Aviation 2024, May

Compared to analogues In our time, there are only three countries capable of creating strategic bombers. These are the United States, China and Russia. Moreover, the Celestial Empire so far only claims to be on a par with the leaders. the only Chinese "strategist" Xian H-6 is nothing more than a deep

GAR-11 / AIM-26A missile with nuclear weapons. Photo by San Diego Air and Space Museum In the mid-fifties, in the interests of the US Air Force, the development of air-to-air missiles with a nuclear warhead began. The first example of this kind was the unguided missile AIR-2 Genie - a powerful warhead was supposed to

In the mid-60s of the last century, residents of American megalopolises repeatedly appealed to the city administration with complaints about strange phenomena taking place in the sky. In completely cloudless weather, thunder suddenly sounded in the sky and, rapidly dying down, disappeared without a trace

The story of how skillful people broke all the rules and created the most amazing high-tech weapons in the world. American generals missed everything. Shortly before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, they laughed at the German plans to create a new engine for the high-speed aircraft. Now, in

Developed in the early sixties, the A-12 supersonic reconnaissance aircraft had to be distinguished by the highest flight characteristics capable of providing an effective solution to the assigned tasks. At the same time, it was immediately clear that this car would have some drawbacks. Airplane

In 2004, Boeing handed over the last of the ordered F-15E Strike Eagle multirole fighters to the United States Air Force, and the fleet has not been replenished since. In recent years, measures have been taken to update the material part, and their result in the near future will be the appearance of F-15 aircraft

Not so long ago, the Russian industry presented its first loitering munition - an unmanned aerial vehicle capable of reconnaissance and attacking a designated target with a direct hit. At the military-technical forum "Army-2019" a new product of this

Heavy air superiority fighter F-15C "Eagle" board "82-022 / OT", which is in service with the 422nd Test and Appraisal Squadron of the 53rd Air Wing, US Air Force, deployed at AvB Nellis, Nevada. As part of an ambitious program of network-centric linking with subtle

At the end of 2012, a well-known American helicopter manufacturer, Sikorsky, began assembling 2 prototypes of the high-speed combined reconnaissance helicopter, also called a rotary wing, S-97 Raider. The development of this rotorcraft is carried out in the interests of

The word "aircraft carrier" is usually associated with a huge ship carrying hundreds of aircraft and thousands of crew members. However, in the process of aviation development, many attempts were made to use another airplane or airship as an aircraft carrier

Not so noticeable, but saved (or took) many lives, machines. When you raise the issue of flying boats, usually the interlocutor is slightly lost. The most that comes up is Catalina. Very few people know about our heroic "Ambarch", but a separate article is being prepared about it. Of course lovers

This year, when the Russian Air Force celebrates its centenary, military aviation is unwittingly becoming one of the main newsmakers in the field of military construction. However, in fairness, it should be noted that the lack of attention of the Russian Air Force has never been complained about, and the leadership of the military

At the MAKS-2011 airshow, a new fifth-generation fighter will be presented to the general public for the first time, said the head of the Sukhoi corporation Mikhail Pogosyan. ITAR-TASS

The F-22 Raptor multipurpose fighter has unique combat qualities, but its scenarios are limited to confrontation with modern fighters and enemy air defense forces. This statement was made by US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates during a visit to the Air Force

Su-30MKI took part in training battles with Western fightersIn mid-June, Russian-made combat aircraft appeared in the French sky. Su-30MKI with identification marks of the Indian Air Force took part in the international aviation exercises "Garuda 4", in which also

How the Ural Optical and Mechanical Plant plans to surprise the President of Russia The Russian leadership has set the task of equipping the Russian army with the latest weapons, bringing it to a different technological level that meets the modern requirements of warfare. Within the envisaged

Russian helicopter builders begin to create a new combat vehicle In the next few years, Russia may become the first country in the world to create a fifth-generation attack helicopter. True, for this, the designers will have to solve a number of problems, including the stealth and low noise of the new

The first examples of the Su-27 - one of the best fourth-generation fighters developed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau - began to enter service with the country's Air Force 25 years ago, the press service of the company reports. first combat aircraft

"FC-1 is significantly inferior to the MiG-29 in terms of characteristics, but it is cheaper - about $ 10 million versus $ 35 million," a source explained to the newspaper. Head of RSK

For the first time, Indian Su-30MKI and Singaporean F-16D Block 52 "Plus" train in the French skies on a par with the Mirage 2000 and Rafale F3 of the National Air Force. A rare and impressive sight. The fourth Franco-Indian exercise Garuda (held in France for the second time) gave the Indian Air Force more

The full-size model of the unmanned helicopter "Korshun" was first presented to the general public at the exhibition "Unmanned multipurpose systems" UVS-TECH 2010 "in Zhukovsky

