Aviation

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Vanished from History Indeed, it would have been better if Armstrong-Whitworth had lost the competition. There would not be this nightmare and headache - the search for a place where their offspring can be adapted. From 1937 to 1945, during the entire Second World War, "Wheatley" was a bomber (not for long, thank God), night

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A very interesting car. Continuous contradictions. The Anson was not meant to be a combat aircraft. But that was completely normal in those years. It did not have outstanding flight characteristics. It did not have a good range. Armament was not the aircraft's forte. Many experts

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Attack aircraft Q-5. The original version of the development of the MiG-19. Photo by Wikimedia Commons The Air Force of the People's Liberation Army of China has a large amount of Chinese-made aircraft. However, a significant part of self-assembled combat aircraft suspiciously resembles

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America is watching with bated breath the aftermath of the presidential election. One thing is for sure: whoever the Stars and Stripes leader is likely to have no impact on key defense programs. The only exception is a full-fledged civil war. However, the likelihood of this, despite

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Let no one be confused by the link to Forbes, the author is well known to us. This is Sebastien Roblin from The National Interest, so it's okay. For some reason, Sebastien decided to change the platform and publish on the pages of Forbes, which, it turns out, has in the section

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On November 11, the Israel Air Force Flight Test Center received its first F-35I Adir fighter in a flying laboratory configuration. This machine differs from the technology for combat units of the Air Force and is designed for various experiments and tests. Receiving such an aircraft is expected

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The most hated for the Germans Probably, if someone during the Second World War organized a poll in Germany on the topic "Which plane is the most hated for the Germans", our today's hero would definitely get one of the prizes. If the Americans flew mainly during the day, then the British pilots

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The A3D-1 serial bomber from the VAH-3 squadron lands on the USS Saratoga (CVA-60) aircraft carrier, 1957 In 1956, the US Navy entered service with the first ever long-range strategic deck bomber, the Douglas A3D Skywarrior. This machine could deliver nuclear weapons to

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The NH90 NFH helicopter of the Netherlands naval aviation The European consortium NH Industries continues the serial production of multi-purpose helicopters of the NH90 family. Machines of various modifications are regularly handed over to one or another customer. The deck version of the helicopter, the NH90, enjoys a certain popularity

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Warheads BLU-109 / B as part of bombs. Photo by US Air Force One of the characteristic targets for tactical aviation is a variety of protected and buried structures for various purposes. To defeat such targets, aircraft require special weapons - penetrating bombs or concrete-piercing bombs

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Challenges and Priorities The Eurocopter Tiger is a landmark vehicle in every sense. This is the first pan-European attack helicopter. And one of the most ambitious military programs of a conditionally united Europe. Despite the formal success, it once again showed how small the market really is

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UAV NASA / AeroVironment in flight, 1997. Photo by NASA Further growth of key parameters can be provided by using solar

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On November 13, 2020, as part of a national defense conference, which was organized by the Brazilian Ministry of Defense, the Air Force of this Latin American country presented the concept of a future light military transport aircraft, known as STOUT. New aircraft, main feature

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B-50 helicopter model, photo: thedrive.com An unusual helicopter with an unconventional longitudinal propeller layout for the design bureau was planned

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So, as reported by the news media of the relevant focus, the first single-engine turboprop lightweight reconnaissance aircraft Beechcraft AT-6E "Wolverine" was adopted by the US Air Force and, one might say, took up a combat post. What can you say here? (exactly

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Source: Aeronautica Militare1. The main stages of AWACS development The main problem arising in the design of AWACS is that (in order to obtain large target detection ranges), the radar must have an antenna of a large area, and, as a rule, there is nowhere to place it on board

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The fifth generation is faced with quite obvious difficulties inherent in any new technology. Bringing these machines to a fully operational state can take years. Thus, now, as at the end of the century, the basis of the power of the Air Force (even if we are talking about the leading Western countries) are

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The first flight of the prototype F-15QA, April 2020 Photo by Boeing In the foreseeable future, this aircraft will be brought to mass production, as a result of which the Qatari Air Force will become

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The Ka-29s look beautiful. But not commercially available. Sub-optimal and inconvenient for the landing. And they were built back in the USSR. But Russia has nothing else. Currently, four landing ships are under construction in the Russian Federation. A couple of ships of the improved project 11711 with increased displacement

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DARPA LongShot Skin To expand the combat capabilities of fighter aircraft, it is proposed to create a medium unmanned aerial vehicle capable of carrying guided weapons

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"Wolf-18" in flight, the launcher compartment is open. graphics "Almaz-Antey" In 2019, the Russian industry presented the first domestic unmanned aerial vehicle of the helicopter type, designed to intercept small targets. According to the latest reports

