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You might have Wondered what the hell is this green thing parked in a Russian airfield?

It’s a snowblower. Or better said, a snow melter. The ones above use Klimov VK-1 engines from Mig-15 planes. The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 is a jet fighter aircraft developed during the Soviet Union Era.

Soviet KRAZ-255 6×6 Snowblower Truck with MIG-15 Jet Engine

These machines are still used to remove snow from runways, and in some cases, for de-icing of planes in Russia. The engine bellow is a MiG-15 or MiG-17 radial compressor engine with a lengthened jet exhaust. Another variation on the same idea, using a different truck model. The one below could have been the engine from a Mig-17. In Russia – they like big, heavy machinery. And given the harsh weather conditions, it makes sense to have robust fighter aircraft that can be maintained easily and take off from unpaved runways. Or to use fighter aircraft to blow away snow. Wait. Whaaaaat?