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Mil Mi-22 (1975)
The Mil Mi-22 (Cyrillic Миль Ми-22) is a helicopter that was developed for use as an airborne command post for the Soviet Army in the mid 1970s. In the early 1970s, Mil had built the Mi-6AYA or Mi-6VzPU as modifications of the basic Mi-6 transport helicopter for use in similar roles. The modifications from these earlier aircraft entered serial production under the designation Mi-22, which was reused from an unbuilt development of the Mi-2 from 1965. The Mi-22 was in service with the Soviet Air Force from the late 1970s, through the dissolution of the Soviet Union and then with the Russian Air Force until the early 2000s. Design Based on the Mi-6 airframe, the Mi-22 is a large helicopter of conventional design, with a pod-and-boom fuselage and a single, five-bladed main rotor.Moroz It has large stub wings mounted on the fuselage sides and fixed, tricycle undercarriage. The major differences between the Mi-6 transport and Mi-22 command and control aircraft are internal, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WikiProject Aircraft
A WikiProject, or Wikiproject, is an affinity group for contributors with shared goals within the Wikimedia movement. WikiProjects are prevalent within the largest wiki, Wikipedia, and exist to varying degrees within Wikimedia project, sibling projects such as Wiktionary, Wikiquote, Wikidata, and Wikisource. They also exist in different languages, and translation of articles is a form of their collaboration. During the COVID-19 pandemic, CBS News noted the role of Wikipedia's WikiProject Medicine in maintaining the accuracy of articles related to the disease. Another WikiProject that has drawn attention is WikiProject Women Scientists, which was profiled by ''Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian'' for its efforts to improve coverage of women scientists which the profile noted had "helped increase the number of female scientists on Wikipedia from around 1,600 to over 5,000". On Wikipedia Some Wikipedia WikiProjects are substantial enough to engage in cooperative activities with outsi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rostov
Rostov-on-Don is a port city and the administrative centre of Rostov Oblast and the Southern Federal District of Russia. It lies in the southeastern part of the East European Plain on the Don River, from the Sea of Azov, directly north of the North Caucasus. The southwestern suburbs of the city lie above the Don river delta. Rostov-on-Don has a population of over one million people and is an important cultural, educational, economic and logistical centre of Southern Russia. History Early history From ancient times, the area around the mouth of the Don River has held cultural and commercial importance. Ancient indigenous inhabitants included the Scythian and Sarmatian tribes. It was the site of Tanais, an ancient Greek colony, Fort Tana under the Genoese, and Fort Azak in the time of the Ottoman Empire. In 1749, a custom house was established on the Temernik River, a tributary of the Don, by edict of the Empress Elizabeth, the daughter of Peter the Great, in order ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mil Aircraft
Mil, mil, or MIL may refer to: Places * Mil, Syria, a village in Syria * Mil, Azerbaijan, a municipality in Beylagan Rayon * Mil, Markazi, a village in Markazi Province, Iran * Metropolitan area of Milan ( IATA code: MIL), Italy (Milan is city in Italy) * Mill Hill Broadway railway station (National Rail station code: MIL), England * Miltenberg (district), (German vehicle registration code: MIL) * A common abbreviation for the U.S. city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and its major professional sports teams: ** Milwaukee Brewers, the city's Major League Baseball team ** Milwaukee Bucks, the city's National Basketball Association team Business and organizations * Marine Industries Limited, a Canadian shipbuilder * Microsystems International Limited, a former Canadian semiconductor device manufacturer * Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant, a Russian helicopter manufacturer * '' Movimiento Ibérico de Liberación'' (Iberian Liberation Movement), a Catalan anti-Francoist group from 1971 to 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970s Soviet Command And Control Aircraft
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; Roman legionary, legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Ancient Rome, Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Roman Senate, Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new Roman navy, naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
