Photo by Creative Commons license 35 years ago, the first flight of the unique transport aircraft, created by Antonov Design Bureau, with the Soviet reusable spacecraft on the external mount, […]
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Category: History of Russian aviation
A restored I-16 fighter takes to the skies in Novosibirsk
Photo: © TsAGI press service An I-16 fighter jet, which took part in the battles of the Great Patriotic War and was restored for the 79th anniversary of the Victory […]
Fuselage of the next Il-96-300 handed over for final assembly
Photo by © UAC In accordance with the aircraft production schedule for the Il-96-300, the fuselage and wing consoles of the next serial aircraft have been delivered from the assembly […]
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Tu-144D – history and development of supersonic aviation
Photo by Creative Commons license On 30 November 1974, the modernised supersonic passenger aircraft Tu-144D made its maiden flight. The machine was lifted into the sky by the crew of […]
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Energia-Buran – the last triumph of Soviet cosmonautics
Photo by Creative Commons license The Buran spacecraft left an indelible mark in people’s hearts and a feeling of bitterness, disappointment and dissatisfaction that the Energia-Buran programme was stopped at […]
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To the anniversary of the first flight of the Tu-95 strategic missile carrier
Photo by © UAC On November 12, 1952, the first flight of the prototype of the Tu-95 strategic bomber took place. The machine was lifted into the sky by the […]
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Tu-104: the last flight to the Museum of Civil Aviation
Photo by © Frank Manke / skybird-ev.de In November 1986, the Tu-104 airplane with the flight number USSR-42322 made its last officially registered flight. On November 11, the airliner made […]
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MiG-25PU twin cockpit training aircraft
Aviation of Russia collage/ Photo by © Sergey Chaikovsky, airliners.net 28 October 1969, the first flight of the experimental combat trainer aircraft E-155PU, which received the name MiG-25PU in serial […]
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On 22 October 1910, New Style, an intercity flight took place
Collage by © Aviation of Russia The military pilot Evgeny Vladimirovich Rudnev, who had learnt to fly at the Gatchina aerodrome, made the first flight between two cities in the […]
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Antonov An-24 – in service for more than 60 years!
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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