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XIV International Aviation and Space Salon – a short overview of MAKS-2019

2 January 2020 Jacek Domański

XIV International Aviation and Space Salon (Международный авиационно-космический салон), usually also called ´MAKS-2019´, was held at Zhukovsky International Airport / Gromov Flight Research Institute, Moscow area, between 27th August and 1st September 2019. The 14th […]

AIR SHOW NEWS

First look at the 2020 airshow season.

2 January 2020 Jacek Domański

The first days of new year 2020 are already here, meaning the best time to start thinking about the forthcoming air show season. As some of the organizers already released a few initial information and […]

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX / SABCA F-16AM Fighting Falcon

31 December 2019 Jacek Domański

A wonderful joint flying display of two iconic aircraft – Supermarine Spitfire Mk. IX and F-16 Fighting Falcon, performed during the 6th Sanicole Sunset Airshow, Leopoldsburg/Beverlo airfield, 9th September 2016. The Spitfire story in the […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Rotec completed the delivery of attack helicopters for 2019

29 December 2019 Jacek Domański

Russian Helicopters company announced that the delivery of over 20 attack helicopters to the Russian Ministry of Defence was finalized recently, and therefore the manufacturing company fully completed the state defence contract for 2019. All […]

MILITARY AVIATION

State tests of Mi-26T2V started

28 December 2019 Jacek Domański

Russian Helicopters holding company recently announced that, with the participation of representatives of the Russian Ministry of Defence, the joint state tests of Mi-26T2V heavy-lift military transport helicopter just started and are to last until […]

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Mil Mi-24V (Mi-35) / Mi-2Sz

24 December 2019 Jacek Domański

A unique formation display of Czech Air Force Mi-24V (Mi-35) ´3366´ attack helicopter and Mi-2 from Flight Training Centre, performed during Czech International Air Fest 2017. Undoubtedly, the ´Alien Tiger´ is one of the most […]

AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY

21 December 1988 – maiden flight of Antonov An-225 Mriya

21 December 2019 Jacek Domański

Maiden flight of Antonov An-225 Mriya. Initially developed for the purposes of Soviet space programme ´Buran´ and intended to transport the Buran space-shuttle, Mriya is today the heaviest aircraft ever built, with the maximum take-off […]

AIR SHOW NEWS

Two air show events planned for 2020 already cancelled

20 December 2019 Jacek Domański

The end of the year is usually the time when some light is shed on the upcoming air show season, as the organizers are releasing the first information about their events. There was no difference […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Serbia officially introduced its new helicopter fleet

20 December 2019 Jacek Domański

On 7th December 2019, the presentation of recently delivered Mi-35 and Mi-17 helicopters to Aleksandar Vučić, the President of the Republic of Serbia and the leaders of Serbian armed forces, officially introduced the new helicopter […]

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Ilyushin Il-2 ´Shturmovik´

17 December 2019 Jacek Domański

Ilyushin Il-2 at the static display during the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2017, Zhukovsky airfield, Moscow area. Although there were more than 36,000 of Il-2 aircraft built during the World War II, there are […]

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