Category: Airplanes

In 1968, another design of the widely used An-24 transport aircraft was developed at the design office of Father K. Antonov. The aircraft was designated An-24 TW. The aircraft combined several solutions used in previous constructions. The changes were large enough that the aircraft received the new An-26 designation. At the same time, the plane…

Deficiencies in the Il-12 aircraft forced the necessity of further modification works. The changes were so big that a new plane was created. It was designated Il-14. The new aircraft after its predecessor inherited the fuselage structure, horizontal tail and landing gear. The wings were completely rebuilt. Higher power engines were used. The designers had…

In 1936, the Soviet delegation left for the US to purchase a passenger aircraft license to be the primary aircraft of the Aeroflot airlines. At that time, Aeroflot used worn-out passenger machines that were reconstructed bomber aircraft. The Soviets chose the Douglas DC-2 (first flight in 1934). However, in December 1935, a larger transport plane…

Even during the hostilities (World War II), a team of designers led by Sergei Vladimirovich Ilyushin started to develop a new Li-2 class transport aircraft. Naturally, it had to be a more modern design. Attention was paid to the improvement of flight safety and the possibility of operation in various climatic conditions in the CCCP area.…

The PZL TS-16 Grot was to be a supersonic training and assault combat aircraft. The plane was to be intended for the Polish Army, replacing the PZL TS-11 Iskra plane. However, the plane was not built and the plane remained as a design.

Another thing is that, training a combat aircraft pilot must take place in a specific system. The trained pilot is gradually switching to the next types of aircraft. To make it easier, the basic and transition types must have the characteristics of a target (combat) aircraft. For example, in terms of the arrangement of instruments…

On November 8, 2006, at 15:02, the first two Polish multi-purpose aircraft F-16 C No. 4043, 4044 landed at the airport of the 31st Air Base in Krzesiny in Poznań. New Polish planes with obscured distinctive signs arrived over the airport, assisted by two Polish MiG-29s.

In 1969, the design office of OKB Mikojan and Guriewicz, on its own initiative, started the project of a light frontal fighter as a supplement to the heavier fighter from the OKB Sukhoi office, the future Su-27. The air force command accepted the proposal to create an aircraft capable of airborne operations over its own…

In CCCP, the Su-17 plane, despite constant modifications and the creation of its second generation, still did not meet the assumptions made. It was not about volatile properties and performance, but about the possibility of effectively attacking ground targets in "all weather conditions". The variable geometry of the wings was not a sufficient argument here.…

MiG-21 MF type 96 F (A) is a modernized MiG-21 M. It was an export version with the R-13-300 engine and improved equipment. In fact, the changes were small. In practice, however, many countries have purchased this depleted version, and even with R-11 engines. The aircraft was produced in Moscow in the years 1970-1974 and…