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Khabarovsk Krai: 10 people survived in a plane crash

Khabarovsk Krai: 10 people survived in a plane crash

Search groups found the helicopter which has gone today in Khabarovsk Krai. Some people are wounded, there are victims.

«According to preliminary data, the helicopter is found in several kilometers from Ongachan’s platform destroyed, – told to "Interfax" a source in emergency services of Khabarovsk Krai – Previously, six people were lost, ten more – are live».

An hour ago the Department of the Ministry of Emergency Measures across Khabarovsk Krai reported about Mi-8 helicopter loss. Continue reading

The expert told about delivery to Egypt of deck helicopters Ka-52К

The expert told about delivery to Egypt of deck helicopters Ka-52К

The known Russian military expert, the head of the Center of the analysis of strategy and technologies Ruslan Pukhov, assumed that Egypt can become the buyer of the Russian deck Ka-52K helicopters intended for uncollected by Russia of the landing ships of the Mistral type of the French construction. About it reports a site «to Protect Russia».

«While contract details on Ka-52 helicopters are unknown to us. For example, we do not know what updating will be put. It is possible that it will be "mistralny" Continue reading

Cairo reacted to the decision of Moscow to interrupt an aircraft service

Cairo reacted to the decision of Moscow to interrupt an aircraft service

Egypt regrets concerning the decision of Russia to suspend an aircraft service between two countries, reported, reported the official representative of the ministry of tourism of Egypt Russia el-Azaizi.

«We regret concerning this decision. We are very grieved» – el-Azaizi told, reports RIA Novosti news agency.

On Friday the president of Russia Vladimir Putin agreed with recommendations of the director of FSB Alexander Bortnikov to suspend an aircraft service with Egypt before clarification Continue reading

Motor Sich

carries on negotiations on assembly of helicopters in Poland Motor Sich

The Motor Sich company carries on negotiations from the Polish PZL Swidnik for joint assembly and modernization of helicopters on capacities in Poland.

"Today we at the most initial stage of cooperation: in April there passed the first meeting where possibilities of joint implementation of the program of Ukrainian MSB-2 on capacities in Poland" were discussed, – quotes the representative of top management Motor Sichi Interfax Continue reading

The flight special group Russia received the Tu-214

The flight special group Russia received the Tu-214

The special flight group (SLO) "Russia" received the fourth Tu-214СР plane repeater.

The plane having the registration number RA-64527, is made by request of Administration of the President of the Russian Federation at the Kazan aviation production association of S. P. Gorbunov and made the first flight in June of this year.

Now SLO "Russia" incorporates 13 Tu-214 of different updatings:

4 Tu-214 planes (RA-64504, RA-64505, RA-64506, RA-64521)

4 Tu-214СР planes repeaters Continue reading

The bespilotnik fell in a yard of the Irish prison

The bespilotnik fell in a yard of the Irish prison

In Ireland carefully planned operation on delivery of drugs to the territory of the Dublin prison Uitfild by means of a bespilotnik broke, reports The Belfast Telegraph.

Unknown tried, using a throne with four screws, the so-called kvadrokopter to forward cargo directly to the chamber, but the device was hooked for a wire and failed in a prison yard. As the police explained, the wire was stretched to prevent escape possibility by means of the helicopter.

Before prison protection managed to Continue reading

In the USA passed tests of a hybrid of the truck and the helicopter

In the USA passed tests of a hybrid of the truck and the helicopter

In the USA for needs of military department the Advanced Tactics company creates a transformer – a first-ever hybrid of the truck and the helicopter. In April the prototype made successful test flight, writes autotechnica.ru.

This month in the USA the Advanced Tactics company reported about successful carrying out the first test flight of a transformer of Black Knight. It is a first-ever hybrid of the vsedorozhny car and the aircraft of vertical take off and landing (VTOL – Vertical Take-Off Continue reading

The helicopter Mi-8

The helicopter Mi-8

At night the Mi-8 helicopter which has taken off from the city of Nizhnevartovsk did not return to Surgut city airport. According to preliminary data, onboard there are 5 people.

Divisions of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia and other emergency services were immediately nominated to searches of the helicopter. Search works are organized with attraction of the aircraft, and also three land groups, in readiness for a departure there is a Mi-8 helicopter of the Ministry of Emergency Continue reading

Round Moscow there can be hundreds helipads

Round Moscow there can be hundreds helipads

Round Moscow there can be hundreds helipads. Investors are ready to enclose about 100 million dollars in creation of three-honeycombs вертодромов in area and a network of hubs round MKAD. According to Alexander Khrustalyov, the chairman of board of directors of the company of "NDV-groups", their purpose – to make the helicopter not luxury, and a vehicle.

Today near Moscow, on the bank of the Myakininsky floodplain, one of planned in the project вертодромов already acts. Its name "Heliport-Moscow". Continue reading

Upon crash of Mi-8 criminal case

is brought Upon crash of Mi-8 criminal case

Far East investigatory management of SKR on transport raised criminal upon Mi-8 helicopter crash in Khabarovsk Krai, is reported on an official site of department.

Business is raised on ч.3 by Art. 263 of the criminal code of Russian Federation: violation of the rules of traffic safety and operation of the air transport, entailed on imprudence death of two and more persons.

In the present inspectors are engaged in documentation withdrawal in Vostok airline to which possessed the Continue reading