tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568915967186844196.post957806006955186095..comments2024-03-26T14:19:33.332-07:00Comments on Bench Grass: Running Away to the Air, VIII: Go Big, or Go HomeErik Lundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05728486209757153685noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568915967186844196.post-79324210870188210052013-02-12T22:21:50.195-08:002013-02-12T22:21:50.195-08:00Semi-random fact: something like two billion dolla...Semi-random fact: something like two billion dollars (potential factoid alert!) was invested in aviation in the United States in 1929. So if you're going to think about aviation in the early 30s, maybe the dotcom bubble is the right paradigm. The Soviets could hardly offer stock options in Antonov, but there was definitely a sense that you built the technology first, and profits would somehow follow.Erik Lundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05728486209757153685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568915967186844196.post-59892472317769018552013-02-12T03:03:07.920-08:002013-02-12T03:03:07.920-08:00I didn't know the Soviets invented the in-flig...I didn't know the Soviets invented the in-flight movie!<br /><br />"It was intended for Stalinist propaganda purposes and was equipped with a powerful radio set called "Voice from the sky" ("Голос с неба", Golos s neba), printing machinery, library, radiostations, photographic laboratory, and a film projector with sound for showing movies in flight."Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17153530634675543954noreply@blogger.com