Sad MAX

Sad MAX

In situated near Moscow Zhukovsky there passes the next International aerospace salon (MAX). The first days – for experts and businessmen. On Friday the air show which will proceed during week-end. begins. Half a million tickets is sold. On scope of an air show our MAX does not know equal in the world. Beauty is urged to compensate commercial infantilism of an air show

Present MAX importance is emphasized that the new type of armies – Aerospace forces is just created. Even strict critics recognize that affairs in branch are adjusted. Less failures, grow production of planes, pass tests new rockets. Vostochny spaceport outlines, though here without financial scandals as at us it is necessary became visible, did not manage.

I think, all this led to that MAX-2015 opened president Putin. Since 1999 it steadily opened an air show and spent some hours behind survey of exhibits. But in 2013 the president in Zhukovsky did not arrive for the first time. Considering protocol subtleties, it is possible to tell surely that it was manifestation of discontent of the head of state by a state of affairs in branch. At all draft of the president for aircraft, in it should cause irritations that him fed with promises and gave out models for the future ships.

MAX-2015 is especially important also for the reason that it is necessary to find new partners in the developed political situation of Russia. Not casually in Zhukovsky the president appeared in an environment of guests from the Arab East. It is not excluded, for example, that Saudi Arabia from which before in the military sphere we had no contacts will start to buy our equipment even. Special attention to the Ka-52 helicopters, adapted for "Mistrals" on which, on hearings, took notice саудиты.

And nevertheless MAX-2015 does not maintain comparison with disgraced MAX-2013. The number of the foreign companies decreased twice and held on only to 150. For example, in Le Bourget the number of participants exceeds 2,5 thousand from 50 countries. To Zhukovsky 25 countries reached only. However, the Chinese companies arrived three times more.

For the first time there is no Ukraine though it is the largest partner of Russia. Without Dnepropetrovsk "Yuzhmash" and Zaporozhye "Motor Sich" last year it was impossible to present our aircraft and astronautics. In Zhukovsky there arrived only Lugansk aircraft repair plant.

It is necessary to recognize, as during the best times MAX did not hold out to level of world salon on sale of aviation equipment. The Russian production, this time – 600 domestic companies is generally presented. Le Bourget and Farnborough level – contracts on 60 billion euro. MAX never held out to 10 billions. Thus the most part of transactions consists between the Russian companies, and also with Third World countries when real money you will seldom wait.

On MAX-2015 some large agreements are already signed. Generally in domestic market. Obviously, they were dated for salon to lift its reputation. The largest contract – on delivery of 48 fighters Su-35 to the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation for the sum of 100 billion rubles. However, six years ago just the same order for 48 planes cost 66 billions. An illustration of vsepronikayushchy inflation which easily overcomes redoubts of military department.

Unfortunately, it is not audible about contracts for delivery long ago the expected multi-purpose fighter of the fifth generation T-50. Its main trouble – lack of the engine of the fifth generation and a modern radar. While to say that our country has a fighter of the fifth generation prematurely. This pro-slipping does not cancel that fact that Russia remains to one of four countries, capable to make business lot modern aviation engines.

The main problem of our aviation industry – a distortion in military area and weakness of civil sector. Almost excessive loading for economy. "Boeing" of 80 percent of orders receives on passenger planes. Also lets out them, as cutlets, – 500 pieces a year. All Russia does 30 passenger planes in a year. And in Soviet period we held 25 % of a world aviation market. And on quality during that era ours the aviation equipment did not concede the western.

Today civil aviation industry develops most roughly, having reached 70 % of the world market. The Russian airlines passed to foreign planes, and even internal transportations are made on "Boeings" and "Airbuses". Russian "Superdzhet-100" cannot gather commercial turns. Volume of production is insignificant, in the long term – 40 liners in a year. The plane is bought by the Russian companies under government pressing. From 153 planes of "Aeroflot" only 10 "Superdzhetov-100". Their number will increase in the future to 30. And here "Transaero" and S7 firmly refuse the new Russian car.

Kazakhstan and Belarus, observing interests of the Common Economic Space, signed preliminary agreements and promised to get on 20 "Superdzhetov-100". Considering the price of one liner – 36 million dollars, these are quite good money.

The destiny of "Superdzheta-100" can be complicated by sanctions on deliveries of aviadetails from foreign partners. For example, the avionics and engines are made in France. To find replacement it is possible, but on it time necessary for advance of the plane will leave. Especially difficult with avionics is a key element of system of safety, and decrease in quality will strike on prospects.

Trying to win the lost positions in civil sector, Russia develops one more medium-range aircraft – MS-21. The developer – Irkut concern in Irkutsk, the largest producer of fighters MiG. MS-21 should rise on a wing in 2016, but speak about its prospects the inveterate optimist will not risk even.

It is possible to guess, as the Moscow air show in the 1960th years when the domestic aircraft was on lifting would look. But to the audience it is indifferent that MAX as regards commerce does not compete to the western air shows. But as we fly! The highlight of the program – performance of flight groups "Russian heroes" and "Martins". In total for flights 80 planes and eight flight groups are declared. Including group "Wings of Taurida", created after reunion of Russia and the Crimea.

The air show in Zhukovsky at the expense of the high organization remains to one of the few where it is possible to avoid aviation accidents with a large number of victims. In 2002 in the city of Sknilov about Lviv during celebration of anniversary of the Ukrainian Air Force the Su-27 plane ran into a tribune with the audience. 76 people were lost, more than 500 were wounded. Before in the history of an air show the tragedy on air base of NATO of Ramshtayn in Germany in 1988 when during performance of the Italian flight group two fighters faced was considered as the largest accident, under fragments over 30 people were lost and hundreds were wounded. At us the heaviest incident occurred in 2009 when during dress rehearsal before MAX in the sky over Zhukovsky two Su-27 of flight group "Russian heroes" faced therefore her commander Igor Tkachenko was lost.

The good pilot differs from ordinary that soberly weighs the forces. We love our MAX. But we should not forget that today MAX is an exhibition not so much the achievements, how many unrealized ambitions. In it so it seems to me, there is nothing bad. Because if there are no ambitions, it is impossible to become the leader.

Sergey Leskov