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2002-10-07, Manch: ~~~Так их порезали или нет?

2000-12-19, Dron: ~~~ Three new generation helicopters were delivered to combat service of the Russian Army in Chechnya. Two Black Sharks and one Alligator have been shipped days ago and now will be deployed at night to hunt for Basaev and his friends. Until now, new generation helicopters have only participated in commercial activities like airshow exhibitions. www.vif2.ru [This message has been edited by Dron (edited 19-12-2000).]

2000-12-12, Serge Pod: ~~~Boeing completes JSF X-32B structural mode tests 12 December 2000 Boeing has completed structural mode interaction (SMI) testing of its X-32B concept demonstrator, moving a step closer to first flight. During SMI testing, the aircraft's flight control surfaces are moved at varying frequencies. This evaluation ensures special filters added to the flight control system are functioning properly to prevent vibration in other aircraft components. The X-32B, which is expected to fly during the first quarter of 2001, will validate the Boeing direct-lift approach to short take-off vertical landing (STOVL) flight, one of three customer requirements in the Concept Demonstration Phase of the program. "Completion of the SMI tests is another positive step as we continue to validate our design," said Katy Fleming, Boeing JSF system test director. "We're making great progress; these tests reduce risk and help confirm that we are ready to begin a safe and productive X-32B flight-test program." Conventional takeoff and…

2000-12-06, Dron: ~~~ Military jets of the IAF heavily abused Lebanon borders yesterday and penetrated deep into foreign airspace. According to El Mundo, these planes flew over southern and western parts of the Lebanon. Local police mentioned that low-level supersonic pass-overs caused panic among local civilians. This demonstration of military power took place only several days after USA and Israel called for Syria and Lebanon to take measures against anti-jew protests of Khesbollah extremists in these countries. [This message has been edited by Dron (edited 07-12-2000).]

2000-12-03, Serge Pod: ~~~Airbus Military selects engine for A400M 1 December 2000 It seems the Airbus Military Company (AMC) has bowed to political pressure, rather than commercial wisdom, in selecting the engine for the A400M military transport aircraft. Yesterday it announced that "Following a full and thorough evaluation of the engines on offer, ... the engine selected for the A400M will be the TP400, to be jointly developed and manufactured by a European consortium." A400M At the Farnborough Air Show, following the launch of the A400M. AMC said they were aware of the possibility of a joint bid being made for the lucrative engine portion of the contract. However, AMC were adamant that since the whole concept of the A400M was based on commercial best practice, AMC would reserve the right to select the engine competitively. At that stage there were already two proposals, one from Rolls-Royce and one from Turbo prop International. The development of a joint venture for the A400M engine was thought likely only if there was…

2000-12-03, Serge Pod: ~~~The Gripen solution for Hungary 1 December 2000 SAAB-BAE SYSTEMS Gripen's response to the Hungarian government's request for information (RFI) for the modernisation of the Hungarian Air Force has proposed a solution based on the supply of up to 24 NATO-interoperable Gripen fourth-generation fighters, supported by a flexible finance package and an industrial co-operation programme. The aircraft would be delivered from 2005. Gripen says the specific benefits to Hungary would be: From 2005, the delivery of up to 24 fourth-generation NATO-interoperable Gripen fighters, (including four two-seater variants) which will form the core of Hungary's modernised air force to fulfil its national defence and NATO requirements. Linked to the procurement of Gripen, an opportunity to stimulate Hugarian industry in both the commercial and defence sectors through the development of strategic partnerships with key European companies. A long-term and flexible finance proposal, backed by the governments of Sweden and the United…

