A Soviet KA-25 PLO shipborne anti-submarine helicopter from 1965. Load – 900 kg, crew – 4-5, armament – 1 torpedo, 4 air-to-earth missiles, speed – 220 km/h, ceiling – 4000 m, flight range – 450 km, power – 900 HP The Kamov Ka-25 (NATO reporting name “Hormone”)…

The Westland Whirlwind helicopter was a British licence-built version of the U.S. Sikorsky S-55/H-19 Chickasaw. It primarily served with the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm in anti-submarine and search and rescue roles. Manufacturer: Westland Aircraft First flight:…

The Aerotécnica AC-14 was a Spanish five-seat light helicopter of the 1950s, designed by Jean Cantinieau, based on enlarging his Nord Norelfe design. The AC-14 continued the Cantinieau practice of mounting the engine forward of the main rotor, and like the…

The Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma is a four-bladed, twin-engined medium transport/utility helicopter. The Puma was originally built by Sud Aviation of France, and continued to be made by Aérospatiale.

Mi-6 AYA. A Soviet airborne command post (Looking Glass) helicopter from 1975. Crew- 5, flight range – 620 km, max. speed – 250 km/h, ceiling – 4500 m The Mil Mi-6 (NATO reporting name Hook), given the article number izdeliye 50 and company designation V…

The Cierva C.30 was a Spanish autogyro designed by Juan de la Cierva and built under licence from the Cierva Autogiro Company by A V Roe & Co Ltd (Avro), Lioré-et-Olivier and Focke-Wulf. The Cierva Autogiro Company was a British firm established in 1926 to…

On February 28, 1935, Pablo Díaz signed a contract in which he promised to deliver to the Vienna Capellans Pastry Society, three Autogiros. These copies had the particularity of being designed like those of the gyroplanes, invented by Juan de la Cierva. The…

The Eurocopter EC155 (now Airbus Helicopters H155) is a long-range medium-lift passenger transport helicopter developed by Eurocopter from its Dauphin family for civil aviation use. It is a twin-engined aircraft and can carry up to 13 passengers along with…

The Cierva C.6 was the sixth autogyro designed by engineer Juan de la Cierva, and the first one to travel a “major” distance. Cierva, the engineer responsible for the invention of the autogyro, had spent all his funds on the research and creation of his first…

SA 321G Super Frelon,  Naval Aeronautics Museum (fr. Musée de l’Aéronautique Navale) in Rochefort Crew: 2 pilots Motor: 3 Turbomeca Turmo III Power: 3 x 1630 HP The Aérospatiale (formerly Sud Aviation) SA 321 Super Frelon (“Super Hornet”) is a three-engined…

The Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma is a four-bladed, twin-engined medium transport/utility helicopter that was designed and originally produced by the French aerospace manufacturer Sud Aviation. It is capable of carrying up to 20 passengers as well as a variety…

The Most Beautiful Villages of Spain (Es. Los Pueblos Más Bonitos de España) is a Spanish association created in 2011 to promote, disseminate, encourage and preserve the cultural, natural and rural heritage in geographical areas with a lower level of industrialization…

Artillery of the world: 152 mm cannon by the Canet guns technologies, France. The Canet guns were a series of weapon systems developed by the French engineer Gustave Canet (1846–1913), who was design engineer for Schneider et Cie of Le Creusot. This type…

The M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (M270 MLRS). The M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (M270 MLRS) is an American-developed armored, self-propelled, multiple rocket launcher. The U.S. Army variant of the MLRS vehicle is based on the chassis of the Bradley…

The S-125 Neva/Pechora (NATO classification SA-3 Goa) The S-125 Neva/Pechora (Russian: С-125 “Нева”/”Печора”, NATO reporting name SA-3 Goa) is a Soviet surface-to-air missile system that was designed by Aleksei Isaev to complement the S-25 and S-75. It has…