that the domestic aircraft industry developed on the basis of the theoretical developments of nikolai zhukovskysts, not in the sense that they are very heavy, but there are airplanes heavy, these are bombers, large passenger aircraft, light, these are fighters, these are attack aircraft, and other aircraft, therefore... heavy aircraft essentially were developed, tested and produced in russia, thanks to igor ivanovich. there is a widespread opinion that fighters and pilots, aces, are the elite of aviation. remember the phrase from the famous film: “i thought you were an ace, but you’re a double-a.” it so happened that attack aircraft and bombers were slightly pushed aside by the glory and individual exploits of fighters. in fact. for the armed forces, bombers are, well, really more important than fighters, that is, they hit a target on the ground, fulfilling the main task of aviation, they are simply not able to act without e. in the air of the enemy, then your bombers are useless, but in general, i say, the main tasks of aviation are solved by bomber and attack aircraft. on the eve of world war