Why Stalin Didn't Want The ME-262 Copied (And What Happened Next)
The Soviet Union made a slow start in the jet age. They did, however, capture several examples of Nazi German jet fighters. This video investigates why they didn't simply copy and then develop the ME-262 and provides an overview of the twin-pod fighters that were developed as competition to the MiG-9. Sources: "Soviet Secret Projects - Fighters Since 1945" by Yefim Gordon and Tony Buttler "OKB Ilyushin: A History of the Design Bureau and its Aircraft" by Sergey Komissarov, Yefim Gordon and Dmitiry Komissarov "OKB Sukhoi: A History Of The Design Bureau And Its Aircraft" by Vladimir Antonov
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