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Zlín Z-50LX
A formation of four Zlín Z-50LX aerobatic aircraft from the Flying Bulls Aerobatic Team, flying display during an open doors event at Aeroklub Jaroměř, May 2013. Back in 1973, a development of a new single […]
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AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY
25 June 1975 – first flight of Yakovlev Yak-50
First flight of Yakovlev Yak-50, aerobatic trainer aircraft. Between 1946 and 1965, Yakovlev design bureau created, under common designation Yak-18, a series of quite different training and aerobatic aircraft. It included a variant designated Yak-18PM, […]
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Sukhoi Su-31M
Sukhoi Su-31M (OK-HXC, c/n 0601), Aerobatic Freestyle Challenge, Prague, June 2012. Usually, when we think about aircraft designed by Sukhoi construction bureau, combat aeroplanes are the first that comes to mind. And indeed, military aircraft […]
MILITARY AVIATION
´Swifts´ aerobatic team marked their 30th anniversary
Approximately one week ago, the ´Swifts´ (Стрижи, also romanized as Strizhi) aerobatic group of the Russian Aerospace Forces has celebrated its 30th anniversary. The team, currently flying in a formation of nine MiG-29 jet fighters, […]
MILITARY AVIATION
´Berkuts´ celebrated their 29th anniversary
On 11th April 2021, the aerobatic group ´Berkuts´ (Беркуты, English: Golden eagles) celebrated the 29th anniversary of its foundation. The team, being a part of the 344th Centre for Combat Employment and Retraining of Personnel […]
AIR SHOW NEWS
Only a hundred days left to MAKS-2021
The first meeting of Organizing Committee for the preparation and carrying out the 15th International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2021 was held on 22nd March, traditionally a four months before date of this event. The […]
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Yakovlev Yak-18T / Як-18Т
Yakovlev Yak-18T (OK-YAK, c/n 10-32) on the runway of Roudnice airfield, during the 15th Memorial Air Show, June 2019. At the beginning, there was a Yak-18, a two-seat, in tandem configuration, primary training aircraft designed […]
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PZL M18B Dromader
PZL M18B Dromader (c/n 1Z024-07, SP-FOH), taxiing after the water drop display – air show at the 11th FAI European Advanced Aerobatic Championships 2019 in Toruń, Poland. The PZL M18 Dromader is a Polish agricultural […]