Given Hitler's penchant for the absurd, the idea of flying tanks sounds like something he would have certainly attempted. However, it was actually the Soviets who executed this wild plan, based on ...

Soviet aircraft designer Oleg Antonov completed this ambitious design in just a few months, with construction taking place in deep secrecy amid the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union. Here’s What You ...

The Antonov A-40, or “flying tank,” was a bizarre WWII concept that sought to combine the mobility of a tank with the flexibility of an aircraft. Designed to be towed into battle, it could detach and ...