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Sergey Klimov memorable video

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8,5 Mb, 3:37, 480 x 360, wmv
This is small video in memory of Guards colonel Sergei Nikolayevich Klimov, wingman and leader of “Russian Knights”
aerobatic team who died on May 29, 2002 after long-time hard sickness.
He was good friend and great person. Some facts from his biography can be found here, on Russian Knights official site.
Let the eternal memory of the hero be always in our hearts.
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Kh-35 antiship missile video

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17,9 Mb, 9:16, 480 x 360, wmv
Smotr video about Kh-35 antiship missile. Not pure aviation-oriented, but still can be launched from Il-38 anti-submarine warfare aircraft. Russian language.
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Two F-16 impact over Italy

In the skies of Italy two F-16 has collision.

Two Italian Air Force fighters impacted over Sardinia island shore, between Muravera and San-Vito cities. Pilots has ejected succesfully, they weren’t wounded.
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Yak-130 video

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24,4 Mb, 10:02, 480 x 360, wmv
Another excellent video from “Smotr”. This time hero is Yak-130 combat-trainer. Beautiful plane, result of partnership between Yakovlev, Russia and Aermacchi, Italy.
Russian language.
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Bf-109 shoot down B-17 video

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5,2 Mb, 0:57, 688 x 480, avi
Real historical video, excellent mix of different B-17 shoot down by Bf-109 cases. Footages made both by usual and gun-cameras.
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“The First and the Last” Adolf Galland book

Unique book by Germany’s commander of fighter forces (November 1941 - January 1945) Adolf Galland. This book’s second name is “The rise and fall of the Luftwaffe:1939-45″.
It’s about everything - about secret fighter pilots trainings in Russia and Italy, it’s about first Luftwaffe combat experience and first aces born in the skies of Spain. It’s about airwar over Britain and allied bombers over Germany.
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F-22 is a big mistake?

Leading US experts have an opinion that F-22 project is a critical Pentagon mistake.
Fifth-generation fighters should have very low radars visibility level, supersonic course speed, ability to spot enemy planes on very big destinations and very high manoeuvrability. By the F-22 Raptor developers words their aircraft overcame all other planes, both already created and only planned, by all that points.
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Mig-29M will be presented in Berlin

Russia will demonstrate Mig-29M frontline fighter on the International Aerospace Exhibition in Berlin, ILA-2006.
“As the samples will be demonstrated Mig-29M frontline fighter (”MiG”, Russian Aircraft Corporation) and pilots and engineers training facility Mi-17-1V (Kronshtadt company).” - said Military-Technical Partnership Federal Agency representative.
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Su-34 video

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28,7 Mb, 3:47, 512 x 384, avi
Not very exciting and quality video, but still interesting because its report from Ahtubinsk, the only place (flight-test center named after V.Chkalov) where this aircraft really exists.
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Su-33 performing “Gurza Podguzova” video

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1,7 Mb, 0:26, 320 x 240, wmv
Very short and low-quality but historical video. On the 17th of July, 1998 by the carrier landing mistake of Pavel Podguzov it was discovered new aerobatic element - “gurza Podguzova” of “Podguzov viper”. Only pilot’s professionalism and highest Su-33 flight performance allowed this situation not to became a disaster.
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