2000-11-29, Serge Pod: ~~~SGI Su-22 simulator for Czech Air Force 28 November 2000 The Czech Air Forces is using SGI(TM) visualisation and supercomputing technology to help train its pilots at Namest nad Oslavou. SGI, in conjunction with Virtual Reality Media and Letecke opravny Kbely, helped to develop a fully reconfigurable simulator modelled on the Russian Sukhoi Su-22 attack aircraft. The system is based on Silicon Graphics Onyx2, with three InfiniteReality2(TM) graphics subsystems. The Su-22 simulator also includes a complete set of mathematical models for all aircraft systems as defined by FAA category D, including hydraulic and pneumatic systems, instruments and indicators, and over-pressure simulation which is created by using anti-G-force trousers. "IT now plays an important educational role in all modern armies, and the implementation of the Su-22 flight simulator will help to bring the Czech Air Forces' training programme up to NATO standards," said Michal Klimes, SGI sales director and country manager for the Czech…

2000-11-24, Serge Pod: ~~~Elbit to upgrade 4 MiG-21 trainers for Romanian Air Force 23 November 2000 Elbit Systems has received an order from the Romanian Ministry of Defence for the upgrade of 4 MiG-21 UM trainer aircraft for the Romanian Air Force. MiG-21 Lancer This order is an extension of the existing contract with the Romanian Ministry of Defence for the upgrade of the Romanian Air Force fleet of MiG-21 aircraft. Elbit Systems has already upgraded more than 90 MiG-21 Lancer aircraft ("single seaters" and "two seaters") which constitute the operational backbone of the Romanian Air Force. Under the new contract, the additional trainers will replace four "single seater" MiG-21 aircraft and an additional full mission simulator for the upgraded MiG-21 Lancer aircraft will be supplied by Elbit Systems, thus expanding the training capability of the Romanian Air Force. REF XQQMA XQQEE XQQAR DSD

2000-11-17, Serge Pod: ~~~Boeing JSF X-32a begins simulated carrier landing tests 16 November 2000 The Boeing Joint Strike Fighter X-32A concept demonstrator aircraft has begun field carrier landing practice (FCLP) tests to demonstrate flying and handling qualities during low-speed aircraft carrier approach. This is the first flight since the X-32A was grounded after a hydraulics failure caused an unscheduled landing on a dry lake bed at Edwards AFB. Engineers said they have found an interim fix to the problem and hope to have a final solution by the end of the month.. US Navy Cmdr. Phillip 'Rowdy' Yates, the US government's lead test pilot for the Boeing JSF program, and Boeing lead test pilot Fred Knox are demonstrating simulated carrier landings using a Frensel lens on the ground to provide pilot cues during their approaches to a simulated carrier deck outlined on a runway at Edwards Air Force Base. 'The X-32A demonstrated excellent low-speed flying qualities in the carrier mode configuration,'' Yates said. 'Flight path control…

2000-11-15, Dron: ~~~ According to several reports, Ministry of Defence of Russia declared Mi-28 as the primary assault helicopter for its chopper fleet. The decision is to be finalized and become official in December. Main contenders are Ka-50 and Mi-28. Earlier, MoD was leaning towards more elegant and reliable Ka-50 Werewolf, however fire power and greater armour has always been always given priority. Most important factor traditionally is crew-safety where Mi-28 proved to be superior. Currently, OKB Mil is also running massive Mi-24 modernization funded by MoD. One of offered versions Mi-24VK-1 with night-vision equipment is already on tests in Moscow. By December another version designated Mi-24VK-2 will join the program. Besides that, OKB Mil is still testing night version of Mi-8 transport helicopters 4 of which are earning combat hours in a fight against religious maniacs in Chechnya. ------------------ [This message has been edited by Dron (edited 16-11-2000).]

2000-11-10, Dron: Russia, China consider project for super-sonic jet

2000-11-01, Dron: ~~~ Stealth secrets feared stolen PAUL SHUKOVSKY [i]SEATTLE P-I REPORTER[/i] Oct. 30 - A Russian mathematician who was given access to an American supercomputer loaded with stealth warplane design software is under investigation for espionage.       FEDERAL AGENTS SUSPECT that Aleksey Yeremin, who logged on to the supercomputer from Moscow, took advantage of Lockheed Martin and military security lapses to steal stealth technology secrets.     The 3 1/2-year investigation stretches from the heart of the old Soviet empire to Lockheed’s secretive Skunk Works plant in Southern California to a quiet suburb north of Seattle. This is the visa issued to Aleksey Yeremin, a Russian mathematician and partner in a Bothell software company that did work for Lockheed Martin. U.S. officials now say he has ties to the Russian military and now-defunct KGB.     Yeremin, vice president of a software company based in Bothell that did work for Lockheed, was e-mailed part of Lockheed’s modeling program for designing stealth…

