The first Airbus A220-300 landed in Toulouse. A narrow-bodied mid-range aircraft that has just joined the wide Airbus lineup, adding and expanding it in the 100-160 seat segment. The new A220 family of aircraft includes two models: A220-100 (100-135 seats) and A220-300 (130-160 seats). It is the most advanced aircraft in its class, developed from […]
Read MoreSilvercraft SH-4 is an Italian three-seat multipurpose helicopter, developed in 1963 by the aircraft manufacturer Silvercraft SpA. The development of a multipurpose aircraft model Silvercraft SH-4 was carried out by Italian aircraft developers in 1960. The main purpose of the new aircraft was to be the civilian aviation sector, while it was not a question […]
Read MoreSilvercraft SH-200 is an Italian multi-purpose two-seater helicopter, designed in 1977 by Silvercraft SpA. The design of the helicopter model Silvercraft SH-200 began by Italian aircraft developers in the first half of the 70s of the last century. As a fundamental principle, aircraft builders from Silvercraft SpA used the rather popular Silvercraft SH-4 aircraft model, […]
Read MoreVertical Hummingbird is an American multi-purpose civilian helicopter developed by Vertical Aviation Technologies in 1991. The development of the Vertical Hummingbird model aircraft began by American aircraft manufacturers in the second half of the 80s of the last century, while the helicopter design was partially borrowed from the Sikorsky S-52 model helicopter, which received great […]
Read MoreTu-214 – a deep modification of the Tu-204 airliner, originally developed under the designation Tu-204-200. Made its first flight on March 21, 1996. According to the main flight characteristics, it corresponds to the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 airliners. The aircraft received a certificate in 2000 and is approved for operation with a maximum take-off […]
Read MoreThe first instance of the upgraded medium-range passenger aircraft Tu-204CM (production No.64150) first took off at 13:25 on December 29, 2010, in Ulyanovsk at the Ulyanovsk Vostochny airport. The developer of the Tu-204SM aircraft is Tupolev OJSC. The liner is equipped with PS-90A2 engines, which have the characteristics of world-class engines. The reliability of the […]
Read MoreTu-204 appeared in a difficult time for the country when there was a review not only of universal values but also a decline in the living standards of Russians. These processes had a strong impact on population migration, including the ability to make long-haul flights. The traditional airlines, which Tu-204 was counting on, became less […]
Read MoreIn the mid-1980s, the operation of the new Tu-154 variant, equipped with more efficient engines, began. Received the designation Tu-154M, this aircraft was sold to many countries until the end of the Cold War, after which liners with even better fuel efficiency became available to airlines. In 1982, the Tu-154C cargo plane was demonstrated – […]
Read MoreTu-154 is a medium-range jet passenger liner developed in the USSR in the 1960s. The most massive Soviet passenger plane, which was the main workhorse for civil transportation until the end of the first decade of the 21st century. History The obvious obsolescence of Tu-104, An-10 and Il-18 aircraft, especially against the backdrop of the […]
Read MoreOne of the latest modifications of the aircraft was the Tu-134B. Improving the design of several units and systems allowed to increase profit per flight hour and reduce specific fuel consumption. At the first stage, it was supposed to create a Tu-134B for 80 passenger seats, and at the second – to develop an option […]
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