The 10 worst Soviet aircraft

Even now, over three decades after its collapse, almost all Russian and Ukrainian aircraft have their roots in the communist super state. Favouring clever robust design over high technology and refinement, the Soviet approach enabled the mass production of cheap machines. Many of these were outstanding, but some - for reasons of politics, bad luck or incompetence - were diabolical. Let's take a walk through the rusting graveyard of the 10 worst Soviet military aircraft. We include the date the plane was first built.