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Month: February 2020

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The first serial Mi-38 delivered

29 February 2020 Jacek Domański

Russian Helicopters holding has announced the delivery of the first serial produced Mi-38. The helicopter, manufactured in a high-comfort cabin variant, was financed by Gazprombank Leasing company and would be operated by Russian Helicopter Systems […]

CIVIL AVIATION

Mi-171A2 sets the speed record

28 February 2020 Jacek Domański

During the ´Baikal Mile´ festival, a Mi-171A2 multipurpose helicopter operated by the crew from Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant (U-UAZ) set a Russian speed record at a limited distance of 1.6 kilometres, reaching the speed of 268 […]

AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY

28 February 1983 – the final episode of M*A*S*H television series

28 February 2020 Jacek Domański

´Goodbye, Farewell and Amen´, the final episode of M*A*S*H television series was aired, attracting 125 million viewers. This television show was introduced in 1972, as the spin-off series of M*A*S*H movie from 1970. Certainly, many […]

MILITARY AVIATION

FARP makes its debut in Arctic

28 February 2020 Jacek Domański

During the exercise Emerald Warrior 20-1, Special Tactics Airmen performed a simulated Forward Arming and Refuelling Point (FARP) for F-22 Raptors. For the first time ever, FARP was carried out in an extreme cold weather […]

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Mikoyan Project 1.44 / МиГ 1.44 МФИ

25 February 2020 Jacek Domański

Mikoyan project 1.44 prototype (NATO reporting name ´Flatpack´) at the static exhibition of XIII International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2017, Zhukovsky airfield, Moscow area. In early 1980s, the United States of America launched an Advanced […]

CIVIL AVIATION

Ansat Aurus certified in Russia

22 February 2020 Jacek Domański

Ansat Aurus, a VIP variant of the new Russian light multipurpose helicopter, was recently certified by Rosaviatsiya and approved for serial production. Certification tests were concluded in early February 2020. They were aimed at assessing […]

AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY

21 February 1972 – Luna-20 landed on the Moon

21 February 2020 Kacper Kolibowski

Luna-20 soft landed on the Moon Луна-20 (´Moon-20´) was one of eight in general, and the second of three unmanned space probes successfully sent to the Moon, with the task to bring a lunar ground […]

AVIATION EVENTS

Air Race demo and a whole lot more – the 29th Aviation Fair, Pardubice

19 February 2020 Jacek Domański

The 29th edition of the Aviation Fair (Aviatická pout), that was organized during the first weekend of June at the Pardubice airfield, attracted more than 35,000 visitors. During two air show days, the spectators could […]

CIVIL AVIATION

Ansat helicopters for China

19 February 2020 Jacek Domański

Russian Helicopters completed validation of the type certificate for Ansat light multipurpose helicopter in the People’s Republic of China. The certificate is now allowing the Russian manufacturer to commence the supplies of Ansat to China, […]

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Nord Aviation 2501F-3 Noratlas, F-AZVM ´Le Grise´

18 February 2020 Jacek Domański

Nord Aviation 2501 Noratlas operated by L’association Le Noratlas de Provence, flying display during Tag der Bundeswehr open doors event at Fliegerhorst Landsberg/Penzing, June 2017. In late 1940s, the French Air Force opened the competition […]

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