Aviation 2024, November

American naval or air exercises, which are held in abundance around the world, including in the Pacific, are not often interesting. But sometimes there is something really interesting among them. During the Talisman Saber 2019, which took place at the end of July 2019

Built in a limited series since 1939, the Petlyakov Pe-8 bomber was a machine with excellent flight and combat characteristics. This is the only Soviet wartime heavy bomber whose characteristics and capabilities are comparable to the more famous "flying

In 1942, when no one could yet confidently say who would win the raging war, Myasishchev and Tupolev were asked to develop four-engine bombers with M-71TK-M engines, pressurized cabins and cannon armament. The maximum speed was set to 500 km / h at an altitude of 10,000 m, the range

The downed Korean Boeing in September 1983 has truly become a mystery of the 20th century. Until now, there are disputes not only about the place of death of the liner, but also about whose missiles shot it down: Soviet or … American? Moreover, as many researchers suspect, there was a real air battle over the Sea of Okhotsk

During the development of the MiG-21, the quite successful MiG-19 fighter was put into production. He became the first serial supersonic fighter in the world. The MiG-19 was the first to solve many problems associated with supersonic flights. The only design flaw of the aircraft was

By a decree of the Council of Ministers of the USSR of June 3, 1953 (the corresponding order of the MAP was issued on June 8), OKB-155 was instructed to design and build an experienced front-line fighter I-3 (I-380) for a new powerful VK-3 engine, which was created at OKB V. Ya.Klimova since 1949. It was meant for

The most unusual thing in the history of the Sakhalin incident is that out of almost 300 people who flew on the Boeing, NOT a single body was found! But they had to be there, fastened to the chairs as to anchors, or had to surface if they had time to put on life jackets. For all the time of searching

The Soviet Union was one of the first in the world to create heavy four-engine bombers. In the early thirties, TB-3, created by A.N. Tupolev, ascended into the sky. In the mid-30s, this four-engine giant was considered a miracle of its time. Not a single country in the world was then armed with

A sharp increase in maximum speed compared to the previous generation of machines, in particular the MiG-19, gave rise to a kind of euphoria - both for the customer and for the management of the MAP. The support was at the highest level, since the interests of the MAP also coincided (after all, he needed high indicators for reporting), and

This Teutonic "monster" with an angular and rough appearance is found in Russian archival documents only once, but, really, its uniqueness is worth telling about it. The four-engine Dornier Do-19 heavy bomber was built in a single copy, made its maiden flight

In the early 1920s, our country bought about a thousand military and civilian aircraft abroad. There were two goals: to quickly update the country's air fleet, destroyed by the world and civil wars, and to master the experience of aircraft construction accumulated in the world. Planes were bought in different countries

And now I want to give readers a consistent chronology of the events that took place over Sakhalin. This is how Wolf Mazur restored it on the basis of Soviet officially submitted reports, American interceptions of Soviet air defense negotiations (the so-called "Kirkpatrick tape" filed by the United States with the UN) and

In the midst of the Yak-26 testing process, on March 28, 1956, a decree of the Central Committee of the CPSU and the Council of Ministers of the USSR No. 424-261 (MAP order No. 194 of April 6) was issued, instructing OKB-115 to begin the development and construction of a new light high-altitude supersonic front-line bomber. According to this

Almost all Yak-28Bs with outdated RBP-3 radar sight were handed over to the customer for combat training. At the same time, they guaranteed a maximum speed within 1600 … 1700 km / h, a practical ceiling of 14 … 15 km and a flight range without hanging tanks of 1550 km. As it is easy to see, for all

At first, the Yak-28 aroused the mistrust of the flight crew. Difficulties were caused by the adjustable stabilizer (there was always a danger of forgetting to rearrange it), and frequent engine failures. The problem of sucking foreign objects from the ground, which originated on the Yak-25, was not completely solved, and

June 10, 1954 chief designer of OKB-115 A.S. Yakovlev received a government decree (needless to say that in those days such resolutions were written "as a blueprint" from the proposals of the OKB itself - the initiator of the development), which ordered the creation of a double supersonic

Working in the A. N. Tupolev Design Bureau (AGOS), which was then part of the TsAGI structure, and at plant No. 156, first as a design engineer, then as a brigade chief, Pavel Osipovich Sukhoi became deputy chief designer. And the first project he is working on in a new position is an airplane

In the early 50s of the last century, there were only two fighter design bureaus in the Soviet Union: A.I. Mikoyan and A.S. Yakovleva. It would seem that they should have become the main competitors in the creation of a new type of fighter. But, as described in the first part, Yakovlev was simply squeezed out of the competition. but

The MiG-21 is the most famous aircraft in the world. It is the legendary and most widely used supersonic combat aircraft in the world. It was mass-produced in the USSR from 1959 to 1985, as well as in Czechoslovakia, India and China. Due to mass production, it was distinguished by a very low cost price: MiG-21MF

