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5 June 1969 – Tupolev Tu-144 went supersonic for the first time

5 June 2020 Jacek Domański

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 – […]

CIVIL AVIATION

Ansat helicopters with COVID-19 module

16 May 2020 Jacek Domański

Russian Helicopters company, the manufacturer of light multipurpose Ansat helicopter, recently received an approval from the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) for isolation units to be installed in medical variant of the Ansat rotorcraft. ´Currently, […]

CIVIL AVIATION

The first Ansat helicopter for EMERCOM of Russia

16 May 2020 Jacek Domański

Russian Helicopters company delivered the first Ansat helicopter for EMERCOM of Russia – the Ministry of the Russian Federation for Affairs for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters. The rotorcraft will […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Air Parade over Moscow celebrated the 75th anniversary of Victory Day

10 May 2020 Jacek Domański

75 years ago, on 8th May CET (or 9th May MSK) 1945, the long-awaited surrender of Nazi Germany became a fact, ending the dark years of the World War II in Europe. Although, not all […]

AIR SHOW REPORTS

Victory air show at Kubinka

10 May 2020 Jacek Domański

Holding an air show without any spectators may seem like a crazy idea, but nowadays it became a fact of life. We never would have though that we would write a report from such event, […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Russian northernmost air base now has the all-year runway

3 May 2020 Jacek Domański

Nagurskoye, a remote Arctic air base located in Alexandra Land (an island in Franz Josef Land archipelago), is the northernmost airfield of the Eastern hemisphere and the second-northernmost in the world (after the Alert Air […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Victory Day Parade goes airborne

1 May 2020 Jacek Domański

Over the past few weeks we were reporting the preparations for the biggest Russian military holiday, the Victory Day Parade held annually on 9th May. Despite the coronavirus outbreak and strict measures against the pandemic […]

MILITARY AVIATION

´Aviadarts-2020´ competition finalized its second phase

11 April 2020 Jacek Domański

The 2020 edition of ´Aviadarts´ international military contest is finalizing its second phase. In March,  many of participating crews were concluding the regional level of the competition – as it happened, for example, in the […]

MILITARY AVIATION

2020 Victory Day Parade – preparations are going ahead

5 April 2020 Jacek Domański

At the time when aviation – and any other – events around the world are cancelled one after another due to the coronavirus outbreak, the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation still continues with […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Combat exercise of Russian transport aviation

15 March 2020 Jacek Domański

In early March 2020, the crews of Russian Military Transport Aviation – MTA (Военно-транспортная авиация – ВТА) performed the live-fire combat exercise at Kushalino training ground, Tver region. At first sight, the combination of terms […]

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