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B-2 constructor accused of selling ’stealth’ technology abroad

One of the american engenieers from team, working over B-2 Stealth bomber creation, is accused of divulging state secrets.

By the FBI investigative group representative, 61 years old Noshir S. Gowadia was selling secrets to at least three different countries. Those secret data were related to the bomber “stealth” technology. FBI refused to tell which countries were the information buyers. Continue reading B-2 constructor accused of selling ’stealth’ technology abroad…

Single Mig-29 aerobatic video

Click to download Single Mig-29 aerobatic video - nice video, not very professional but very good aerobatic program. Pilot performing cobras, loops and rolls - demonstrates all the Mig-29 flight performance.
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Mi-26 Halo heavy-lift transport helicopter

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F-22 crash video

Click to download F-22 crash video - small video of YF-22 (F-22 prototype), crashes on landing. Two-views video.
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It seems like pilot put a plane into swing over swinging. It happens because of delays in plane-controlling systems-pilot system. The best way to deal in such case is to fix control stick in middle position. Continue reading F-22 crash video…

Two Mig-29 crash video

Click to download Two Mig-29 crash video - small video, two Mig-29 hit each other on reciprocal tracks.
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Some aviashow, don’t know exactly where it happened. Both pilots ejected successfully. Aerobatic is not only beauty, it’s hard and dangerous work. Thanks God such things do not happen often.
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Yak-17 Feather fighter

Engine: RD-10A
Thrust, kg-f: 900
Crew: 1
Speed, kmph: 750
Ceiling, m: 12750
Range, km: 717
Take-off weight, kg: 2890
First flight: 1946
Armament: 2 x 23 mm guns
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First Mig-family jet fighters photos

This is the line of first-generation jet fighters, constructed in Mikoyan design bureau. Photos from Monino airfield at Russian Air Forces museum. On the pictures you can find Mig-15 Fagot, Mig-17 Fresco, Mig-19 Farmer and their modifications.
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F-22 Raptor Drops First Bomb

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah: “Weapon’s away.” Those two words from Lt. Col. Jim Hecker from 27th Fighter Squadron has marked a new stage in aviation history.

The squadron commander dropped the first bomb - a 1000-pound global positioning system-guided joint direct attack munition - from an F/A-22 Raptor Oct. 18. Shortly it was eight bombs more that followed. All the bombs hit the dummy targets succesfully. Continue reading F-22 Raptor Drops First Bomb…

Mig-29 low pass over Zhukovsky video

Click to download Mig-29 low pass video - short cockpit-view video of Mig-29 flying by over Zhukovsky airbase.
1,5 Mb, 0:37, 320 x 240, mov. Requires QuickTime 7.0

Zhukovsky airbase belongs to the Flight Research Institute named after M.M. Gromov. It is situated apprx. 40 km from Moscow and every two years holding big aviation event - MAKS.
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Boeing stops heavy transport planes supplies

Boeing company is going to produce last C-17 heavy transport for US army in the middle of 2008 and close this aircraft line by the 2010. Instead US company plans to start producing KC-767 refueling tankers for the US airforces.
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