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Exclusive high definition PAK FA photos from the first flight

Enjoy exclusive high definition photos from maiden PAK FA flight. It’s history been done there, you know
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PAK FA maiden flight, in flight photo	PAK FA taxiing
Mikhail Pogosyan and Sergey Bogdan after Sukhoi PAK FA maiden flight	PAK FA maiden flight photo - take-off

Help for the Igor Tkachenko family

Igor Tkachenko had wife, son and daughter.

All the help will be highly appreciated, so for the ones of you who wants to help here are the bank details (they are published on the official Russian Knights site here):

SWIFT: SABRRUM3
SAVINGS BANK OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
(SREDNERUSSKY OFFICE)
ODINTSOVO BRANCH 8158/033
CORRESPONDENT ACCOUNT: 30101810400000000225 V OPERU MGTU SBRF
ACCOUNT NO: 42307810540292459484
Tkachenko Galina Alexandrovna

And some additional details, if will be necessary:
BIK: 044525225
INN: 7707083893
KPP: 503203001

Igor Tkachenko death. Situation simulation.

Here is the Vesti news channel simulation of the accident, when 16 August two Su-27 collided over the Zhukovsky which caused death of the guards colonel, Russian Knights aerobatic team leader.

Unfortunately, as always, there are mistakes in this material, like Vitaly Melnik was not co-pilot of Igor Tkachenko. Again, collided planes are:
Su-27UB, tail 18, pilot Igor Tkachenko, navigator Igor Kurilenko
Su-27, tail 14, pilot Vitaly Melnik.

But still material is very interesting, main version for now - because of the clouds Melnik didn’t see the Tkachenko plane and hit it.

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Death of Igor Tkachenko. New information.

Info that is not in the news yet.

Looks like Tkachenko was dead after the collision, eject seat misses headrest. There is no information/prove that Igor ejected at all.
Kurilenko ejected and landed near the airfield.

Melnik was controlling plane with engine on fire to avoid hitting the living houses, his Su-27 landed in the plain field, he ejected and landed on the tree.

UPDATE, 18 august 2009: Melnik has landed in the field and Kurilenko was taken down from the tree:
http://rian.ru/video/20090816/181159256.html

Both pilots are fine, Melnik has landed in the field, it was wind so he gets slight legs concussion. Kurilenko has strain. Right now both in Krasnogorsk hospital, feeling fine.

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Igor Tkachenko, the Russian Knights team leader has crashed

Today, during the preparation for the MAKS-2009 in Zhukovsky skies two Su-27 collided. Three pilots ejected, Igor Tkachenko and Igor Kurilenko from the leader two-seater Su-27UB and Vitaly Melnik from the wingman single-seater Su-27.

Parachute of the Igor Tkachenko didn’t open and the pilot died. By the unchecked information one more pilot (not known which one) has spinal fracture.
UPDATE 17.08.2009 14:12 Moscow time:
Kurilenko has concussion of the brain and malleolar fracture of the left calf. Melnik has footstep soft tissue bruise.

First version of the accident is the two-seater Su-27UB control failure, as a result wingman has overflew the leader and hit him in the frontal part by the engines. Again, by the unchecked information Igor Tkachenko after that wasn’t able to eject, the eject command was given by the co-pilot, Igor Kurilenko. Engine of the wingman get on fire and pilot ejected.

Join discussion on the forum: Two Su-27 collided over Zhukovsky

Google Maps link where planes has crashed here.

Vesti video material here

Source of the photos: http://pompeya.livejournal.com/463951.html

Video of Su-27 with engine on fire, looks like it is turning from the village and stalls:

MiG-29 and MiG-31 flights

Every person has a wish to test themselves, to try their own strength. Keeping in mind our subject we will talk about the best kind of extreme, specific and exclusive tourism - the jet flight tour.

The “Country of Tourism” company (www.bestrussiantour.com) has acquired wide experience in unforgettable and exciting MiG-29 and MiG-31 jet flight tours in Russia, offered for travelers from all over the world. But flights in these fighters aren`t the only way to reach the sky. For every aviation fan “Country of Tourism” organizes sightseeing and training flights (with official pilots license) on L-29 “Delphin” and L-39 “Albatros” trainer jets in the Moscow country-side.
Continue reading MiG-29 and MiG-31 flights…

13 august is an official mourning day in Russia

According to President Medvedev’s decree 13 august is an official mourning day in Russia. This day wwe all mourn about victims in South Ossetia conflict.

Till today there are no exact numbers by the killed civilians, but during the conflict it was named from 1600 till 2000 of the Tskhinvali habitants.

Besides, deputy commander of the staff Anatoly Nogovitsin has announced losses among the Russian peacemakers. It’s one officer and 17 soldiers and sergeants. 52 people are wounded, including 58′th army commander general Anatoly Hrulev and two officers. Besides 14 soldiers and sergeants are MIA.

In addition it was news reporters who was killed or wounded.

The list of the killed soldiers (not full)
1. Valeev Timur Zarifovich, 1976 year of birth, major
2. Gatilo Oleg Andreevich, 1982 year of birth, master sergeant
3. Kolesnikov Aleksandr Mihailovich, 1984 year of birth, sergeant
4. Kosirev Vladimir Aleksandrovich, 1980 year of birth, captain
5. Logvinenko Dmitry Anatolievich, 1984 year of birth, corporal
6. Mitroshenkov Anatoly Vladimirovich, 1985 year of birth, corporal
7. Ponedelchenko Vladimir Andreevich, 1980 year of birth, private
8. Serbach Herogiy Ivanovich, 1983 year of birth, private
9. Skazkopodatelev Dmitry Anatolievich, 1980 year of birth, staff sergant
10. Stepnov Heorgiy Ivanovich, 1983 year of birth, private
11. Filatov Vladimir Mikhailovich, 1986 year of birth, private
12. Igor Viktorovich Rzhavatin, 1968 year of birth, colonel

President Medvedev has ordered to stop all the peace-enforcement activities.

“President Dmitry Medvedev said all the peacekeeping objectives in South Ossetia are fullfilled and he’ve ordered Russian army to stop all the peace-enforcement activities in the region.”

Source: http://interfax.ru/news.asp?id=26708

The discussion is beeing held on the forum here: War in South Ossetia. I’m trying to pass some insider info there about Russian and Georgian forces, as it comes. All the regular news and discussion are mostly welcome either.

Russian army has withdrawn from Senaki town, Georgia

22:43 Moscow time. Russian Ministry of Defense: Russian peacemakers and supporting military forces has left Senaki. They’ve neutralized the treat of South Ossetia and peacemakers positions attack by second Georgian infantry brigade and has left the town.

Source: http://www.rian.ru/osetia_news/20080811/150288544.html

The discussion is beeing held on the forum here: War in South Ossetia. I’m trying to pass some insider info there about Russian and Georgian forces, as it comes. All the regular news and discussion are mostly welcome either.

Russian army has reached Senaki town, Georgia

17:54. Russian army has reached Senaki town, Georgia. Russian Defense Ministry representative has officially stated that Russian forces are performing actions to prevent further artillery strikes over Ossetia and Russian peacekeepers. Besides, these activities aimed to prevent concentration of the forces, immobilized by Saakashvili to continue military activities. For example, near Senaki concentrated second infantry brigade of the Georgian army.

Source: http://www.rian.ru/osetia/20080811/150282598.html

Senaki airbase in wikimapia

The discussion is beeing held on the forum here: War in South Ossetia. I’m trying to pass some insider info there about Russian and Georgian forces, as it comes. All the regular news and discussion are mostly welcome either.