Aviation 2024, November

The story is simply magical, otherwise you cannot call it a miraculous transformation of a miracle into a monster. But in reality for Germany "Mosquito" became a headache that they could not neutralize. But it all started very, very sad. In the mid-30s, when tensions grew like

When there was a discussion of the Dewoitine D520 aircraft, many commentators expressed the opinion that the Morane-Saulnier aircraft were no worse than the Dewoitine fighters. I will venture to make out this moment as much as possible. To begin with, a little excursion into history, just to pay tribute

Of course, ask anyone today which plane was the best in Japan during the Second World War, and a mighty roar will be heard in response: "Zero !!!" And some "specialists" and "experts" also stubbornly push the A6M into all the charts regardless of who are the neighbors of the deck:

I will never compare a battleship and an aircraft carrier, for the former there is just Kaptsov, for the latter there is Andrey from Chelyabinsk. And no one forbids me to do this, you just need to understand your level of competence in these matters

Actually, here it is. The most successful angle and the logical result. Nevertheless, the history of this aircraft is more than interesting. The main question, to which I will try to answer: why on the Eastern Front, the Fokker was treated with coolness, so to speak, while on the Western Front it was a true scarecrow for all pilots

This rather nondescript airplane - in fact, as many articles about the Soviet seaplane say - is a well-deserved veteran. The past fire, water, ice of all years of the Great Patriotic War. He was born in the head of the legend of Soviet seaplane aviation, Georgy Mikhailovich Beriev. Of a person who is not

In the first (it happened) part, we talked about a very original, as it turned out, aircraft: "Messerschmitt" Bf 109. The aircraft really turned out to be more than original. On the one hand, there are simply monstrous oddities in the design, borrowed from a sports plane, on the other, the possibility

There will be no complete comparison here, but historical parallels will be present. It is not my goal to show the similarities between Yakovlev's and Messerschmitt's planes, but as the article progresses, you will be surprised how similar the history of these planes turned out to be. Another question, of course, was what was the finale. But that's what we are about too

As strange as this statement may look, the controversial doctrine of Douai played the first role in the emergence of the branch of heavy fighters. It was Monsieur Douay that the inhabitants of Soviet, German, Japanese and English cities owe the massive bombing, since it was Douai who developed the theory

Historically speaking, about Italian combat vehicles, it was almost as if they were dead: either nothing or nothing at all. That is, they seemed to be, but they did not exist either. Something was flying there that was not good for anything initially. In fact, the truth was, as always, not where the celebration was

Yes, they were very peculiar war workers, but now we will consider exclusively wheeled aircraft. For float torpedo bombers and flying boats carrying torpedoes, you will have to make a separate test, since there were more than enough original machines invented

We're talking about aviation. We often talk about the development of aircraft, especially often - about the development of combat aircraft. I must say that not one of the branches and arms of the military has gone along such a path of development as aviation. Well, perhaps the rocket forces, but you must admit, how can we talk about

This material completes the topic of cannon and machine gun armament of aircraft of the Second World War. And here there will be a zest, which just needs to be paid attention to readers. We discussed machine guns and heavy machine guns. We talked about the cannons that made up the main power of the aviation of that time. And so

It is absolutely fair to talk about aviation engines when talking about aviation. The very "fiery engines" on which, in fact, our aircraft flew during the Second World War. In general, in the 30-40s, our industry, no doubt, made a huge leap forward. From direct photocopying

Working on the cycle "Weapons of the Second World War", sometimes you shove through so much information that willy-nilly pulls to write more broadly about any moment. As, for example, happened with the story of Mark Birkier and his HS.404 cannon. In my articles on artillery, I somehow allowed myself the thought that in every

Indeed, why did you get into the bomber? To fly to carry out a combat mission or to correct physiological needs? Yes, usually "it" was placed in the tail. Away from the crew. It is clear that the former, but sometimes without the latter. If we talk about front-line dive bombers and attack aircraft

Continuing the theme of aircraft weapons, it is quite predictable to move on to aircraft guns of the Second World War. I'll make a reservation right away that the article is generally devoted to 20-mm cannons, and one and only 23-mm cannon got here because it is nevertheless closer in characteristics to 20-mm colleagues than to those about

The first short-range Soviet guided air-to-ground missiles made it possible to significantly increase the strike capabilities of front-line aviation. Moreover, their use was associated with certain difficulties. In particular, the Kh-66 and Kh-23 missiles required the pilot to control the missile flight until

On January 21, 2014, the Voennoye Obozreniye portal published an article "Light fighter?" The consolidated decision of the NTS can be summed up in three words: "To be a light fighter!" However, the author of the article has

