Microsoft's Fly!

The MS-21-310 aircraft, equipped with new Russian PD-14 engines, made its first flight. This was reported by the press service of Rostec.

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SUKHOI SU-35S
New "Super-Flanker" for the Russian air force.

The Russian state aircraft building holding UAC (United Aircraft Corporation) handed over three plants of the new SU-35S to the Russian air force. Trinity marks the completion of an order for 50 aircraft by 2015. But the replenishment is already on the way.  ... Read more »

Irkutsk aviation plant received the first engines for installation of Russian medium-haul aircraft MS-21, which has already been dubbed the "Killer of Boeing", RIA Novosti reported, citing information from the press service of the state Corporation rostec. The power units were produced by UEC - Perm motors.

Holding "Schwabe" presented at the International aviation and space salon MAKS-2019 in Zhukovsky near Moscow, the new technical performance of glide scope laser system of aircraft landing system "Stalker".
As explained in the press service of the holding, the system is a complex consisting of three laser beacons, each of which has six modules. Lighthouses are located on the tarmac on both sides and 100 meters in front of the end of the runway. The need for the system arises in conditions of poor visibility-rain, fog, low clouds, when landing is difficult.

The first day of the air show in Le Bourget did not bring Boeing any contract. The head of the company admitted that this year the concern came to Paris not to sell, but to save the reputation after two catastrophes 737 MAX. However, such a move could turn into a new scandal: while even American carriers choose European aircraft.

Based on data provided by the General aviation aircraft manufacturers Association (GAMA), HondaJet was the best-selling business aircraft in its category in 2018. Business jet production company Honda, which has a glorious tradition in the automotive sector, received a total of 37 customers around the world, which is quite a lot for this segment.

The aircraft of Virgin Atlantic airlines, flying from Los Angeles to London, during the flight exceeded the speed of sound.  ... Read more »

   

    The catalog cost of the prospective Russian aircraft MS-21-300 will be $ 96.1 million. Such sum was announced by the President of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Yuri Slyusar in an interview with Vedomosti. The prices of its classmates of similar capacity in the two-year layout of the Boeing 737MAX-8 (from 162 seats) and the Airbus A320neo (from 165 seats) are 15-20% higher - 117.1 million and 110.6 million dollars, respectively. However, manufacturers can give significant discounts from the catalog cost of aircraft. 

On March 1, 2018, the whole world learned about the presence of Russia's hypersonic missiles "Dagger", which had already passed all military tests and were taken into service in the number of 10 complexes. However, very few people know what the given rocket is. Today we will try to change this situation a little and tell what the rocket is like, to which no one treats indifferently.