National stage of ´Aviadarts-2020´ launched

International Contest ´Aviadarts-2020´ took the next step, as the national stage of live-fly exercise was launched this week in the Ryazan area. Before entering the live-fly phase of the contest, the crews had to complete the first step, called ´Physical training´ (Физическая  подготовка) and consists of several exercises on speed, agility, coordination and strength.... Read More

2020 Victory Parade – the second run

On 24th June 2020 – a month and a half after the Victory Day in Europe, and six weeks since its initially scheduled date – the Victory Parade in Moscow took place, commemorating the 75th jubilee of victory over the Nazi Germany in the World War II. At the Red Square, heads of state... Read More

The first civilian Mi-8AMT Arctic helicopter

Russian Helicopters holding company (part of Rostec State Corporation) started serial production of Mi-8AMT Arctic helicopters for civilian customers. The company recently issued a press release stating that the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant already completed the first rotorcraft, which is now ready for operation. Mi-8AMT in its Arctic version already completed the test flight programme... Read More

Mil Mi-4B

Mil Mi-4B ´2143´ (NATO reporting name ´Hound´), formerly Czechoslovak Air Force, exhibited in Kbely Aviation Museum (Letecké muzeum Kbely) Prague, Czech Republic. The Korean War (1950-1953) is sometimes called ´the first helicopter war´, due to the first significant operational use of several types of rotorcraft within the battle zones. Following post-war analysis carried out... Read More

A monumental museum – Victory Park in Moscow

On 9th May 1995, at the 50th anniversary of the Victory Day in Europe, during the grand ceremony and with participation of 55 official foreign delegations, the memorial complex at Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow was officially opened by Boris Yeltsin, the President of Russia. Occupying an area of 135 hectares, the Victory Park (Парк... Read More

When the sky is not blue – all-weather pilot training

Since the beginning of military aviation, an all-weather capability was a desired objective of any air force. The dream came true in 1950s, with introduction of first all-weather jets, but still it has taken awhile for this feature to become a standard. Apart from the technological capabilities, the key to all-weather flying is pilot... Read More

Ansat helicopters with COVID-19 module

Russian Helicopters company, the manufacturer of light multipurpose Ansat helicopter, recently received an approval from the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) for isolation units to be installed in medical variant of the Ansat rotorcraft. ´Currently, about 30 Ansat helicopters were already delivered to Russian regions for HEMS purposes. In order to improve their performance... Read More

The first Ansat helicopter for EMERCOM of Russia

Russian Helicopters company delivered the first Ansat helicopter for EMERCOM of Russia – the Ministry of the Russian Federation for Affairs for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters. The rotorcraft will be operated by the North-Western Aviation and Rescue Centre of EMERCOM, located at Kasimovo airfield. Following the contract signed... Read More

Air Parade over Moscow celebrated the 75th anniversary of Victory Day

75 years ago, on 8th May CET (or 9th May MSK) 1945, the long-awaited surrender of Nazi Germany became a fact, ending the dark years of the World War II in Europe. Although, not all guns went silent during the night from 8th to 9th of May – as there were still places where... Read More

Victory air show at Kubinka

Holding an air show without any spectators may seem like a crazy idea, but nowadays it became a fact of life. We never would have though that we would write a report from such event, and on top of that, it would be the highlight of the start of the air show season. And,... Read More