Aviation
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In the second half of the 1950s, the Mikoyan Design Bureau began work on the development and creation of high-altitude high-speed interceptor fighters designed to combat promising supersonic bombers. The aircraft being created received the indexes E-150, E-152. The development of these aircraft OKB
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Your eyes do not deceive you: the wings of this plane are slanted and rotated 60 degrees in relation to the fuselage. Oblique Wing AD-1 is the strangest aircraft ever built by NASA. But why was it made that way? The aircraft was designed and built by the Flight Research
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On the fronts of the war for the future of the American fifth-generation F-35 fighter jet, sluggish skirmishes continue. Having achieved some success in Turkey and in the Far East, Washington decided to take a risky step: to move the plane to India. This, it would seem, is facilitated by the lifting of the embargo on supplies
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The Sukhoi aircraft building company ranked second in the world in terms of the number of multifunctional fighters produced for export over the past 10 years
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The Su-34 multifunctional front-line bomber has successfully passed the second and final stage of state flight tests. In the near future, based on the results of the tests carried out, a corresponding act will be signed and the aircraft will officially be adopted by the Russian Air Force, it is reported
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In the coming month, Washington plans to launch the X-37B UAV for the second time. The device can stay in orbit for up to 9 months and can theoretically attack ground targets from space. According to military experts, this is the first step towards creating military robots capable of conducting combat operations in space. UAV
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One of five pre-production aircraft (factory designation T10B), this aircraft carries dummy weapons. At the ends of the wing - two R-73, under the wing - R-27, not with engine nacelles - KX-31P, and KX-59M suspended along the center line of the aircraft. The updated design is clearly visible in this photo
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The American military-industrial company Northrop Grumman, working in the field of electronics and information technology, aerospace, and shipbuilding, has created for the United States Navy (U. S. Navy), a tailless jet aircraft X-47B. This device was built as part of the program of demonstration of unmanned
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In India, at an airbase located in the suburbs of Bangalore, the eighth International Aerospace Show "Aero India - 2011" began its work - one of the largest in Asia. Russia presents more than 80 samples of weapons and military equipment there. Aviation has always held a special place in
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The Sukhoi company press service reported that flight tests of the T-50 PAK FA fighter are continuing. “At present, the flight and ground tests of the PAK FA (a promising aviation complex of front-line aviation) are being successfully continued. In the very near future, the second pilot will join the tests
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The most terrible aircraft of the First World War: Fokker EI Eindecker Country: Germany First flight: 1915 Normal takeoff weight: 660 kg Wingspan: 8.5 m Engines: 1 PD (piston engine) Oberursel U.0, 80 hp Maximum speed: 132 km / h Practical ceiling : 3000 m Practical range: 200
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In Hollywood science fiction films, the image of an unmanned aerial attack vehicle is often traced. The United States is the world leader in the construction and design of drones. And they do not stop there, all the more building up the UAV fleet in the armed forces. Having gained experience
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The famous Ka-52 Alligator twin-rotor helicopter has been tested in action. A month ago, several "Alligators" entered the Center for Combat Use and Retraining of Flight Personnel located in the city of Torzhok (Tver Region). After the pilots studied the theory of control of new
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Su-35. Improvement failed Work on the modernization of the Su-27 began in the mid-80s, almost immediately after the start of their serial production. The improved machine was supposed to differ from the original by a digital fly-by-wire control system (EDSU), a more powerful radar and a set of weapons
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Yesterday, in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, the first flight of the second prototype of the promising frontline aviation complex (PAK FA, prototype T-50), known as the 5th generation fighter, took place. According to Interfax, citing a source in the military-industrial complex, PAK FA
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Comparing modern military equipment is a thankless task. All other things being equal, in a real battle, a lot is decided by chance and not so much the characteristics inherent in the weapon, as its skillful use. But we will try anyway, because everyone is so interested - who is cooler, our Mi-28N and Ka-52 or "theirs"
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The 5th generation strategic missile carrier called the Advanced Long Range Aviation Complex (PAK DA) may become unmanned. This was told in the United Aircraft Company (UAC). "To fully control the aircraft from the ground, you need a developed network of satellites in space. Plans for
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Popular Mechanics rating Fastest: Lockheed AH-56 Cheyenne Country: USA First flight: 1967 Length: 16.66 m Main rotor diameter: 15.62 m Height: 4.18 m Engine: GET64 turboshaft, 3925 hp Maximum speed: 393 km / h Ceiling: 6100 m Armament: bow turret with 40 mm
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KRET Pavilion Rosoboronexport Pavilion Rostec Pavilion Photo report from MAKS 2013 (KRET Pavilions, Rosoboronexport, Rostec) Rostec No No No No No
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"The annual operating costs of the F-35 fleet are expected to significantly exceed the combined annual operating costs of the fleets of several previous generation combat aircraft types." This is perhaps the quintessence of a 60-page report prepared by experts
