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Monino is the main Russian Air Forces museum. Apprx 35 kilometers from Moscow. Unique exhibition, you can find almost every plane which was used by Russian Air Forces from the first day.

Il-76 Candid heavy transport

By Pavel | November 4, 2005 on 10:15 pm | In Ilyushin, Monino, Transports | 1 Comment

Role: Heavy-transport, cargo (tanks, guns, and other equipment)
Year: 1974
Similar Aircraft: C-141B Starlifter, C-5 Galaxy, C-17A Globemaster III
Crew: 7
Wing Span, m: 50,6
Length, m: 46,6
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Mi-12 Homer - the largest helicopter in the world

By Pavel | November 4, 2005 on 3:12 pm | In Helicopters, Mil, Monino, Transports | 14 Comments

Year of flight: 1969
Engines: four Soloviev D-25V, two engines and the rotor on each of two outriggers
Engines power, kW each: 4780
Cruise speed, kmph: 240
Ceiling, m: 3500
Operational range, km: 500
PayLoad, kg: 40000
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An-12 Cub military freighter aircraft

By Pavel | November 4, 2005 on 1:11 pm | In Antonov, Monino, Transports | No Comments

Role: Medium-cargo/transport, ECM, ELINT
Similar Aircraft: C-130 Hercules, C-160 Transall, G.222
Crew: 3-6
Wingspan, m: 38.0
Length, m: 33.1
Height, m: 10.53
Empty weight, kg: 30500
Take-off weight, kg: 54000
Engines: four AI-20M
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Mi-6 Hook heavy-lift helicopter

By Pavel | November 4, 2005 on 12:57 pm | In Helicopters, Mil, Monino, Transports | No Comments

Role: Heavy transport (65 equipped troops), vehicles
Crew: 5
Similar Aircraft: Mi-26 Halo, CH-3 Jolly Green Giant
Rotor diameter, m: 35
Length, m: 33,3

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Mi-26 Halo heavy-lift transport helicopter

By Pavel | October 30, 2005 on 2:11 pm | In Helicopters, Mil, Monino, Transports | 11 Comments

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Yak-17 Feather fighter

By Pavel | October 30, 2005 on 12:54 am | In Fighters, Monino, Yakovlev | 2 Comments

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

By Pavel | October 30, 2005 on 12:41 am | In Fighters, Mikoyan, Monino | 1 Comment

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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Tu-22M Backfire long-range bomber and missile carrier

By Pavel | October 13, 2005 on 5:02 pm | In Bombers, Monino, Tupolev | 5 Comments

Two engines, thrust each: 20000 kg
Crew: 4
Speed: 2300 kmph
Ceiling: 15000 meters
Range: 7000 km
Take-off weight: 124000 kg
Variable-sweep wing, gradus: 20-65
Bomb load: 24000 kg
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Mig-27 Flogger D bomber fighter

By Pavel | October 9, 2005 on 10:06 pm | In Fighters, Mikoyan, Monino | No Comments

A.Mikoyan OKB (design bureau)
Engine: two RD-33 jet engines
Afterburning throttle, kg f: 8.550
Crew: 1
Take-off weight, kg: 20.700
Cruise range, km: 1.750
Speed, km/h: 1.880
Ceiling, m: 17.000
Bomb load, kg: 4.000
Armament:
- cannon: GSh-6-N-30 30mm rotary six-burrel
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Mig-25 Foxbat fighter interceptor

By Pavel | October 9, 2005 on 9:00 pm | In Fighters, MiG-25 Foxbat, Mikoyan, Monino | No Comments

A.Mikoyan OKB (design bureau)
Engine: two R-15 BD-300 jet engines
Throttle, kg f: 11.200 each
Crew: 1
Take-off weight, kg: 34.000
Operational range, km: 2.120
Speed, km/h: 3.000
Ceiling, m: 22.000
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