Hawker Hunter Mk.58 ´Graffiti Hunter´ (a former Swiss Air Force ´J-4015´), at the static display during Zigermeet 2019 in Mollis, Switzerland. Hawker Hunter was introduced into the Swiss Air Force in late 1950s, as a […]
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 […]
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 […]
´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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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