Russian aircraft Archives - Avio Space https://aviospace.org/tag/russian-aircraft/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 17:20:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://aviospace.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/avio-fav.jpg Russian aircraft Archives - Avio Space https://aviospace.org/tag/russian-aircraft/ 32 32 The Antonov An-22: The Largest Turboprop Aircraft In The World https://aviospace.org/antonov-an-22-largest-turboprop-guide/ https://aviospace.org/antonov-an-22-largest-turboprop-guide/#respond Sun, 03 Aug 2025 10:35:12 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=9554 Only 67 units of the world’s largest turboprop aircraft, the Antonov An-22 “Antei” were made. 60 of these are operated […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/antonov-an-22-largest-turboprop-guide/feed/ 0 Tupolev TU-104: Stepping stone in the USSR aviation history https://aviospace.org/tupolev-tu-104-stepping-stone-in-ussr-aviation-history/ https://aviospace.org/tupolev-tu-104-stepping-stone-in-ussr-aviation-history/#respond Thu, 31 Jul 2025 08:58:51 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=9525 The story of the Tupolev Tu-104, USSR’s first jetliner, goes hand in hand with its arch, or should we say, […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/tupolev-tu-104-stepping-stone-in-ussr-aviation-history/feed/ 0 Ilyushin Il 76 – The versatile Soviet strategic transport aircraft https://aviospace.org/ilyushin-il-76-the-versatile-soviet-strategic-transport-aircraft/ https://aviospace.org/ilyushin-il-76-the-versatile-soviet-strategic-transport-aircraft/#respond Wed, 30 Jul 2025 17:14:10 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=9513 After the former Syrian leader was ousted from the government, he chose to fly to Russia on the Ilyushin Il-76. […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/ilyushin-il-76-the-versatile-soviet-strategic-transport-aircraft/feed/ 0 Tupolev Tu-144 – The Soviet Concorde: Why the Supersonic Jet Failed? https://aviospace.org/tupolev-tu-144-soviet-concorde-failure-story/ https://aviospace.org/tupolev-tu-144-soviet-concorde-failure-story/#comments Sat, 26 Jul 2025 12:37:47 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=9446 The name is Tupolev Tu-144. In Russian, you’d call it Туполев Ту-144. The NATO reporting name for the Tu-144 is […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/tupolev-tu-144-soviet-concorde-failure-story/feed/ 1 Antonov An-225 Mriya Rebuild: What’s The Latest? https://aviospace.org/antonov-an-225-mriya-rebuild-latest/ https://aviospace.org/antonov-an-225-mriya-rebuild-latest/#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2025 09:37:47 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=9189 When the Antonov An-225 was destroyed in 2022 amidst the first flush of the Ukraine-Russia War, it was a devastating […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/antonov-an-225-mriya-rebuild-latest/feed/ 3 In Pictures: 10 Most Produced Planes in The World https://aviospace.org/in-picture-10-most-produced-planes-in-the-world/ https://aviospace.org/in-picture-10-most-produced-planes-in-the-world/#comments Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:32:26 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=6815 It is unsurprising that the most produced planes in the world aren’t the giant passenger planes such as the Airbus […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/in-picture-10-most-produced-planes-in-the-world/feed/ 1 The Caspian Sea Monster: The Soviet 8-Engine Giant That Flew Just Above the Water https://aviospace.org/caspian-sea-monster-soviet-8-engine-ekranoplan/ https://aviospace.org/caspian-sea-monster-soviet-8-engine-ekranoplan/#comments Mon, 26 Feb 2024 12:38:30 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=1966 A length of 92 meters. A wingspan of 37.6 meters. As many as eight engines in its bilaterally symmetrical body. […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/caspian-sea-monster-soviet-8-engine-ekranoplan/feed/ 4 Concorde Flew at Mach 2.04. Are Supersonic Airliners Finally Coming Back? https://aviospace.org/concorde-mach-2-supersonic-airliners-comeback/ https://aviospace.org/concorde-mach-2-supersonic-airliners-comeback/#respond Fri, 23 Feb 2024 02:37:55 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=1750 Concorde was one aircraft whose sleek, luxury, and speed have not yet found a worthy replacement. Aviation lovers are nostalgic […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/concorde-mach-2-supersonic-airliners-comeback/feed/ 0 Kalinin K-7: The Soviet Union Built This Giant 7-Engine Plane in the 1930s https://aviospace.org/kalinin-k-7-soviet-7-engine-plane/ https://aviospace.org/kalinin-k-7-soviet-7-engine-plane/#respond Wed, 21 Feb 2024 08:26:00 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=1516 Apart from having a visual distinction of being a metal monster, the Russian aircraft Kalinin K-7 is a brilliant example […]

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