Afterburner - The Aviation Magazine

6th May 2021

AVIATION HISTORY

Intriguing world of Claude Dornier – Dornier Museum Friedrichshafen

The city of Friedrichshafen is inextricably linked to the history of German aviation. Here, on the northern shoreline of Bodensee (English: Lake Constance), Count Ferdinand of Zeppelin located his dirigible factory and developed his famous airships. A little bit later, [...]
PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Mikoyan-Gurevich Ye-152 (Ye-166) / Е-152 (Е-166)

Mikoyan-Gurevich Ye-152 experimental interceptor aircraft, Central Air Force Museum in Monino, July 2017. In the mid-1950s, the Soviet air defence forces were in a desperate need of modern interceptor aircraft. The perfect air defence fighter should be able to operate [...]
MILITARY AVIATION

2021 Victory Parade is getting closer

In Russia, preparations for commemorate the 76th anniversary of the Victory in Europe Day have entered its final phase. The final week before the nationwide celebrations was marked by several rehearsal flights, performed over the biggest cities of the Russian [...]
AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY

30 April 1939

V. Kokkinaki and M. Gordienko arrived to New York, after their transatlantic flight from Moscow. On 28th April 1939, at 4:19 in the morning, V.K. Kokkinaki (pilot) and M.Kh. Gordienko (co-pilot) took-off for their non-stop transatlantic flight from Moscow to [...]
AIR SHOW NEWS

Big exhibition of ´Small Aviation´ – MAKS-2021

Aviasalon JSC company, an official organizer of the 15th edition of International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2021, has recently informed about special conditions, being this year prepared for manufacturers and distributors of light and ultralight aircraft, aviation associations and private [...]

Space Station ´Mir´ – the symbol of Soviet supremacy in space, that reconciliated nations

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21st March 2021

Space stations… The very first attempt of mankind to create a space habitat. Our dream to establish an orbital station allowing humans to stay in space for a longer period of time began to take [...]

Aircraft and a whole lot more – Vadim Zadorozhny´s Museum of Vehicles

AVIATION HISTORY

15th November 2020

Just about five kilometres from the Moscow city limits, located in the small settlement called Arkhangelskoye, there is one of the most amazing museums in Russia and even in Europe – Vadim Zadorozhny´s Museum of [...]

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