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 […]
First recorded combat of US Marine Corps F4U Corsair, during the Kahili raid (Solomon Islands), later known as ´St. Valentine´s Day Massacre´. Twelve F4Us, together with ten P-38 Lightnings, escorted nine PB4Y-1 Liberators on their […]
Dear Readers, Followers, Friends of Afterburner, It seems, as we have celebrated the New Year yesterday, but in fact it was already over a month ago. Yes, time flies fast, there is no denying… As […]
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40l, Omega Aerial Refueling Services Inc., static display at Danish Air Show 2014, Karup AFB. McDonnell Douglas DC-10, a three-engine, wide-body airliner, performed its maiden flight on 29th August 1970. Despite the initial […]
On 6th February 2020, the press release issued by PJSC United Aircraft Corporation informed about significant changes in management of RSK ´MiG´ and JSC ´Sukhoi Company´, both aviation manufacturers being a part of UAC corporation. […]
At DefExpo 2020, the Russian Helicopters holding signed a roadmap with the Russian-Indian company Indo-Russian Helicopters Limited (IRHL) for localization of Ka-226T helicopter production in India. The document defines the main stages and terms for […]
Who hasn´t heard about Antonov An-2? An aeroplane that earned a worldwide recognition as icon of Soviet civil aviation, and even the Soviet Union era. Antonov An-2 is also the second biggest serial-manufactured single-engine biplane […]
Myasishchev VM-T ´Atlant´ (also known as 3M-T or 3М, транспортный), strategic airlift aeroplane, exhibited, together with 3GT payload container, at the static display of International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2017, Zhukovsky, Moscow area. Myasishchev M-4 […]
Russian Helicopters holding is going to promote their latest civilian helicopters at DefExpo, the biennial defence exhibition of India. DefExpo 2020, the 11th edition of the fair, will be held from 5th to 8th February […]
Mikhail Leontyevich Mil (Михаил Леонтьевич Миль) died from stroke, at the age of 60. Mikhail Mil was one of the aviation pioneers and one of the greatest aviation designers. Despite the fact that his first […]
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