2000-10-29, Zed: ~~~WOW!!! I [i]am [/i] speechless! Z p.s. thanks for the info ;)

2000-10-28, Dron: ~~~ Investigations are underway into crashes involving Merlin helicopter and Jaguar jet, as reported by BBC. The Merlin air support chopper crashed into the sea off the coast of Scotland. It was conducting trials on the new generation sonar when engine failure occurred. One hour later Jaguar fighter-bomber jet hit a flock of seagulls and lost power in both engines soon after.  No fatalities were reported. Five pilots of the Merlin and one Jaguar commander ejected to safety.  The new generation Merlin choppers is the pride of RAF. It entered service in 1999 and cost of each is estimated to be around 40-50m of pounds.  http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english /uk/scotland/newsid_994000/99404 1.stm  

2000-10-26, Zed: Thanks! Z

2000-10-26, Dron: ~~~ [IMG]http://www.naval-technology .com/projects/zubr/images/zubr2. jpg[/IMG] On October 24 "Marine Plant - Diamond" based in St. Petersburg city launched first of two Air Cushion Landing Crafts of Zubr (Pomornik) class ordered by Greece. The contract for two landing ships was arrange between "Rosvooruzhenie" retailer and Ministry of Defence of Greece on 24 January 2000. Worth of the contract is estimated to be around $100million. Copyright "Vedomosti" independent newspaper

2000-10-24, Dron: ~~~ The Head of Indian Air Force decided to check MIG-21 personally, "in order to stop recent gossips about unreliability of this plane once and for all". Anil Yashvant Tipnis conducted a flight this Monday on MiG-21 fighter and immediately after the landing announced that the MIG-21 remains "unbeatable and excellent airplane". The marshal flew his sortie exactly the same day as local media published statistics according to which in the past 5 years, National Air Force lost 84 combat planes, 60 of which were MiG-21s. The result of this are deaths of 34 pilots.  Experts claim however that majority of accidents is classified as "pilot error". The problem is that India has no supersonic trainers, so rookie pilots are given MiG-21s to practice on, which require good skills and expertise.  MiG-21 fighter had been produced at Nasik aviation production plant. Right now, upgrades are underway for production of multifunctional Su-30MKI jets.

2000-10-22, Dron: ~~~ KIEV, 18 OCTOBER-2000. /ITAR-TASS/. During the ongoing testing program of the AN-70 freighter, fascinating performance characteristics have been acheived. The AN-70 became the only airplane of its kind capable of maintaining stable flight at speeds as low as 98km/h(!!!). According to OKB Antonov media service, for the first time in history of aviation, a 120-ton monster airship conquered speeds acheivable previously only on ultra-light planes. Joint Russian-Ukrainian pilot teams reached astonishing AOA of 30 degrees which is accessible only to highly advanced fighter jets of today. Also, immitated engine-failure never resulted in stalling/spinning etc. The AOA test results indicate that the aircraft remains manually conrolable under most extreme conditions and therefore is completely safe in all flight modes and completely satisfy National standards for new-generation airlift. [Редактировалось Dron (22-10-2000 в 05:46).]

2000-10-11, Dron: http://www.vda.ru/IMAGES/an124-3 .jpg [zero size or time out] On its pop tour across Eastern Asia and Pacific region, pop singer Ricky Martin has its music equipment being delivered to him by Volga-Dnerp heavy airlift company ( http://www.vda.com ) On 6 October 2000, an AN-124-100 Ruslan took off from Japanese city of Narita and landed in Seoul (S. Korea), where Ricky Martin made its first appearance as part of the tour mentioned above. Further routes lay across South-Eastern Asia, Australia and end in New Zealand. Total weight of the music equipment came to 70 tones and is being carried in special 40-foot containers. [Редактировалось Dron (11-10-2000 в 21:04).]