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This Thursday, the first flight of the second fifth-generation experimental aviation complex took place at the training ground in Komsomolsk - on - Amur. In the world it is better known as the T-50 aircraft. The T-50 is being developed by the Sukhoi company. To develop a promising machine that will be unmanned and
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On the basis of Fort Worth of the US Navy, tests of the first production F-35A Lightning II fighter, the American company Lockheed Martin, took place. Aircraft with tail number AF-6 made a test flight lasting one hour. The tests were found to be completely successful
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Design Bureau constantly worked on expanding the strike capabilities of the Tu-22M aircraft, including equipping the complex with new types of missiles. In 1976, as part of measures for the further development of the complex, a decision was made to equip the Tu-22M2 with aeroballistic missiles in various versions
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Since many of the most famous examples of Chinese military equipment demonstrate a clear Russian influence, many myths also affect the Russian Federation, which, as it is believed, sells unique technologies for a pittance and does not fight against Chinese industrial espionage. The reality is much
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Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). At present, only one fighter of the 5th generation has been adopted on the planet - the American F-22 Raptor, the second US F-35 aircraft will soon be put into production, is being finalized. The Russian Federation has created the PAK FA, two prototypes of the fighter were mounted
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The main trend in reforming the Air Force in most countries of the world in the period up to 2015 and beyond will be their quantitative reduction, while striving to increase combat effectiveness. This will lead to a narrowing of the fighter export market and, as a result, to a tightening
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The Japanese government decided to reduce its dependence on the United States for military aviation. Currently, almost all of Japan's combat aircraft are American-made or assembled in Japan with minor Japanese additions. Tokyo was unable to persuade Washington to sell him the 5th generation fighter
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Taganrog Aviation Scientific and Technical Complex (TANTK) named after Beriev is the only large design bureau in the world specializing in the creation of amphibious aircraft. Meanwhile, world practice shows that the development of the direction of hydroaviation is unpromising today, obviously
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Last week, the first successful supersonic flight of the prototype of the newest Russian fifth-generation fighter T-50 (PAK FA) took place. The sound barrier was broken during flight tests at supersonic speeds, which are now being tested by both prototypes of the fighter. First prototype
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A-10 Thunderbolt II is an American single-seat twin-engine attack aircraft created by Fairchild-Republic. His main specialization was the fight against ground targets, primarily against tanks and other armored vehicles of the enemy. This aircraft is familiar to almost all aviation lovers and
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Launch of LRASM anti-ship missiles from a B-1B bomber. The revival of aircraft for naval strike missions in the US Air Force was like this. The end of the Cold War temporarily put an end to the idea of equipping bombers with anti-ship missiles: the US adversary had committed suicide, there were no new ones. A few years later, those B-52s
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Work on the CAM-4 Sigma project was not in vain. On 05/07/1937, a bell rang in the office of the director of the aviation technical school, which I occupied. - Kaganovich M.M. will speak with you. The conversation was unexpected and short, but very agitated me. Kaganovich in the energetic form characteristic of
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The fifth international exhibition HeliRussia was held in Moscow in mid-May. This salon of the helicopter industry is not yet the same massive and well-known event as MAKS, but over the years it has clearly moved forward. In the pavilion of the Crocus Expo exhibition center, their products
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75 years ago, the 402nd Special Purpose Fighter Aviation Regiment was formed. Now it has a different name - the Lipetsk aviation group as part of the Valery State Center for the Training of Aviation Personnel and Military Tests of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
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The Mi-35M is a deep modernization of the well-proven Mi-24 transport and combat helicopter, which received the nickname "Crocodile" in the army. Currently, the Mi-35M is produced both for export and for the needs of the Russian army. The helicopter is designed to destroy armored vehicles
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Unmanned combat aerial vehicles in OKB-301 began to be engaged in the early 1950s. For example, in 1950-1951, a remote-controlled C-C-6000 projectile with a flight weight of 6000 kg was developed, intended to destroy strategic objects in the rear of the enemy with a powerful deep
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McDonnell XF-85 "Goblin" is a jet aircraft created in the United States as an escort fighter, capable of being based on the Convair B-36.XF-85 bomber at Edwards Air Force Base. First thoughts of creating a strategic bomber that could take off from the United States , overcome
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The end of a beautiful era The founder of the American venture capital of the aerospace company Paul Allen (many will probably remember him as the co-founder of Microsoft Corporation) died on October 15, 2018 at the age of 65. Together with him, the idea of creating a universal means for launching spacecraft disappeared into oblivion
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The idea of creating and using heavy multi-seat airborne gliders belongs to domestic designers and pilots. In 1932, a young novice aircraft designer Boris Dmitrievich Urlapov on the idea of the pilot-inventor Pavel Ignatievich Grokhovsky and under his
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Perhaps some admirers of everything Soviet, who do not know the principle “do not make yourself an idol,” will condemn me. I do not want to give a damn about the Soviet past, for this there is something like that, but I also wanted to give a picture of what was happening for a long time. Understanding is a very difficult thing. Especially when