Category Aviation

In situated near Moscow Zhukovsky on Sunday the International air show "MAX-2015" on whom the best domestic pilots showed aerobatics came to the end.

Despite a strong wind and, as a whole adverse weather, organizers of an air show did not begin to change the program.

During the day in the sky over guests of salon rose both modern models of planes, and aeronautic cars of times of the Great Patriotic War. Pleased gathered and the well-known Continue reading →

The Pentagon published satellite pictures which, according to the American military, prove existence of the Russian planes in Syria. About it reports ABC News.

On the published photos the planes built in a row in airfield near the Syrian Latakia are visible. The American military identified them as the fighters Su-30CM and attack planes of Su-25. Everything, according to the Pentagon, Russia during the last days in addition to four Su-30CM which Continue reading →

Denis Antonyuk is dismissed from a position of the head of the Public aviation service of Ukraine, is reported on an official site of the Ukrainian cabinet.

The official is dismissed for violation of the oath of the civil servant, is told in the message. Office investigation in its relation elicited a number of violations and the facts of excess of powers. The deputy director of department of flight operation, the head of department of performance Continue reading →

Ten years ago military and air forces of the USA took advantage of the fighter of the fifth generation F-22 Raptor which has been in common developed by the companies Lokhid Martin, the Boeing and General Daynamiks. It replaced F-15 Eagle which have outdate by then and for today is the only thing in the world the fighter of the fifth generation consisting on arms.

It is possible to carry the price to anti-records of this car – 350 million dollars Continue reading →

The uniform shock fighter Lockheed Martin F-35 should become a basis of fleet of tactical fighters of the Pentagon. However far not each country on Earth presumes to use to itself expensive fighters of the fifth generation.

Hardly the whole fleet from such fighters will be created even by Russia and China. Instead in the foreseeable future various options of the fighter Su-27 "Flanker" developed by Sukhoi Design Bureau and intended for Continue reading →

In the American mass media there were messages that the Pentagon allegedly confirmed arrival in Syria at least four Russian fighters Su-34 for participation in operation. In this regard the observer of the National Interest edition Dave Majumdar carried out the analysis of fighting qualities of the plane. Its article is provided by RIA Novosti news agency.

Majumdar reminded that «Su-34 was designed in the last decade the Soviet power and became Continue reading →

The American journalist and military analyst David Eks found proofs of that the U.S. Air Force intentionally lowered characteristics F-35 to avoid a shameful situation. About it he writes in the blog War is Boring.

"To be in time in terms which the congress finds as accepted, command of the Air Force decided to present F-35 which will not be ready to fight in any known sense, it is fine understanding", – he writes.

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The war correspondent of Zvezda TV channel Maxim Gritsenko who now is in Syria, told about how the Russian military aircraft works. According to him, intensity of departures rather frequent.

«Now we work at airfield Hmeymim. The Russian aircraft continues to work in a round-the-clock mode. Intensity of departures rather frequent. For last days all tasks put before the Russian aviation group on drawing of dot aviation blows on objects of Continue reading →

The Russian pilots who have gone on military operation to Syria, receive on 60 dollars per day as travelers. Wishing to join in fight against fighters of IGIL literally are built in turn.

«According to my information, pilots of aircraft slightly more than 60 dollars per day receive travelers, the land personnel slightly more than 40. It only travelers, plus to it goes a salary. If to speak about a salary, here very wide gradation depending on Continue reading →

The world not without kind people. Not so long ago the pilot of Air Canada airline developed the plane only to rescue a dog.

As write the western mass media, he noticed any malfunction in heating system, in a luggage compartment of an aero vessel. As it appeared, there was a seven-year French bulldog on a nickname of Simba. As a result, the pilot decided to make unplanned landing in Frankfurt. Let’s note that the plane followed from Tel Aviv to Continue reading →