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Today we're looking at the Petlyakov Pe-8, a sometimes overlooked heavy bomber that was developed by the Soviet Union. It saw service in WW2, but its limited production run meant that it never achieved the fame of its western counterparts.

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0:00 Intro & Design Origins
2:35 Prototype Design Proposal
3:53 Prototype Construction (Spoiler: it gets complicated)
8:16 Design & Construction Problems
12:34 Second Prototype
14:35 War Thunder Promo
16:31 Things Get Even Worse For the Design Team...
19:06 Redesign and Engine Changes
21:02 WW2 Service (and more engine changes...)
25:17 Flying Molotov To The Allies
26:15 The Engine Saga Continues...
28:12 Postwar Life
29:56 The Pe-8s Legacy

Sources:
Gordon.Y. & Rigmant.V. (2005), OKB Yupolev: A History of The Design Bureau and It's Aircraft.
Duffy.P. & Kandalov.A. (1996), Tupolev: The Man and His Aircraft.
Gunston.B. (1995), Tupolev Aircraft Since 1922.
Unger.U (1993), Petljakow PE-8: Der Sowjetische Fernbomber.