Combat aviation of the USSR: the light bomber Su-2 (BB-1). Developed in 1937. Single all-metal monoplane with closed cockpit and retractable landing gear. 893 copies made. A crew – 2 persons. Armament: machine gun (7.62 mm ShKAS). The bomb capacity is 400…

Combat aviation of the USSR: jet fighter MiG 21 F-13, 1959. The maximum speed is 2125 km / h. The practical ceiling is 19000 m. Crew – 1 person.  Museum of the Soviet Army, Moscow. The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (NATO reporting name: Fishbed) is a supersonic…

The Rutan Model 61 Long-EZ is a tandem 2-seater homebuilt aircraft designed by Burt Rutan’s Rutan Aircraft Factory. The Long-EZ has a canard layout, a swept wing with wingtip rudders, and a pusher engine and propeller. The tricycle landing gear has fixed…

Yak-3 fighter. Developed in 1943. Single monoplane of mixed design with closed cockpit and retractable landing gear. A crew – 1 person. Armament: a cannon (20 mm SHVAK), a machine gun (12.7 mm UB). The speed is 646 km / h. The practical ceiling is 10400 m.…

Combat aviation of Germany: the BF 109 F-2 fighter, Germany. Developed in 1934 under the leadership of Willy Messerschmitt. Single all-metal monoplane with closed cockpit and retractable landing gear. Crew – 1 person. Armament: a cannon (20 mm MG 151), a…

Su-11. A Soviet supersonic interceptor from 1958. Flight range – 1700 km, max. speed – 2340 km/h, ceiling – 18000 m The Sukhoi Su-11 (NATO reporting name: Fishpot-C) was an interceptor aircraft used by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. The Su-11 was an…

Tu-22M. The first Soviet supersonic long-range variable sweep-wing jet bomber in the series. Flight range – 7000 km, max. speed – 2000 km/h The Tupolev Tu-22M (NATO reporting name: Backfire) is a supersonic, variable-sweep wing, long-range strategic and maritime…

S-26 (Su-7L). A Soviet experimental aircraft from 1963. Two Su-7 aircrafts with experimental ski landing gear were successfully tested in 1963-1966. The aircraft was capable to operate on rough fields (low destiny ground 4-5 kg/sq. cm) The Sukhoi Su-7 (NATO…

Yak-27R. A Soviet high-speed reconnaissance aircraft from 1956. Flight range – 1170 km, max. speed – 1300 km/h, ceiling – 16550 m The Yakovlev Yak-27 (NATO reporting name “Flashlight-C”) was a family of Soviet supersonic aircraft developed in 1958 from the…

Combat aviation of the USSR: jet fighter MiG 23S. The maximum speed is 2500 km / h. The flight range is 2000 km. Crew – 1 person. Museum of the Soviet Army, Moscow The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 (NATO reporting name: Flogger) is a variable-geometry fighter aircraft…

Airbus A320 (F-WWAI) When Airbus designed the A300 during the late 1960s and early 1970s, it envisaged a broad family of airliners with which to compete against Boeing and Douglas (later McDonnell Douglas), two established US aerospace manufacturers. From…

Weapons of the USSR: jet fighter MiG-17, 1951. The maximum speed is 1152 km / h. The practical ceiling is 14,700 m. The range is 1165 km. Crew – 1 person. Museum of the Soviet Army, Moscow The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 (NATO reporting name: Fresco) is a high…

The SEPECAT Jaguar is an Anglo-French jet attack aircraft originally used by the British Royal Air Force and the French Air Force in the close air support and nuclear strike role. It is still in service in upgraded form with the Indian Air Force. Jaguar E …

The Dassault Mirage F1 is a French fighter and attack aircraft designed and manufactured by Dassault Aviation. It was developed as a successor to the popular Mirage III family. During the 1960s, Dassault commenced development of what would become the Mirage…

The Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star (or T-Bird) is a subsonic American jet trainer. It was produced by Lockheed and made its first flight in 1948. The T-33 was developed from the Lockheed P-80/F-80 starting as TP-80C/TF-80C in development, then designated T-33A.…

Crusader F – 8E (FN). The Vought F-8 Crusader (originally F8U) is a single-engine, supersonic, carrier-based air superiority jet aircraft built by Vought for the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps (replacing the Vought F7U Cutlass), and for…

Piper Pa-23 Apache (F-BHPM): American twin-engined light aircraft The prototype PA-23 was a four-seat, low-wing, all-metal monoplane with a twin tail, powered by two 125 hp Lycoming O-290-D piston engines; it first flew on March 2, 1952. The aircraft performed…

MiG-3. Tactical fighter from WW2 (1940). Flight range – 820 km, max. speed – 615 km/h The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3 is a Soviet fighter-interceptor used during World War II. It was a development of the MiG-1 by the OKO (opytno-konstruktorskij otdel — Experimental…