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The Antonov An-22: The Largest Turboprop Aircraft In The World

Karan Bhatta — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 10:35:12 +0000

Only 67 units of the world’s largest turboprop aircraft, the Antonov An-22 “Antei” were made. 60 of these are operated by Russia’s Military Transport. Six An-22s have been lost to catastrophes, a handful are in storage, and only three are flying. So when it was announced last year that the aircraft would be retired from […]

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Tupolev TU-104: Stepping stone in the USSR aviation history

Karan Bhatta — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 08:58:51 +0000

The story of the Tupolev Tu-104, USSR’s first jetliner, goes hand in hand with its arch, or should we say, its only rival (albeit, only initially), the deHavilland Comet. In May 1952, Britain had introduced the de Havilland DH106 Comet – the world’s first jetliner – into passenger service. Amidst the elan, tragedy followed. A […]

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Antonov An-225 Mriya Rebuild: What’s The Latest?

Karan Bhatta — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 09:37:47 +0000

When the Antonov An-225 was destroyed in 2022 amidst the first flush of the Ukraine-Russia War, it was a devastating blow to many avgeeks around the world. After all, the An-225 with the multitude of aviation records it had set, was an iconic aircraft. It has been photographed various times, but one of its more […]

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Kalinin K-7: The Soviet Union Built This Giant 7-Engine Plane in the 1930s

Karan Bhatta — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 08:26:00 +0000

Apart from having a visual distinction of being a metal monster, the Russian aircraft Kalinin K-7 is a brilliant example of a creative flying machine. Developed in the early 1930s, Kalinin K-7 was designed with a unique form consisting of booms, sizable underwing pods, fixed landing gear, and machine gun turrets inside the pods. It […]

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From the An-225 to the Ka-52: 5 Aircraft Lost in the Ukraine War

Shadman Islam — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 04:20:26 +0000

Only a few hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the start of a “special military operation” in Ukraine, the Russian Airborne Forces launched an airstrike on Hostomel Airport on February 24, 2022. The airport was home to the lone Antonov An-225 Mriya, the largest aircraft ever built. The Hostomel Airport, also known as the […]

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