Photo by Creative Commons license On 20 October 1959, the first flight of the An-24 passenger aircraft prototype took place. The machine was lifted into the sky by the crew […]
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Hard times of Russian light aviation
© Alexander Markin / russianplanes.net / The SP-30 short take-off and landing aircraft. Archive photo How many domestic types of light aircrafts – up to nine passengers – can you […]
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TsAGI has tested the SJ-100 model with a pylon for PD-8 engines
Photo by © TsAGI Press Service The PD-8 engine for the SJ-100 aircraft, which will replace the SaM146, is currently undergoing a series of bench and flight tests. On 12 […]
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Russian industry has mastered deep modernisation of Ukrainian D-18T engines
© Joan Martorell / airliners.net / Replacement of D-18T engine on An-124-100 aircraft of Volga-Dnepr Airlines. Archive photo The D-18T engine, which is used as a propulsion system on the […]
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The second stage of tests of the PD-35 engine gas generator was held at CIAM
Photo by © Rostec press service The Central Institute of Aviation Engine Building named after P.I. Baranov and the Perm design bureau of JSC ODK-Aviation Engine have conducted tests of […]
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The Russian Leonardo system will be implemented in Venezuela in early 2024
Photo by © Conviasa SA Representatives of Conviasa SA, Venezuela’s largest air carrier, have started training on the Russian ticket booking system Leonardo, created jointly by RT-Project Technologies, RT-Transcom and […]
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VASO completes restoration of Cuban IL-96-300 airworthiness
Photo by © UAC Cuba is the only country where Il-96-300 wide-body long-range airliners perform commercial passenger operations. The service life of these aircraft is up to 30 years, provided […]
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DB-4 bomber – an unfinished project of Ilushin Design Bureau
Photo by Creative Commons license On 15 October 1940, the first flight of a prototype of the high-speed long-range bomber DB-4 took place. The machine was flown by Ilushin Design […]
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Russia produced about 100 thousand drones in September 2023
Photo by © Rosatom press service About 100 thousand drones were produced in Russia in September 2023, said Dmitry Peskov, the Russian president’s special representative for digital and technological development. […]
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UEC is tasked with achieving technological sovereignty in gas turbine engine building
Photo by © UEC press service In the course of the Russian Engine Building Congress held by the United Engine Corporation (UEC) on 12 October, Vadim Badekha, CEO of UEC, […]
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