Soviet Union Archives - aviospace.org https://aviospace.org/tag/soviet-union/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:33:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://aviospace.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/463575282_2477404082464408_3209599391009761950_n-150x150.jpg Soviet Union Archives - aviospace.org https://aviospace.org/tag/soviet-union/ 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 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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]]> https://aviospace.org/antonov-an-22-largest-turboprop-guide/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. In addition to aiding a flailing ex-president, the this versatile Soviet strategic transport aircraft has c6.5 tons of supplies for constructing a new winter complex at the Vostok station near Russia’s Novolazarevskaya outpost in Antarctica, […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/tupolev-tu-104-soviet-engineering/feed/ 0 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. A wingship. A flarecraft. Something as bulky as 240,000 kilograms when empty. Something that was quietly perched above the surface of the waters but not as much as your typical aircraft. As the largest aircraft […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/caspian-sea-monster-soviet-8-engine-ekranoplan/feed/ 4 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 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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