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Air Power of the Sleeping Tiger. What Indonesia’s Future SE-7 Astrapia AEW&C Aircraft Could Look Like
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Indonesia is rarely seen as a future great power, even though it possesses almost everything required to become one: a huge population, a growing economy, ...

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The Rebirth of a Soviet Giant. The Il-96-400M surprised everyone—its very first test flight set a world record!
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As a follow-up to the article “The Il-62 Returns to the Skies,” I’d like to share a story about yet another “stopgap” aircraft intended to replace the retiring ...

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The Forgotten Giants of the Sky: Fairey’s Passenger Airliner Designs from the Late 1930s to the Late 1940s. Part 1
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All parts of the article   Contents: Editor’s Foreword: By the mid-1930s, chaos reigned in the world of British civil aviation: outdated ...

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China is joining the race to develop supersonic airliners. The first details about the Chinese COMAC C949 aircraft have been revealed.
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In early 2026, the aviation industry received an unexpected boost. COMAC officially unveiled the preliminary specifications for its new project—the C949 ...

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The Forgotten Giants of the Sky: Fairey’s Passenger Airliner Designs from the Late 1930s to the Late 1940s. Part 2
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All parts of the article   A postwar opportunity? As the end of the war in Europe drew near, Fairey once again began to take an interest in ...

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Tu-214 vs. MS-21. Can the Soviet veteran defeat the ambitious newcomer?
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As Russian civil aviation shifts its focus toward domestically produced aircraft, the question of choosing between the time-tested Tu-214 and the promising ...

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A showdown between second-tier aircraft. The Brazilian Embraer E190-E2 outperforms the “Superjet” in almost every respect. But there is potential
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When we compare promising Russian aircraft with Boeings and Airbuses and conclude that our Western competitors are superior to our new models, it doesn’t ...

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TVRS-44T “Ladoga.” From Passenger Liner to Military Workhorse
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The maiden flight of the passenger version of the TVRS-44 “Ladoga” is still expected in 2026, but civilian airlines are unlikely to see this aircraft in its ...

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The maiden flight of Otto Aerospace’s revolutionary bullet-shaped business jet, the Phantom 3500, is drawing ever closer. Why is it called the “Holy Grail” of aviation?
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The American company Otto Aerospace, formerly known as Otto Aviation, has announced a major milestone in the development of its next-generation business jet, ...

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To What Extent Is a Major Upgrade of the Tu-214 Feasible? A Study of the Prospects for Integrating New Domestic Aircraft Engines
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The Tu-214 is a long-range version of the Tu-204 family, developed in the late 20th century to replace the Il-86 and Il-62, which had reached the end of their ...

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