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Probably, before starting the story about the Polikarpov I-185 fighter, you should immediately admit that this story will not work out for me impassive and objective. Alas, I can’t do anything about it, because Nikolai Nikolaevich Polikarpov is more than just a designer for me. So

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There is a saying that the best is the enemy of the good. It should have been made the slogan of ordering structures of the Ministry of Defense. It makes sense, however, to consider this principle using a negative example from Soviet practice. Continuing the topic raised earlier in the article “Aircraft-carrying cruisers and Yak-38:

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The first flight of an aircraft on a leash, October 12, 1962 In the fifties, the Air Force and the French aviation industry were looking for new ways to increase the combat effectiveness and combat stability of tactical aviation. The most interesting and promising direction of development was considered the creation of aircraft

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Further means safer The world is on the verge of another revision of the concept of air combat. If earlier the victory was won at the expense of speed (and optionally - maneuverability), and then - due to stealth, then in the future both of these parameters may fade into the background. Possibly piloted

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Weakness of Designer Sikorsky Igor Sikorsky was a capable aircraft designer, but he had a weakness that could both help him and fail - as, for example, in an attempt to create an aircraft for the world's first non-stop flight across the Atlantic. The name of this weakness was the desire for

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The Kinzhal hypersonic missile system based on the MiG-31. In the interests of the Russian Aerospace Forces, fundamentally new models of hypersonic missile weapons are being developed. The first complex of this kind has already been put on alert, and in the distant future it is expected

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Remained among the leadersAchievements of Western countries in the development of aviation weapons once again prove one simple truth: the future belongs to the miniaturization of the ASP. Bulky rockets are gradually becoming a thing of the past. They are being replaced by weapons that have a relatively low warhead mass

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Leadership qualities The media so often talk about Russia as a leader in the development of hypersonic weapons that few people doubt this fact. Here and "Zircon" and "Dagger" and "Vanguard". And the constantly mentioned plans to equip them (not counting the "Vanguard") with them almost everything that can fly

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The F-16C fighter is a massive but outdated fighter. Photo Wikimedia Commons In mid-February, the chief of staff of the US Air Force, General Charles K. Brown, criticized the current state of American tactical aviation. He called the most massive F-16 fighters of various modifications at the moment

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Advertising in Collier's magazine: buy our bombers - carriers of atomic weapons! In 1955, the US Navy's naval (deck) aviation began to receive legendary in a sense aircraft - deck bombers Douglas A3D Skywarrior (sky warrior). True, in everyday life they are so

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Rollout of the first CH-53K helicopter, 2014 Currently, the Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion heavy transport helicopter is operated in the US Marine Corps and in a number of other countries. To replace it, a new CH-53K King Stallion machine was created. By now, the development company has managed to

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One of the first photographs of the experienced FC-31. Photo by Thedrive.com At the beginning of the last decade, it became known that the Chinese aircraft manufacturers Shenyang Aircraft Corporation are developing a promising project of the fifth generation fighter FC-31. A lot of time has passed since then, and the project has progressed

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An interesting plane. This is not to say that he was outstanding. It wasn’t the best of the best, but it was a pretty good plane that just had no luck. And all his goals and objectives were, no offense will be said to this machine, secondary. Except for one. But first things first. British Royal

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SPEAR 3 missile in flight configuration In early January, the British Defense Department awarded MBDA a contract to test the advanced SPEAR 3 air-to-surface missile in its final version, intended for F-35 fighter-bombers. After such

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Rollout of the first serial C-23A, August 9, 1984 By the early eighties, the US Air Force had a number of military transport aircraft with different characteristics. However, new challenges arose, and none of the available samples could cope with them. The answer to this challenge was a new one

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In the interests of the US Air Force, Northrop Grumman is building the B-21 Raider, an experienced long-range missile bombers. Earlier it was reported about the assembly of the first aircraft of this type, and recently it became known about the start of work on the second. However, the construction is faced with certain difficulties, due to which the delivery

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MiG-31BM - the only specialized interceptor of the Russian Aerospace Forces In recent days, there have been several interesting reports about the project "Advanced long-range intercept aircraft complex" (PAK DP). So, it was announced the start of development work, and in addition, they got into free access

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The word combination "elephant walk" has long taken root in the American lexicon. It means working out the control of a large number of aircraft of the same type in close formation: in this case, the takeoff of the machines is carried out with a small interval. The exercise allows you to practice the skills of pilots and technical

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The F-22 SRP and the last refurbished aircraft, the United States Air Force, have completed the F-22 Structural Repair Program. Its goal was to overhaul and restore the technical condition of existing 5th generation Lockheed Martin F-22A fighters