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Mi-26T2V

22 July 2020 Jacek Domański

A prototype of the heavy helicopter Mi-26T2V, presented at ´Russian Helicopters´ stand during the XIV International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2019, Zhukovsky (Moscow area). Since the late 1950s, the emerging need for a heavy transport […]

St. Petersburg is ready to celebrate the Navy Day

19 July 2020 Jacek Domański

While the usual aviation events – as air shows, fairs and open-doors days – are cancelled due to coronavirus outbreak, the parades organized on military holidays are one of the few aviation activities that are […]

17 July 1948 – PBY-5A Catalina ´Miss Macao´ was found

17 July 2020 Jacek Domański

The wreckage of Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina ´Miss Macao´ was found. This aircraft, registered VR-HDT and operated by Cathay Pacific subsidiary, left Macau a day before, for the scheduled passenger flight, but was hijacked. This event […]

Light and shadow of Jester – a story of Marineflieger P-3C Orion MPA

17 July 2020 Jacek Domański

Already shortly after its creation, the post-World War II German naval aviation (Marineflieger), started to play a significant role within the NATO structure in Northern Europe. Officially established in 1956, the naval aviation arm of […]

Fiat G.91 R/4

14 July 2020 Jacek Domański

Fiat G.91 R/4 ´75+00´ (formerly BD+248, German Air Force) exhibited at Luftfahrtmuseum Wernigerode, June 2018. Fiat G.91, a jet fighter-bomber designed by Fiat Aviazione (later Aeritalia) in early 1950s, was a result of both Korean […]

ICAO compliance for Ansat training simulator

11 July 2020 Jacek Domański

Kazan Helicopters, being a part of the Russian Helicopters holding company, has received a positive qualification of Ansat helicopter training simulator compatibility with international standards. The evaluation was done by the Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute named […]