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RoAF 93rd Air Base
The Romanian Air Force 93rd Air Base (), also known as Giarmata Air Base, was an air base located in the commune Giarmata, near Timișoara, at the Traian Vuia International Airport. The base was disbanded in August 2004 due to the Romanian Armed Forces reorganisation program and the retirement of the MiG-23s which were based here. The military sector of the Traian Vuia International Airport is currently an annex of the 71st Air Base hosting the 712th Helicopter Squadron (operating IAR-330M). The base also hosts Bayraktar TB2 drones of the Romanian Land Forces operated by the 184th Sensors and Anti-aircraft Defense Battalion. History Cold War The base was established in 1953 as the 93rd Aviation Regiment (''Regimentul 93 Aviație''), following the transfer of an existing unit from Ianca. At that time, the regiment was equipped with Po-2, Yak-11 and Yak-17 aircraft. Following this transfer, the base was overhauled and from 1954 Yak-23 fighters began their missions at the base. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RoAF 71st Air Base
The Romanian Air Force 71st Air Base "General Emanoil Ionescu" (), also known as Câmpia Turzii Air Base, is located in the Communes of Romania, commune Luna, Cluj, Luna near the city of Câmpia Turzii, in Cluj County. The 71st Air Base was founded on 1 June 2002 from the previous 71st Fighter and Bombardment Base, according to the Romanian Armed Forces reorganization program. It is named after Emanoil Ionescu, a general who commanded the 1st Air Corps (Romania), 1st Air Corps of the Royal Romanian Air Force during World War II. The base is home to the 48th Fighter Squadron (Romania), 48th Fighter Squadron, operating General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters, and the 713th Helicopter Squadron, operating IAR 330 helicopters. The 712th Helicopter Squadron is located at the Giarmata Airport. The base also hosts MQ-9 Reaper drones of the 31st Expeditionary Operations Group, maintained by the 731st Expeditionary Attack Squadron and operated remotely by the 25 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yak-11
The Yakovlev Yak-11 (; NATO reporting name: "Moose") is a trainer aircraft used by the Soviet Air Force and other Soviet-influenced air forces from 1947 in aviation, 1947 until 1962 in aviation, 1962. Design and development The Yakovlev, Yakovlev design bureau began work on an advanced trainer based on the Yakovlev Yak-3, Yak-3 fighter in mid-1944, although the trainer was of low priority owing to the ongoing Second World War.Gunston 1995, p. 469. The first prototype of the new trainer, designated Yak-UTI or Yak-3UTI flew in late 1945. It was based on the radial engine, radial-powered Yak-3U, but with the new Shvetsov ASh-21 seven-cylinder radial replacing the Shvetsov ASh-82, ASh-82 of the Yak-3U.Gordon Komissarov and Komissarov 2005, p. 249. It used the same all-metal wings as the Yak-3U, with a fuselage of mixed metal and wood construction. The pilot and observer sat in tandem under a long canopy with separate sliding hoods. A single synchronization gear, synchronised Berezin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Airman Magazine
''Airman Magazine'' is the official magazine of the United States Air Force and reports on information and news about and of interest to Air Force members and their families. It is published bi-monthly online by the Defense Media Activity group. ''Airman'' also published ''The Book'' annually, a summary of basic Air Force facts, including weapons and aircraft, but discontinued doing so after 2011. History and profile ''Airman'' was first published in August 1957 as ''The Airman''. The final printed edition was released on September 1, 2011, with its new digital format for September/October 2011 being simultaneously published. The direct predecessor to ''Airman'' was called the ''Air Service Weekly Newsletter'', first published on September 21, 1918. Before its cancellation in 1946, its name was changed to ''Air Corps Weekly Newsletter'', ''Air Force Weekly Newsletter'', and finally ''Air Forces Weekly Newsletter''. References External links''Airman Magazine'' official website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USAF Thunderbirds
The USAF Air Demonstration Squadron is the air demonstration squadron of the United States Air Force The Thunderbirds, as they are popularly known, are assigned to the 57th Wing, and are based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Created in 1953, the USAF Thunderbirds are the third-oldest formal flying aerobatic team (under the same name) in the world, after the French Air Force Patrouille de France formed in 1931 and the United States Navy Blue Angels formed in 1946. The Thunderbirds Squadron tours the United States and much of the world, performing aerobatic formation and solo flying in specially marked aircraft. The squadron's name is taken from the legendary creature that appears in the mythologies of several indigenous North American cultures. Overview The Thunderbirds Squadron is a named USAF squadron, meaning it does not carry a numerical designation. It is also one of the oldest squadrons in the Air Force, its origins dating to the organization of the 30th Aero Squadro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MiG-21 LanceR
This is a list of variants and specifications for variants of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21, which differed considerably between models. Variants All information in this section adapted from ''MiG-21'' (2008).Gordon, Yefim. ''Mikoyan MiG-21'' (Famous Russian aircraft). Hinckley: Midland, 2008. . Development and preproduction – Generation Zero (1954–1956) ; (1954) :Preliminary swept-wing design around the Mikulin AM-5A non-reheated turbojet. Instead of building it, the design was quickly reworked into the Ye-2. ; (1954; NATO: "Faceplate") :Swept-wing prototype with Mikulin AM-9B reheated turbojet, armed with three NR-30 cannon, and could carry one UB-16-57 rocket pod. Fitted with RSIU-4 VHF radio, ''Uzel'' IFF interrogator, ARK-5 ''Amur'' automatic direction finder with RUP landing approach computer, MRP-48P ''Dyatel'' marker beacon receiver, SRO-2 ''Khrom'' IFF transponder, ''Sirena-2'' RWR, SRD-1M ''Radal'-M'' radar rangefinder linked to an ASP-5N computing gunsight. Ye-2 mad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HotNews