2000-10-06, Dron: ~~~     [b]Speak your mind[/b] Discuss this story with other people. [[URL=http://cnv.msg.yahoo.com/d ir/Conversations/News/Top_Storie s/marine_corps_crash?url=http:// dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/2000100 5/us/marine%5fcorps%5fcrash%5f2. html&title=Pilot+OK+in+Ariz.+Mar ine+Jet+Crash&ct=970791376&c=239 266820335202032732706239235&a=1] a Conversation[/URL]] [b](Requires [URL=http://cnv.msg.yahoo.com/co nv_needs.html] Messenger[/URL])[/b] [b]Thursday October 5 8:15 PM ET[/b] [b]Pilot OK in Ariz. Marine Jet Crash[/b]   WASHINGTON (AP) - A Marine Corps fighter jet crashed during a training mission in Arizona on Thursday and the pilot ejected safely. The F-18C single-seat fighter crashed on the Barry Goldwater training range at Yuma during a training session with other F-18s, said Maj. Pat Gibbons, a spokesman at Marine headquarters in the Pentagon ([URL=http://rd.yahoo.com/DailyN ews/manual/*http://search.news.y ahoo.com/search/news?p=Pentagon& c=&n=10&yn=c] - web sites[/URL]). The pilot, Capt. Les P. Verdon, was…

2000-10-01, Dron: ~~~I was able to obtain pictures of two launches on September 26. These were donated by RVSN media service through the http://www.redstar.ru daily newspaper. Here they are (click to enlarge): [URL=http://www.stas.net/5/hiand…

2000-09-30, Dron: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy jetfighter was missing in the Gulf on Friday and presumed to have crashed in an accident shortly after taking off on a training flight from the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln, the Navy said. The ship, on patrol in waters off Iraq, lost radio contact with the pilot of the single-seat F/A-18C after it took off to conduct a carrier-landing proficiency flight, according to a Navy spokeswoman at the Pentagon (news - web sites). Lt. Cmdr. Dawn Cutler told Reuters the plane apparently went down at about 9:30 a.m. Gulf time and that a search and rescue mission was under way from the carrier and other U.S. naval units in the area. Iraq said its air defense forces had shot down the plane. ``It is worth noting that every time the US military command is forced to admit that a jet has crashed, it says the reason for the crash was a technical malfunction, while the real reason for the crash is because the planes were hit by the heroic Iraqi defenses' fire,'' Iraqi radio said. Iraqi…

2000-09-04, ZIL: ~~~To Backfire > The THEL system is being developed by the Pentagon for Israel... I read in israel "Air force" magazine, that "Nautilus"(THEL) is a israely developement. They just short on money, and this is a reason for asking for american help.

2000-09-01, Dallas: ~~~Privet! Errr, well you must consider this: 1) the number of F-16s flying worldwide 2) the fact that with a single engined aircaft, loss of power results in ejection and/or crash! ...there is also another thing to consider, when comparing with…

2000-07-12, Serge Pod: Boost For Russia`s Space Programme Russian rocket engineers said on Tuesday they were confident the mysterious fuel pressure loss during last week’s test launch of a Proton rocket was a one-off event and were confident that there was nothing to worry about prior to the crucial launch of the ISS’ cornerstone – Zvezda Module. The only thing the Russian space engineers were worried about before the launch was Wednesday morning’s weather forecast. “It was not really good, there is a chance of thunderstorms,” they told reporters. However, the sun was shining and the sky was clear blue when the Proton rocket carrying the Zvesda ISS module bound for the International space station was launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Chief of the U.S. space agency NASA Dan Goldin attended the launch together with Yury Koptev of Russia's Space Agency. Later Goldin said the event was a triumph of Russia's will and commitment to ISS project. “The Russians have gone through all sorts of difficulty with their…