Aviation

Helicopters on the fronts of World War II

Helicopters on the fronts of World War II

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For many American soldiers, seeing this "live" meant life instead of death. And for the British, too. World War II is not associated with helicopters. Meanwhile, it was on its fronts that these machines made their debut as a means of conducting military operations. The debut was not

V-22: interesting, but illogical in places

V-22: interesting, but illogical in places

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Tiltrotor in flight. Nacelle angle 75 degrees (by eye) Is the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor easy to fly? I think many would be interested in how such a thing generally keeps in the air. But how do you know? It is unlikely that the United States Marine Corps will be so kind as to admit this machine to the handle

The last of the Mohicans: Boeing's combat helicopter of the future

The last of the Mohicans: Boeing's combat helicopter of the future

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Leaders and Outsiders In March, the American corporation Boeing showed its solution for FARA - the concept of the reconnaissance and attack helicopter of the future. Recall that a number of companies must submit their solutions for the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft competition, designed to find a replacement for the already withdrawn from

Combat aircraft. MiG-3. Detective about a high-altitude non-high

Combat aircraft. MiG-3. Detective about a high-altitude non-high

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The detective story is, unfortunately, an integral part of the aircraft industry of the pre-war (and post-war) time. What our designers sometimes got up to is worthy of a separate study, because I won't be lying if I say that we have never had such undercover games as in the aviation industry anywhere else

Five of Antonov's most successful planes

Five of Antonov's most successful planes

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On February 7, 1906, the Soviet aircraft designer Oleg Konstantinovich Antonov was born. Since childhood, Antonov, who was fond of aviation, founded an original design school and created 52 types of gliders and 22 types of aircraft, including the largest and most lifting ones in the world. His planes became sensations

The first Soviet strategic bomber Tu-4

The first Soviet strategic bomber Tu-4

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After the creation of the atomic bomb, the only means of delivery was a strategic bomber. Since 1943, the B-29 was in service with the American Air Force. In the USSR, for this purpose in 1945, the Tupolev Design Bureau developed the aircraft "64" - the first post-war four-engine bomber. but

German vertical takeoff aircraft projects

German vertical takeoff aircraft projects

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It is believed that one of the most serious blows to the defense capability and military potential of Nazi Germany was inflicted by its military leadership and designers of military equipment. All of them were constantly "sick" with new ideas, sometimes completely unrealizable. As a result, part of the forces and production

Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk. Stealthy tactical strike aircraft

Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk. Stealthy tactical strike aircraft

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The Lockheed F-117 aircraft became the winner of the 1975-76 "black" experimental stealth technology (XST - Experimental Stealth Technology) competition. Powered by General Electric CJ610 turbojets, the first XST aircraft

Combat aircraft. I-180: is it so good, is it so bad?

Combat aircraft. I-180: is it so good, is it so bad?

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When we talked about the Yak-1, Mig-3 and LaGG-3, many readers recalled this particular plane. Say, if I went to the I-180 series, the alignment would be completely different. And so - the undercover scammers ruined an excellent car and made it possible for all mediocre talent to supply our Air Force, do not understand what is under

Germany nightmare

Germany nightmare

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On January 9, 1941, the Avro Lancaster took off for the first time, becoming the most massive British heavy bomber during the Second World War, and indeed in the entire history of British aircraft construction. Before the termination of serial production in January 1946, British and Canadian aircraft factories

Plywood defeated dural

Plywood defeated dural

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88 years ago, on January 30, 1930, the prototype of the Soviet multipurpose combat aircraft ANT-10 (R-7), developed by the design team under the leadership of A.N. Tupolev. The first stage of testing revealed a number of shortcomings, which, in general, is a common thing for almost any new car

What prevents Russia from recreating an analogue of the Tu-144

What prevents Russia from recreating an analogue of the Tu-144

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The Ministry of Industry and Trade told how much civil supersonic aircraft with up to 50 seats can cost and what the potential demand is for them. Taking into account the existing scientific and technical groundwork, Russia, according to the ministry, will need only eight years to create such a liner. Is it really so

Five most dangerous fighters of WWII

Five most dangerous fighters of WWII

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On the Internet, you can find the most incredible and even absurd collections of "the best fighters of the Second World War." Recently, one (by the way, highly respected in the world) publication brought up one of them to the public. According to its author, among such machines are the Supermarine Spitfire, Bf. 109, P-51

Black and cocky. What will be the American multipurpose helicopter of the future

Black and cocky. What will be the American multipurpose helicopter of the future

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SB1 Defiant At the end of December, one of the most interesting aviation events of the outgoing year took place: the appearance of a promising multipurpose helicopter with the complex name Sikorsky-Boeing SB1 Defiant (English "daring", "defiant", "naughty") was presented. The development is based on a promising

