EDITORIAL
Letter from the editor – January 2020
Dear friends and followers! I´m really happy to have a privilege of opening the new year 2020 with my editorial. And it goes without saying that it is a great pleasure to see our project growing and slowly approaching its first anniversary and a milestone of 500 fans on Facebook. ´New year – new me´,
Photo of the week
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-105 / МиГ-105
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-105.11 test orbital vehicle, also known as Experimental Passenger Orbital Aircraft – EPOS (экспериментальный пилотируемый орбитальный самолет – ЭПОС), exhibited in the Central Air Force Museum in Monino, Moscow area. The idea of an orbital spaceplane, that could be easily adopted for military purposes, was born as early as 1920s. One of the pioneers
Civil aviation
Mi-171A2 helicopter enters new markets
Mi-171A2 multirole helicopter was certified by the Civil Aviation Department of India, that confirmed the new Russian rotorcraft complied with Indian civilian aviation requirements....
The VRT500 development enters the new stage
In one of our first articles, issued in April 2019, we brought you a short report from the Fuorisalone exhibition, being the part of...
Maintenance agreement for Ansat engines concluded at Dubai Airshow 2019
The Helicopter Service Company (HSC), a member of the ‘Russian Helicopters’ holding has become a designated maintenance facility for PW207K Ansat helicopter engines in...
Rostec offers the modernization of South Korean Ka-32 fleet
The Rostec State Corporation recently released that the program for upgrading the South Korean fleet of multipurpose Ka-32 helicopter fleet would be presented during...
Aviation history
´Huey´ versus ´Colt´ – the story of unusual aerial combat
In 1968 the Vietnam War was at its peak. This was already a third consecutive year of Operation Rolling Thunder, considered as the most...
The Spitfire is making history again!
On 5th August 2019, the eyes of the aviation world, were focused on the Goodwood Aerodrome in Chichester, the United Kingdom. Just then, from...
´The Survivor´- a story of Bravo November
In the history of human conflicts, there were countless legends created. Stories about the brave soldiers, military and political leaders were passed down through...
Around the world with the Legend – Silver Spitfire-The Longest Flight Expedition
Thinking of the most famous fighter aeroplanes of the Second World War period, with no doubt a British Supermarine Spitfire is the first name...
space
by Fifty years since one small step for a man… PART I: Our goal is the Moon
Long, long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… That´s how usually the...
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Ohrid Police Day 2018
Lake Ohrid, one of Europe´s deepest and oldest lakes, is the popular touristic destination...
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