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“Mirror Wars” movie, Su-35 product-placement

By Pavel | September 11, 2005 on 3:36 pm | In # Avia news, Aviation Video, Su-35 Super Flanker, Sukhoi | 6 Comments

Today saw this highly advertised movie, made by US and Russian united efforts. Construction bureau of Sukhoi participated in its creation too. Unfortunately, I didn’t find English version of site, the Russian one you can check out here: www.su-film.ru
Trailer you can download from my site here: “Mirror Wars” trailer (20 Mb mov-file).
And here you will find wallpaper of this movie: “Mirror Wars” wallpaper (1280×1024 jpg file) Continue reading “Mirror Wars” movie, Su-35 product-placement…

u-2 or po-2

By Pavel | September 11, 2005 on 5:28 am | In Attack, Monino, WWII | 1 Comment

u-2 or po-2, highly large-using plane in first years of WW2. It was used for training and combat operations Continue reading u-2 or po-2…

La-7 fighter cockpit

By Pavel | September 11, 2005 on 5:12 am | In Fighters, Lavochkin, Monino, WWII | No Comments

In this La-7 tail 27 cockpit flew triple hero of the Soviet Union I.N.Kozhedub. He took down 17 german planes, including first jet-plane Me-262 Continue reading La-7 fighter cockpit…

Amazing printouts

By Pavel | September 7, 2005 on 1:29 am | In # Avia news | No Comments

Today I recieved printouts of several photos, some of them you can find here in digital format.
Guys! On A4 (210 C� 297) they looks completely amazing!!! At home, or at office… everybody around will be hardly jealous!
Here they are: Continue reading Amazing printouts…

Case opened into September 5 Su-33 crash

By Pavel | September 6, 2005 on 7:35 am | In # Avia news | 2 Comments

ST. PETERSBURG. Sept 6 (Interfax) - A criminal case has been opened into a Monday incident where a Su-33 fighter crashed into the sea whilst attempting to land on the flight deck of the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier in the North Atlantic. Continue reading Case opened into September 5 Su-33 crash…

Su-35 Flanker-E multirole fighter

By Pavel | September 4, 2005 on 3:19 pm | In Fighters, Monino, Su-35 Super Flanker, Sukhoi | No Comments

Su-35 Flanker-E multirole fighter
Mission: Air superiority
Chief designers: N.F.Nikitin, V.S.Konokhov
Length/height: 22.2/5.93 meters
Wing span/area: 14.7 m / 62.04 m2
Engine: 2xAL-31F 12,500 kg afterburning thrust each with thrust vector control
Take-off weight: 34,000 kg max
Weapon load: 8,000 kg max
Speed at low level/ at altitude: 1,400/2,500 km/h
Operating range: 3,200 km
Take-off run/landing roll: 65/620 m
In-flight refuelling facilities
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Mig-29 Fulcrum fighter

By Pavel | September 4, 2005 on 3:09 pm | In Fighters, MiG-29 Fulcrum, Mikoyan, Monino | No Comments

The MiG-29 “Fulcrum” (”Tochka Opori” in Russian) was designed and built to be a single-seat supersonic, all-weather, air superiority fighter representing, with the MiG-31 “Foxhound”, the latest and perhaps last fighter production items from the Mikoyan Design Bureau. The primary role of the MiG-29 is to destroy air targets at distances from 60 to 200 kilometers (30 to 110 NM) at all altitudes, on all profiles, in any weather, and under all ECM conditions. In addition, the basic MiG-29 is capable of limited air-to-ground operations and in advanced versions, has been optimized to attack both stationary and moving targets with precision guided munitions. Continue reading Mig-29 Fulcrum fighter…

Tu-144

By Pavel | September 4, 2005 on 2:20 pm | In Civilians, Monino | No Comments

Tu-144, the first in the world passenger supersonic jet-plane. Airborne in 1968 with E.V.Elin test-pilot at the controls.
Crew: 3 people
Wing width: 28.80 meters
Plane length: 65.70 meters
Normal take-off weight: 150000 kg
Maximum speed: 2500 kmph (M=2.35)
Cruise speed: 2200 kmph
Flight length: 6500 km
Maximum altitude: 20000 meters
Usefull load: 150 passengers or 15000 kg of cargo.
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Su-25 Frogfoot attack aircraft

By Pavel | September 4, 2005 on 10:14 am | In Monino, Su-25 Frogfoot, Sukhoi | No Comments

Two engines, thrust each: 4500 kg
Crew: 1
Speed: 975 kmph
Ceiling: 7000 meters
Range: 1250 km
Take-off weight: 17530 kg
Payload: 4400 kg
Armament, 10 mount points can handle:
Cannon: 1 GSh-6-N-30 30mm rotary
AS-7/9/11/12, AA-8 Aphid, FAB-250, UV-32-57, FAB-500, 500kg LGB, FAB-250
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