Unmanned aerial vehicles are firmly established on the field of modern battle, or rather, in the sky above the theater of operations. Even the smallest and simplest drones, drones and quadcopters are actively used for reconnaissance purposes and for adjusting artillery fire. At the same time, the tactics

The Russian army is not yet armed with medium and heavy unmanned aerial vehicles of domestic design. All available systems of this class were developed by foreign companies. Nevertheless, the negative situation in this area is gradually improving. I have already been in our country

Photo by Dmitry Alexandrovich Mott The world-famous An-225 Mriya giant aircraft, created by the OK Design Bureau. Antonov, took off on December 21, 1988. This event is considered one of the most significant in the aviation world, but what happened before the development of this super-large aircraft

The Be-200 amphibious aircraft with number 301 from the production reserve of JSC Irkut Scientific and Production Corporation (NPK Irkut), completed at the enterprise, flew to Taganrog at the JSC Taganrog Scientific and Technical Complex named after Beriev "(TANTK named after

Despite the significant progress of recent decades, aircraft of relatively old models are still the main technology of strategic aviation in Russia and the United States. For various reasons, fairly old, but still meeting the requirements, Tu-95MS and B-52H aircraft remain in service. For

Each time has its own stories! One, that the proletariat will gain the whole world (modestly keeping silent about what sociopaths with a university degree will lead it), the other - about universal tolerance (as a result, the tolerance turned out to be "West vs East" as a result). But what about the economy? About her in a frenzy of crackling

What should a Russian gunship be like? Recently, TASS, referring to its source in the military-industrial complex at the Army-2019 forum, reported that we have begun developing our own gunship aircraft based on the An-12. Arming him, they say, is planned with 57-mm cannons (which, of course, is very cool). Although the number of guns on

The adoption of the T-50 into service was again postponed for a year.The program of flight tests of the promising aviation complex of front-line aviation (PAK FA) T-50 is progressing quite successfully, but the aircraft itself is still far from being put into service. In this case, the final technical appearance of the fighter will be

By order of the Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force, the holiday of long-range aviation pilots appeared in the calendar of military holidays of the Russian Federation. This event happened in 1999, when not only Long-Range Aviation, but the entire Armed Forces of the country experienced enormous difficulties. The country itself experienced difficulties, over

At the Borisoglebsk aviation base, the active training of the flight crews' practical skills in operating the Yak-130 combat training aircraft (UBS) continued during the investigation of the reasons for the emergency landing of the aircraft in June this year. Airplanes piloted in

The concept of a combat helicopter in the process of formation has come a long way of changes and improvements. One of the key issues was the development of ideas about the most effective tactics for using a rotary-wing attack aircraft, the corresponding weapons complex and, consequently, the scheme and

Exactly 60 years ago, on June 22, 1956, the first flight of the modified Il-14T transport aircraft took place. The crew was commanded by Honored Test Pilot of the USSR, twice Hero of the Soviet Union Vladimir Konstantinovich Kokkinaki. The airborne version was created on the basis of the Il-14M. V

Against the background of the sky and above the water surface, the Su-34 front-line bomber is practically invisible. Painting technology of this aircraft, which is being built at the Novosibirsk Aviation Plant named after VP Chkalova (a subsidiary of the Sukhoi company), solves the problem of anti-corrosion protection of aircraft and its external

As you know, the center section is the very part of the aircraft wing that connects the left and right planes and serves, in fact, to attach the wing to the fuselage. In accordance with the logic, the center section should be a rigid structure. But on December 21, 1979, a NASA AD-1 plane took off

On June 17, 1982, the world's first single-seat coaxial combat helicopter - the future Black Shark - took off for the first time. Russian helicopters, although they appeared a little later than their counterparts abroad, from the very first years won a worthy place in the history of world aviation … Records and

Pathfinder Plus. Source: wikipedia.org Advantageous observation angle Stratospheric heights of about 18-30 kilometers are poorly mastered by humans. In this kind of "near space" planes are taken infrequently, and there are no spacecraft there. But a similar layer in the air layer

The main consumer of aluminum during the Great Patriotic War was aircraft production. The first part of the article about the aluminum industry and its impact on the military potential of the Soviet Union spoke of the country's serious lag behind

Photo: Press Service of Russian Helicopters Mi-38T in bright green livery Turbine hearts and hearts In the first part of the story, it was mentioned that the Mi-38 made its maiden flight on Pratt & Whitney Canada PW-127T / S engines, and this is largely due was to ensure the exit of the machine to the international

To be precise, in 2020 the idea and concept of the Mi-38 turns 39 years old. On June 30, 1981, the CPSU Central Committee and the Council of Ministers decided to start work on a new rotorcraft, which received the original name Mi-8M. Until now, opinions about which car to replace