HotNews is one of the oldest and biggest Romanian news sites focused mainly on general topics, finance, politics, and current affairs. The website constantly publishes news, interviews, video documentaries, and opinion pieces. History The website was founded in October 1999 by a group of financial journalists under the name ''RevistaPresei.ro'' and contained articles from outside sources put together as a press review. It was rebranded as HotNews.ro in 2005. As of February 2019, the site has around 250,000–300,000 unique users daily, more than 3 million monthly unique visitors, and around 30 million monthly page views, according to stats measured by the Romanian BRAT/SATI. Located in Bucharest, the company employed more than 30 journalists in 2018. Its advertising Advertising is the practice and techniques employed to bring attention to a Product (business), product or Service (economics), service. Advertising aims to present a product or service in terms of utilit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craiova Air Base
The Craiova Air Base, also known as the 67th Air Base, was an air base of the Romanian Air Force located in Craiova at the Craiova International Airport. It functioned as a military base from 1940, last being organized as the 67th Advanced Operational Training and Flight Test until 2004. The 322nd Aviation Maintenance Centre also functioned at the base between 1970 and 2004. Currently, the military base of the Craiova Airport works as the Center for Research, Innovation and Flight Tests (''Centrul de cercetare, inovare și încercări în zbor''). History 1914–1945 In 1914, the Ministry of National Defence (Romania), Ministry of War gave the order to the Romanian Air Corps, Aviation Command to survey and identify locations where reserve aerodromes could be set up. One of the surveyed locations was Craiova, where an aerodrome was set up in 1916 on the Craiova Hippodrome. During World War I, the war, various missions were flown with Farman aircraft from this aerodrome. In 1938, K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deveselu Military Base
The 99th Military Base Deveselu (), or the Deveselu Military Base, is a Romanian NATO base hosting the United States Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System, Aegis Ashore Ballistic Missile Defense System. The base consists of three military units: The Romanian 99th Military Base, which hosts two American bases: the ''Naval Support Facility Deveselu'' and the ''Aegis Ashore Defense System Romania''. Located in Deveselu Communes of Romania, commune, Olt County, the base has an area of ; of those, are used by the U.S. forces. The Deveselu base is operated by about 500 Romanian soldiers, 250 U.S. troops, and other personnel. The base is subordinated to the Romanian Joint Logistics Command. The current base commander is Colonel Marius Chiriță. History The construction of the Romanian Air Force base at Deveselu started in 1952, with assistance from the Soviet Union. The first Supersonic aircraft, supersonic flight with a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19, MiG-19 happened at the base. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soviet Air Force
The Soviet Air Forces (, VVS SSSR; literally "Military Air Forces of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"; initialism VVS, sometimes referred to as the "Red Air Force") were one of the air forces of the Soviet Union. The other was the Soviet Air Defence Forces. The Air Forces were formed from components of the Imperial Russian Air Service in 1917, and faced their greatest test during World War II. The groups were also involved in the Korean War, and dissolved along with the Soviet Union itself in 1991–92. Former Soviet Air Forces' assets were subsequently divided into several air forces of former Republics of the Soviet Union, Soviet republics, including the new Russian Air Force. The "Air March, March of the Pilots" was its marching song. Origins The first military aviation branch of Russia or any of the Soviet Union's constituent states was the short-lived Imperial Russian Air Service, founded in 1912 and disbanded in 1917 with the onset of the Bolshevik Revolution and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MiG-21F-13
This is a list of variants and specifications for variants of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21, which differed considerably between models. Variants All information in this section adapted from ''MiG-21'' (2008).Gordon, Yefim. ''Mikoyan MiG-21'' (Famous Russian aircraft). Hinckley: Midland, 2008. . Development and preproduction – Generation Zero (1954–1956) ; (1954) :Preliminary swept-wing design around the Mikulin AM-5A non-reheated turbojet. Instead of building it, the design was quickly reworked into the Ye-2. ; (1954; NATO: "Faceplate") :Swept-wing prototype with Mikulin AM-9B reheated turbojet, armed with three NR-30 cannon, and could carry one UB-16-57 rocket pod. Fitted with RSIU-4 VHF radio, ''Uzel'' IFF interrogator, ARK-5 ''Amur'' automatic direction finder with RUP landing approach computer, MRP-48P ''Dyatel'' marker beacon receiver, SRO-2 ''Khrom'' IFF transponder, ''Sirena-2'' RWR, SRD-1M ''Radal'-M'' radar rangefinder linked to an ASP-5N computing gunsight. Ye-2 mad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MiG-15
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 (; USAF/DoD designation: Type 14; NATO reporting name: Fagot) is a jet fighter aircraft developed by Mikoyan-Gurevich for the Soviet Union. The MiG-15 was one of the first successful jet fighters to incorporate swept wings to achieve high transonic speeds. In aerial combat during the Korean War, it outclassed straight-winged jet day fighters, which were largely relegated to ground-attack roles. In response to the MiG-15's appearance and in order to counter it, the United States Air Force rushed the North American F-86 Sabre to Korea.Thompson, Warren. ''Flight Journal'', December 2002. Retrieved: 30 June 2011. When refined into the more advanced MiG-17, the basic design would again surprise the West when it proved effective against supersonic fighters such as the Republic F-105 Thunderchief and McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II in the Vietnam War of the 1960s. The MiG-15 is believed to have been one of the most produced jet aircraft with more th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
