Date Posted 05 August 2011

RSK MiG Implements Contract for Delivery of MiG-29K/KUB to India

RSK MiG has implemented the second part of an Indian contract for the delivery of 45 MIG-29K/KUB airplanes, the RSK MiG general director, Sergey Sergeevich Korotkov, reported to Aviation Explorer.

“The Indian side has asked us to demonstrate landing this airplane on an aircraft carrying cruiser and the use of aerial weapons systems within the framework of a contract entered into 2 years ago. We did that successfully after India decided on the shipping of the already assembled airplanes. As of today, we have delivered 11 MiG-29K/KUB airplanes to India. They are being used there successfully had have more than a thousand hours of flying time. We will carry out obligations under the contract before the end of this year by delivering five more airplanes to the customer. A option contract for 29 airplanes was signed in parallel. Today the first airplane was laid out in the aggregate assembly jig, which for us is a key development. We have implemented the second stage of the contract with India.”

The manager for India’s design group in Russia, Commander Rajesh Nayer ((phonetic)), who is responsible for all stages of the contract’s realization and the resolution of those questions that arise in the process of its realization, is present at the laying out of the new airplane. For his part, Commander Rajesh Nayer evaluates today’s event as the success of RSK MiG in the advancement of the MiG-29K/KUB program. Indian airmen like the airplane very much, despite the fact that earlier they had been flying and were accustomed to other types of airplanes. They understand that this is a different, multirole aircraft with more functions and capabilities for the resolution of missions.

Primary training of the Indian pilots on the MiG-29K/KUB and the refining of takeoff/landing on the deck of an aircraft carrying cruiser will take place at the Ukrainian NITKA complex. Also, their own takeoff/landing range is being built in India.

Source: 03.08.11, Avia.RU 

Date Posted 02 August 2011

They Will Show More Than 200 Airplanes, Helicopters and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles at Air Salon in Zhukovskiy

More that 200 airplanes, helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles of Russian and foreign manufacture, including examples never before demonstrated to the public, will be shown in August at the MAKS-2011 air salon, Rosbalt reports.

The International Aerospace Salon (MAKS) will take place in August of this year in the Moscow suburb Zhukovskiy from 16 through 21 August. More than 100 Russian and over 30 foreign participants will be represented at the exhibition. Russian and foreign aircraft builders will take part, and also the air forces of Russian, the United States, France and Italy.

“New arrivals will be demonstrated to the public at the air salon for the first time from the United States Air Force – the A-10 attack aircraft, the C-5 Galaxy transport airplane and the anti-submarine P-3C airplane,” the exhibition’s organizer said.

The Russian Sukhoy aircraft holding company will demonstrate to the public for the first time two fifth generation fighters. The multirole Su-35 fighter, Su-30 bomber, multirole Su-32 fighter and also the SuperJet SSJ-100 passenger airplane will take to the sky over MAKS.

The MiG corporation will show the two-seat modification of the MiG-35D tactical fighter, the ship-based MiG-29K airplane, MiG-29M2 and MiG-29M airplanes, the MiG-29SM multirole tactical fighter and its single-seat MiG-29SMT upgrade.

Such aircraft builders as Tupolev, Il, Irkut, the Myasishchev Experimental Plant, the Kazan’ Helicopter Plant, the Mil’ plant, the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant, Kamov, the Gromov Flight Research Institute and others will take place in the air salon from Russia. The French manufacturer of Airbus airplanes, Aircraft Industries, ANTK Antonov, the Boeing Company and others will take part in the exhibition from abroad. At the exhibition helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles, and also historic airplanes, will be presented at the exhibition.

The deputy general director for the Aviasalon company’s exhibition activity, Nikolay Zanegin, reported that participants of the MAKS-2011 flying program will be the legendary Russian Knights, Swifts and Russian Falcons aerobatic teams. The Vertolety Rossii ((Helicopters of Russia)) holding company, the DOSAAF Aerobatic team Rus’ and the Baltic Bees Baltic team intend to put on a wide ranging program.

According to him, this year’s exhibition will be extremely impressive, since all the leading enterprises of the Russian aerospace and defense complex, and also foreign companies, have made requests for participation.

Source: 02.08.11, Avia.RU

Date Posted 01 August 2011
News about the Russian Aviation News Translations

There were no news items for translation again this morning (01 August).  This dearth of information continues a trend observed by your friendly translator in Russian publications of items relating to the development and foreign sales of both fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft, as well as engines.  In fact, sharp-eyed readers will have noticed that the news published this past Friday, 29 July, actually was from 28 July (the typographical error showing 08 July for the PAK FA item notwithstanding.)

Things are only going to get worse, at least for the foreseeable future.

First, there will be no news translations this Wednesday and Thursday, 03 and 04 August, as your friendly translator has other business those two days.

Second, there will be no news translations later this month, from 14 through 19 August.

In the first case, any news missed will be caught up on 05 August.  The news, if any, will be translated from 06 through 13 August, except weekends, as always.

Finally...  Your friendly translator managed to tear his rotator cuff in his right shoulder.  On 22 August, his shoulder will be operated on.  The doctor tells him that he will lose the use of that arm for 4 to 6 weeks.  However, the doctor implied your friendly translator still may be able to type.  If that is the case, your friendly translator hopes to resume the Russian Aviation News Translations by Wednesday 24 August, catching up anything missed since14 August.  If typing is a problem, the news may not resume until late September.

Your friendly translator does apologize to his loyal readers, the 125 or so who are left.  He lost about that many last year when he first had his appendix removed in May 2010 and then relocated from Maryland to North Carolina in June 2010.  It is hoped readers will bear with him.  If not, thank you for your readership and perhaps you will return in the future.  Your friendly translator plans to continue to translate the news as long as the Russians continue to publish something.