Monday 8 September 2008

 In and around Moscow.

Dolgoye Ledovo

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08:24 at the MAI collection.

The early morning sun bathes this MiG-23.

Early example of the MiG-29 - note the 'missing' chaff/flare dispensers in front of the fins.

A later 'fatback' MiG-29 9.13 variant.

One of three rare MiG-21MT (iz. 96T) variants on display - from a small batch of 15 built at Znamya Truda for export but not sold.

(thanks to Keith Dexter for the information)

Sunlit side of MiG-21MT.

Another MiG-21MT.

And the third one.

Mi-24A.

Radarless MiG-21PFM.

MiG-23.

Another 'fatback' 9.13 MiG-29.

MiG-23 testbed.

The other tour group arriving - at 09:37 !!

Chkalovskaya

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Tu-134A on the ramp at Chkalovskaya

Tu-154B-2

Il-18 still going strong.

Another Il-18 - with different coloured props.

Il-62 with damaged nosecone.

An-12.

An-26 with white nosecone....

....and An-26 with black nosecone!

An-72.

Well weathered Il-76.

Smart looking Tu-134 ....

... and another one.

Chornoye

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The Mil Mi-4 'Hound' gate guard at Chornoye has had a re-paint - probably paid for by my previous visit!

The MARZ is doing a steady trade in refurbished An-2's

Wings and tailplanes being covered in synthetic fabric - the work done by women using hairdryers.

Metal fuselage ready in the paint shop.

Immaculately refurbished Mil Mi-2 of 'Konvers Avia'.

One for the spotters - An-2 'Yellow 11'.......

....and ANOTHER An-2 'Yellow 11'!

An-2 of 'Lukaviatrans'.

The ultimate executive transport.

An-2 of MChS Belarus.

Monino

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Tupolev Tu-4 'Bull' by the entrance gate.

Mil V-12 'Homer'

Tu-16 'Badger'

Yak-25RV.

Yak-27R.

Yak-28L.

Yak-141.

An-10.

Prototype Tu-114.

From the sunlit side.

The amazing Bartini 14M1P.

Lavochkin La-15.

Mikoyan Ye-152M masquerading as the record-breaking Ye-166.