In the previous parts, we got acquainted with two fairly progressive front-line bomber projects. Both of them were distinguished by originality, innovative ideas, and were arranged around a pair of powerful AL-7F engines. What was the reason for the failure of venerable aircraft designers? Today we have

In 1951. at the Ilyushin Design Bureau, an experienced Il-46 bomber was designed and built, which retained the Il-28 scheme, but with twice the take-off weight and noticeably increased dimensions. The power plant of the Il-46 consisted of two AL-5 engines. Ilyushin reinsured himself by re-betting on a straight wing

By the mid-50s of the last century, the front-line bomber aviation (FBA), which was part of the Air Force of the Soviet Army, numbered more than one and a half thousand aircraft with almost four thousand crews. Among them, two divisions of front-line bombers were considered special and were intended for

The official basis for the creation of A.N. The Tupolev front-line bomber "98" (Tu-98) became the already mentioned December government decrees of 1952. In accordance with the terms of reference, a high-speed front-line bomber had to have the following data:

The American aircraft manufacturer Sikorsky is trying to maintain a leading position in the aircraft industry, which is directly related to the search and implementation of new solutions. In recent years, she has been actively involved in high-speed helicopters with coaxial rotor and pusher rotor. Such a scheme was for the first time

UAV LG-2K in flight Currently, the US military uses a wide range of different means to supply remote or isolated units. In the near future, the existing systems may receive an addition in the form of promising unmanned gliders developed by Logistic Gliders

The Lockheed A-12 was designed to replace the U-2. The work was ordered and financed by the US Central Intelligence Agency. The main reason for the start of work was the improvement of the air defense systems of a potential enemy - U-2, despite the flight altitude, there were

In this article, we will again focus on the creation of the hands of British aircraft manufacturers. Hawker Hurricane, designed by Hawker Aircraft Ltd. in 1934. In total, more than 14,500 units were built. In general, it was a rework of the Fury biplane, which was quite successful for the early 30s

Since the end of the last decade, the American company Boeing Insitu has been working on the RQ-21 Blackjack unmanned aerial vehicle project. This device was developed by order of the Marine Corps and the United States Navy. The main purpose of the machine is reconnaissance, patrolling in

Unmanned aerial vehicles are divided into several classes for different purposes. One of them is the so-called. loitering ammunition. This concept provides for the creation of a UAV with reconnaissance equipment and an integrated warhead. Such a device is capable of patrolling in the desired

Article from 2016-01-05 What usually comes to mind when you mention America in the twenties and early thirties? For some, the war of the Chicago mafia, for some for the automobile empire of Ford, for the majority, images of huge skyscrapers and bright advertising lights will simply pop up. And few people will remember the successes of the United States in

During the Great Patriotic War, all the work of civil aviation was subordinated to the interests of the front. For this purpose, special military units were created from Aeroflot units under the command of experienced commanders and flight teams of the civil air fleet. Among the first baptism of fire

In the early autumn of 1938, Moscow received the documentation obtained by our intelligence on the new American high-altitude interceptor Lockheed-22. She was able to steal from the United States by employees of the Intelligence Directorate of the People's Commissariat of Defense. Thick packs of photocopies contained technical descriptions, drawings and drawings

The heyday of the airship era falls on the 1920s and 1930s. And, perhaps, the most unusual representatives of the giants are aircraft carriers. But first, briefly about the essence of the "flying mastodons". Jean Baptiste Marie Charles Meunier is recognized as the inventor of the airship. The Meunier airship was supposed to

Airships (from the French word dirigeable - controlled) are aircraft lighter than air. They are a combination of a balloon with a propulsion system (usually a screw drive with an internal combustion engine or an electric motor), as well as an attitude control system

New news continues to come from the Chinese exhibition Airshow China 2012. Of the latest novelties presented at the show, the most interesting is the new Chinese high-speed helicopter project. As can be seen from the design of the rotorcraft, which received the code name Avant-Courier, with

On February 9, 1977, Sergei Ilyushin, an outstanding Soviet aircraft designer, colonel-general of the engineering and technical service, academician of the USSR Academy of Sciences, died. The OKB, which he headed, is today considered one of the leading Russian enterprises for the development of aircraft. In the number of planes

After the demonstration of the Russian fifth-generation fighter PAK FA at the public premiere in the air, parity again appears to be maintained. Nevertheless, according to the creators of the aircraft, the PAK FA demonstrated only thirty percent of its aerobatic capabilities. As they think

The American company Boeing received funds for the construction of a promising vertical take-off and landing aircraft, which was designated the Phantom Swift. A unique aircraft in the future will be able to make a revolution in military affairs, comparable to that

Last time we looked at the projects of the disc-shaped aircraft created in Nazi Germany. None of them reached a more or less refined state. The most successful design - the AS-6 aircraft - managed to enter flight tests and even made an attempt to climb into

Stavatti Aerospace is a division of Stavatti Heavy Industries, Ltd., incorporated in Hawaii in 2005. In turn, Stavatti Heavy Industries, Ltd is the majority shareholder of Stavatti Corporation, the first commercial entity registered in Eagan, Minnesota, in 1994