"=Every single time I see a photo of the Buran, it just pisses me off BIG TIME. =
Please, read old discussion on
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1529935/posts
and you'll see something new for yourself."
Wow - that is alot of blown up roof due to maintenence problems! It looks like the Russskies could not read the instructions that they stole.
Wait till you see Tu-160 a complete copy of B1-B made possible by Putin's colleagues :)