The Soviet Tu-16 became one of the most successful jet bombers of the 20th century. Reliable, relatively inexpensive, and versatile, it could carry a ...

A vintage article from *Flying* magazine (May 1945 issue), published in honor of the 81st anniversary of the Great Victory, which I think will be of ...

In the postwar years, the Soviet aviation industry was undergoing a rapid transition from piston engines to jet propulsion. At this historic turning point, ...

As Russian civil aviation shifts its focus toward domestically produced aircraft, the question of choosing between the time-tested Tu-214 and the promising ...

Even in the midst of the Great Patriotic War, the Soviet leadership recognized the strategic importance of developing its own nuclear weapons. In 1943, the ...

Not long ago, the Stratolaunch air-launch aerospace system was under development in the United States. The system was quite thoroughly designed; in fact, a ...

Here is a short vintage article from *Air Trial* magazine (February 1953 issue) that I think will be of interest to readers and colleagues. The actual ...

The PD-26 engine is one of the key projects of the Russian aviation industry, being developed at the Perm Design Bureau as part of a program to create ...

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 ...