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Russia
MILITARY AVIATION
St. Petersburg is ready to celebrate the Navy Day
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 […]
CIVIL AVIATION
ICAO compliance for Ansat training simulator
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 […]
MILITARY AVIATION
National stage of ´Aviadarts-2020´ launched
International Contest ´Aviadarts-2020´ took the next step, as the national stage of live-fly exercise was launched this week in the Ryazan area. Before entering the live-fly phase of the contest, the crews had to complete […]
MILITARY AVIATION
2020 Victory Parade – the second run
On 24th June 2020 – a month and a half after the Victory Day in Europe, and six weeks since its initially scheduled date – the Victory Parade in Moscow took place, commemorating the 75th […]
CIVIL AVIATION
The first civilian Mi-8AMT Arctic helicopter
Russian Helicopters holding company (part of Rostec State Corporation) started serial production of Mi-8AMT Arctic helicopters for civilian customers. The company recently issued a press release stating that the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant already completed the […]
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AVIATION HISTORY
A monumental museum – Victory Park in Moscow
On 9th May 1995, at the 50th anniversary of the Victory Day in Europe, during the grand ceremony and with participation of 55 official foreign delegations, the memorial complex at Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow was […]
MILITARY AVIATION
When the sky is not blue – all-weather pilot training
Since the beginning of military aviation, an all-weather capability was a desired objective of any air force. The dream came true in 1950s, with introduction of first all-weather jets, but still it has taken awhile […]
AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY
5 June 1969 – Tupolev Tu-144 went supersonic for the first time
A prototype of Tupolev Tu-144 passenger jet went supersonic for the first time, becoming the first passenger jet to break the sound barrier. Tupolev´s jet did this a four months before its only competitor – […]