic growth continued and even accelerated during World War I as nations mobilized their economies to fight the war in Europe. After the war ended, the global economy began to ...
The aftermath of World War I saw far-reaching and wide-ranging cultural, economic, and social change across Europe, Asia, Africa, and even in areas outside those that were directly involved. Four empires collapsed due to the war, old countries were abolished, new ones were formed, boundaries were redrawn, international organizations were ...
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1965–66 General characteristics Crew: 1 Capacity: 3 passengers Length: 12.10 m (39 ft 8 in) (fuselage length), 17.00 m (55 ft 9 in) (overall length) Height: 3.30 m (10 ft 10 in) Airfoil: NACA 230 (rotor blades) Empty weight: 1,760 kg (3,880 lb) Max takeoff weight: 2,460 kg (5,423 lb) Fuel capacity: 240 L (63 US gal; 53 imp gal) Powerplant: 1 × ...
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Russian Air Force received in 2023 more than 100 new and repaired aircraft and 150 helicopters. [ 78 ] Estimates provided by the IISS show that VVS combat pilots average 60 to 100 flight hours per year and pilots flying transport aircraft average 120 flight hours per year.
This list of the military aircraft of the Soviet Union and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) includes experimental, prototypes, and operational types regardless of era. It also includes both native Soviet designs, Soviet-produced copies of foreign designs, and foreign-produced aircraft that served in the military of the Union of ...
1910s Russian military aircraft (3 C, 1 P) N. World War I naval ships of Russia (5 C, 12 P) W. World War I armoured fighting vehicles of Russia (1 C, 4 P)