Reusable, space, nuclear: M-19 aircraft project

Reusable, space, nuclear: M-19 aircraft project

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In the past, the Soviet aviation industry was busy with a host of daring ideas. Projects of aerospace aircraft, alternative power plants for aviation, etc. were being worked out. Of particular interest in this context is the M-19 project developed by the V.M. Myasishchev. It planned

British air supremacy. Key benefits of BAE Systems Tempest

British air supremacy. Key benefits of BAE Systems Tempest

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BAE Systems Tempest This aircraft project has already been written a lot, especially after BAE Systems showed a mock-up of its development at the Farnborough Air Show. Many different opinions were expressed about him, to the extent that it is window dressing and almost a bluff. It would seem, what else can be said about this

The Diplomat (Japan): Su-27SK vs. SAAB JAS-39C Gripen. Parsing open data

The Diplomat (Japan): Su-27SK vs. SAAB JAS-39C Gripen. Parsing open data

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PLA Air Force Su-27SK and Royal Thai Air Force JAS-39C at Eagle Strike 2015 Here is a translation of Rick Joe's article Flankers 1 vs. Gripen: What Happened at Eagle Strike 2015, released on April 16 2020 in the Japanese edition of The Diplomat. Article

Hide and find. Some features of the F-22A and Su-57 fighters

Hide and find. Some features of the F-22A and Su-57 fighters

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F-22A at the airport. Photo by US Air Force A number of important requirements are imposed on modern and promising 5th generation fighters. In particular, they address issues of stealth and detection systems. A modern fighter must notice and attack the enemy long before they spot him

Gremlins in the air. The tests of the UAV X-61A have begun

Gremlins in the air. The tests of the UAV X-61A have begun

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Experienced X-61A in flight The other day the American company Dynetics announced the first flight tests of the promising unmanned aerial vehicle X-61A Gremlins Air Vehicle. The main task of this project is to unite several UAVs in a "flock" with the possibility of independent work

Reconnaissance aircraft A-12 and SR-71: record technology

Reconnaissance aircraft A-12 and SR-71: record technology

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Lockheed A-12 aircraft parked at factory # 42 in Palmdale. Photo by US Air Force In the mid-sixties, the CIA and the US Air Force received the latest A-12 and SR-71 reconnaissance aircraft. These machines, unified for the main part of the units, were distinguished by extremely high flight performance characteristics

Experimental helicopter Hughes XH-17. Failed record

Experimental helicopter Hughes XH-17. Failed record

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Experimental stand - future XH-17 helicopter. The product does not yet have a tail boom and a tail rotor. Photo by San Diego Air and Space Museum / travelforaircraft.wordpress.com In 1952, the first flight of an experimental transport helicopter XH-17 Flying Crane developed by Hughes Aircraft took place in the USA. V

On the need to return to light single-engine fighters for the RF Aerospace Forces

On the need to return to light single-engine fighters for the RF Aerospace Forces

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In 1992, the Russian Air Force command, simultaneously analyzing the experience of hostilities and statistics of losses of past wars (not only Soviet ones) and realizing that serious budgetary problems lay ahead, decided to withdraw from the Air Force's armament single-engine combat aircraft: MiG-23, MiG-27 and Su-17M different

HAL Tejas vs. JF-17 Thunder (Part I)

HAL Tejas vs. JF-17 Thunder (Part I)

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Material compiled on the basis of Indian and Pakistani forums National pride of India … India and Pakistan. Half a century of conflict. The confrontation gives rise to a local arms race. When the United States needed Pakistan, in the fight against Soviet troops in Afghanistan, and he openly supported it, everyone

Sabotage. US Air Force against the idea of a light attack aircraft

Sabotage. US Air Force against the idea of a light attack aircraft

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Some things are more visible from the outside than from the inside or up close. This fully applies to such a purely American "rake" as a light anti-guerrilla attack aircraft. The A-29 Super Tucano drops a laser-guided bomb during tests under the LAAR program

Airplane with the letter "B"

Airplane with the letter "B"

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"I am straight, I am sideways, With a turn, and with a jump, And with a run, and in place, And with two feet together …" (A. Barto) Titanic efforts of the Lockheed Martin corporation aimed at comprehensive coverage of the JSF program ( detailed description of the stages of development, construction and test results of the new

Why is the F-35 disliked in Australia?

Why is the F-35 disliked in Australia?

