Category Aircrafts

The Ministry of Defence ordered the Arctic helicopters

The Ministry of Defence ordered the Arctic helicopters

The Ministry of Defence of Russia concluded the state contract for delivery of the new modified Mi-8AMTSh-VA helicopters for the Arctic group of armies with the Uhlan Udensky aircraft factory entering into Rostekh state corporation, reports TASS referring to the managing director of the enterprise Leonid Belykh.

«Within this year we will work over production and to carry out tests of the new helicopter according to standard documentation. The beginning of flight tests is planned for the second Continue reading

VS of Syria strike back

VS of Syria strike back

Good luck of terrorists which long time persistently tormented Syria in hopes after all ended to throw off Assad’s mode. Did not leave. Probably, work of the Russian aircraft inspired the Syrian soldiers on the retaliation which success surpasses all expectations. Governmental armies beat off some attacks in the south of the country, and also could destroy an escort of terrorists. Result: tens infidels are liquidated.

As the apartment of terrorists and their car with antiaircraft installations Continue reading

Flights of Kogalymavia detain in Moscow and Petersburg

Flights of Kogalymavia detain in Moscow and Petersburg

At the Moscow airport "Domodedovo" departures of A321 liners of Kogalymavia airline in the Egyptian Sharm-el-Sheykh and Turkish Antalya are late, informs an online board of capital air harbor.

According to Domodedovo airport service, flight on a route Moscow – Sharm-el-Sheykh is late at three o’clock, and Moscow – Antalya – on hour.

Meanwhile, at the Petersburg airport "Pulkovo" passengers of a board of "Kogalymavia" wait some hours for landing to flight to the Continue reading

Russia delivered to Afghanistan dozen of Mi-17B-5 helicopters

Russia delivered to Afghanistan dozen of Mi-17B-5 helicopters

Russia since the beginning of 2014 sent 12 multi-purpose Mi-17B-5 helicopters to Afghanistan, reported on Tuesday, April 29, ITAR-TASS. Deliveries are carried out within the contract with the USA on 30 cars of this kind.

The main performer of the contract is the Kazan Helicopter Plant on which the next party Mi-17B-5 three of which it is planned to put at the end of May is now made. Within the agreement, the army of Afghanistan will receive other 18 cars till the end of 2014.

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Men refuse to fly with me

Men refuse to fly with me

As is to the unique female pilot of the Air Force of Afghanistan

Nilufar Rakhmani 23 years, but to this age she was in time much: in 2012 became the unique female pilot in the Air Force of Afghanistan as the most brave woman of the world got the premium International Women of Courage Award from hands of the spouse of the U.S. President Michel Obama in the 2015th, outright angered Talibs … So exclusive for the inhabitant of the Middle East career generally the western mass media before admired, Continue reading

Putin charged to strengthen blows of the Russian aircraft in Syria

Putin charged to strengthen blows of the Russian aircraft in Syria

The president of Russia Vladimir Putin demanded to strengthen blows of the Russian aircraft in Syria.

"Our fighting work of aircraft in Syria should be not simply continued. It should be strengthened so that criminals understood that punishment is inevitable", – the head of state at meeting which led late at night on Monday declared.

On it the head of Federal security service Alexander Bortnikov reported that act of terrorism became the cause of accident of the Russian A321 liner in Continue reading

The Russian Federation aviagroup in Syria made 107 fighting departures in 2 days

The Russian Federation aviagroup in Syria made 107 fighting departures in 2 days

The group of Aerospace forces of Russia in Syria carried out on November 11 and 12 107 fighting departures, having struck blows to 289 objects of terrorists. The representative of the Ministry of Defence Igor Konashenkov reported about it, reports TASS. Blows were put in the provinces of Aleppo, Damascus, Idlib, Latakia, the Boor, Deraa, Homs, Deyr-ez-Zor.

«As a result of blows it is destroyed: 34 command point and point of management of bands; 16 warehouses of ammunition and fuels and lubricants; Continue reading

We unique who independently builds the plane

We unique who independently builds the plane

About the future "Superdzheta"

The firm Dry, traditionally known by the warplanes, in the 2000th years decided to test in sector of civil aviation. So there was Sukhoi Superjet (SSJ-100). These planes are already maintained, however the project will develop and further. Questions "Lenty.Ra" of prospects of development of SSJ-100 family were answered by the deputy chief designer of the car Alexander Dolotovsky.

The history of the car totals some years, there is a certain Continue reading

Between the fighter and the liner

Between the fighter and the liner

The Russian aviation export prepares for phase transition

At the Dubai Airshow-2015 exhibition the basis of the Russian exposition was made still by fighting vehicles and air defenses systems, however a lot of things testifies about coming nearer «phase transition» Russian aviation industry. In the next ten years the share of civil cars should essentially grow up.

Yet tomorrow, but already soon

About revival of production of civil aviation in Russia speak long ago, however today it it is Continue reading

Uncharacteristic sounds at conversation of crew members

Uncharacteristic sounds at conversation of crew members

Having read article «On record of negotiations of crew А321 caught «uncharacteristic sounds», I remembered one of episodes of the practical activities in Aeroflot.

So it turned out that instructions of the chief of laboratory A and REO to record dialogue between crew members of Tu-134 at whom during performance of flight one of engines refused were one of the first tasks for me in the beginning of my labor activity.

In those far times (more than thirty years ago) record of negotiations of crew Continue reading