A new version of the appearance of the F-3 Japan is making its plans for the further development of the Air Self-Defense Forces (VSS), and the F-3 project occupies a key place in them. Its goal is to create a promising new generation fighter aircraft with high tactical and technical characteristics. While this project

Modern civil aircraft intended for commercial air carriers must not only show high performance characteristics, but also be distinguished by low operating costs. When creating new samples of such equipment, the need to reduce all the main

On August 21, the Chinese edition of the Sina Military published an article on modern aircraft weapons. Under the intriguing title “Russian and American Helicopter Missiles. Why is the Russian missile faster, but poorly sold? " lurked a curious attempt at analyzing technical and commercial

In a previous article, we touched on the question of how drones have become one of the main weapons of modern warfare. This was done through the prism of the confrontation between the Turkish UAVs and the Pantsir-S1 air defense system. In this article, the author will try to tell in more detail about the practice and tactics of using drums

The Su-39 attack aircraft (Su-25TM, factory index T-8TM) is a deep modernization of the well-proven predecessor, the Su-25. Work on the new aircraft began in January 1986. Then, by decision of the military-industrial complex under the Council of Ministers of the USSR, work began on the creation of a modification of the Su-25T

On September 7, near Yaroslavl, a Yak-42 plane crashed with the Lokomotiv hockey team on board, which was leaving for Minsk for its first game of the new KHL season. As a result of the plane crash, out of 45 people on board, 43 died at the scene of the accident, one more - the striker of the Russian national team

In the second half of the fifties, several projects of promising vertical or short take-off and landing aircraft were developed in the United States. Such a technique was of great interest from the point of view of practical operation, which is why several aircraft

Skyborg project, USAF render Until 2030, the United States expects to complete the ambitious Skyborg program, which could change the modern look of the Air Force and the way air warfare is waged. The goal of the program is to create combat aircraft that will be controlled by artificial intelligence

XF-84H in flight At the turn of the late 1940s - early 1950s, the transition of military aviation to jet engines was practically completed. The future was precisely with jet aircraft, but work on the creation of new propeller driven aircraft was still ongoing. Similar projects include the American

None of the latest local conflicts have gone without the use of aviation. The most frequently encountered aircraft over the battlefield for many years were attack aircraft. Recently, they are giving way to strike drones and kamikaze drones, but they are still used quite actively. Two

In 1957, the US Army Transportation Research Command issued an assignment to industry to develop a flying jeep. Only a few years remained before the mass use of helicopters in combat conditions. The Vietnam War clearly confirmed the high efficiency of such a technique for solving

Turkish attack drone Bayraktar TB2 In recent years, none of the local wars were complete without the use of unmanned aircraft. Interest in UAVs is growing all over the world. It is obvious that the future belongs to these weapons. At the same time, the range of drones presented on the military market is very large: from completely

Model of the XF-108 Rapier fighter The project of an unusual fighter necessary to escort strategic bombers originated in the United States in the second half of the 1950s. For its time, the novelty stood out with an excellent set of flight performance characteristics. If the plane really was

Ariel Transit Company Promotional Poster Until recently, the steam engine was the most widespread source of energy on the planet. Steam engines were installed on ground carts - prototypes of the first automobiles, set in motion trains and steamers, ensured the operation of pumps and machine tools

Soviet Il-2 attack aircraft from the 4th Air Army in the skies over Berlin, photo: waralbum.ru The Il-2 is rightly one of the most famous aircraft of the Great Patriotic War. A huge number of people know about it, having even the most remote idea of aviation. For residents of our country

The Altius is a heavy Russian long-range drone with a maximum payload of over a ton. The UAV made its first flight in August 2019. In February 2020, the official website of the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that the final version of the drone was named

Loitering ammunition "Thunder", photo: ArmyInform Loitering ammunition is gradually conquering the arms market around the world and is becoming an increasingly widespread and effective weapon. Work on the creation of kamikaze drones, which hit targets with an air attack, is underway in many

The US-built AC-130 close-fire support aircraft, also referred to as the "flying battery", is a unique aircraft of its kind. Rebuilt from the military transport C-130 Hercules, this attack aircraft is the eternal companion of the American special operations forces

At the end of December 2019, news appeared in the American media that the assembly of the experimental X-59 QueSST aircraft would be completed by the end of 2020, and the first flight of a unique aircraft could take place in 2021. The uniqueness of the project lies in the fact that the X-59 QueSST aircraft can

Sikorsky's Russian Knight The Russian Knight became the first four-engined aircraft in the history of aviation. Created by designer Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky in 1913, the aircraft set several world records and immediately hit the pages of the world press. I came to see the plane in person

Photo: Ainur Kazymova According to the Interfax agency, more than a billion rubles will be needed to develop a new technical aircraft modernization project alone. Deeply modernized