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A Wikipedia article on the F-35 fighter has been translated into 53 languages! And along with it was translated the chapter on the confrontation between the Air Power Australia think tank and the Lockheed Martin aircraft corporation. According to available information, "Air Power Australia" represented by

Unmanned bombers. Flight to tomorrow

Unmanned bombers. Flight to tomorrow

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Magnificent flesh without a soul. A corpse standing fearlessly over the abyss of its own destruction. A clot of combat matter programmed to destroy anyone whose description matches the "picture" loaded into its memory. The machine knows no pity or fear - a black automatic "ramp" rushes into

"Desert Storm". Deck-based aircraft strike

"Desert Storm". Deck-based aircraft strike

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A sharp jerk - and the plane disappears into a cloud of superheated steam, being carried forward, against the wind. Another moment - and under the wing stretched the endless sea … Gone! The deck crew jumps up from their knees and prepares to launch the next F / A-18. The fighter, swaying under the load of bombs, approaches

The first flight of the strike "drone"

The first flight of the strike "drone"

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Unmanned attack aircraft appeared much earlier than is commonly believed. Behind the bloody exploits of the MQ-9 Reaper in Iraq and Afghanistan are hidden 70 years of history of attack "drones", which have proven in practice the possibility of successful combat use of this type of technology

The plane is like an ingot of gold. The paradoxes of modern aviation

The plane is like an ingot of gold. The paradoxes of modern aviation

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Economics is the most boring science. But everything changes when it comes to the cost of modern aircraft systems. Is it true that the Raptor superfighter stands like a bar of gold of the same mass? How is the F-35 program doing? A light fighter designed as an Air Force workhorse

F-35 lost the battle

F-35 lost the battle

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The unobtrusive F-35 multirole fighter was defeated without firing a single shot at the enemy. The plane lost the main battle in its life long before it was embodied in metal - the battle for the justification of its existence. One can only admire the stubbornness and persistence of engineers

Black deer. Basic aviation in the Falklands War

Black deer. Basic aviation in the Falklands War

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The phrase "black deer" in Russian sounds funny and offensive. In English, Black Buck also does not mean anything good - as the Anglo-Saxons contemptuously called the South American Indians during the colonial era. By the end of the 20th century, Britain's colonial past was dispelled like smoke from

Strike Raptor and Bombcat. Fire from heaven

Strike Raptor and Bombcat. Fire from heaven

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The first "global patrol" battle group of fifty FB-22s will reach operational readiness by Year 20. "Strike Raptor" will allow us what we have always dreamed of - an invulnerable stealth aircraft with supersonic cruising speed and 4 tons of weapons in

"Don't shoot the pianist!" A few words in defense of the F-35

"Don't shoot the pianist!" A few words in defense of the F-35

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Gentlemen of the jury, the defendant did not admit his guilt and did not repent. But look him in the face! A fat plump face with traces of stealth technology … in my opinion, he simply does not understand what we want from him. Do you understand me, sir? Kan du tale Dansk? Türkçe konuşuyor musun? - Trust me

Fighter sky. Prospects for the MiG-31 interceptor

Fighter sky. Prospects for the MiG-31 interceptor

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Well, what about your impressions?”“I remember the huge efforts on the control stick - my hands ached out of habit, especially when I was full of fuel. Extremely gluttonous pepelats. Awkward at medium altitudes. When it accelerates to 1.8M in the stratosphere, it comes to life. Landing better than anyone on what I am

Argued a pilot with a submariner

Argued a pilot with a submariner

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In August 1943, the fiercest battle between aircraft and submarines took place in the Caribbean. The Browning of the 50th pounded powerfully. caliber, in response to them from the surface rushed heavy bursts of anti-aircraft guns "Flac", behind the stern of the boat, columns of water rose every minute. The planes passed on

How are kamikaze and P-700 "Granite" similar?

How are kamikaze and P-700 "Granite" similar?

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The trouble came from the air. The Bismarck, Marat and Yamato became easy prey for the pilots. At Pearl Harbor, the American fleet burned down at anchor. The fragile Swordfish destroyed the Italian heavy cruiser Pola (and indirectly the cruisers Zara and Fiume) in the battle at Cape Matapan. 20 Swordfish-Avosek

Top 10 helicopters according to the Military Channel

Top 10 helicopters according to the Military Channel

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First appearing over the battlefield during the Korean War, helicopters revolutionized military tactics. Today, rotary-wing aircraft confidently occupy their niche in the arsenal of modern armies and civil services, performing tasks of transporting people and cargo, fire support

10 best fighters of the twentieth century according to the Military Channel

10 best fighters of the twentieth century according to the Military Channel

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10 best fighters of the twentieth century according to the Military Channel. The most important criterion for evaluation is combat experience. All the fighters presented, except for the 10th place (but there is a good reason for that), took part in the hostilities. Secondly, all machines, without exception, have some kind of explicit

Kamikaze and P-700 "Granite". Part 2

Kamikaze and P-700 "Granite". Part 2

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Today's article, being a continuation of the topic “How are Kamikaze and P-700“Granite”similar, will be built in the mode of dialogue with readers. I will try to answer some of the most interesting, in my opinion, questions to the extent of my competence. For example, one of the questions sounded like this: “… full