stratokaster
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- Dublin, Ireland
- Name
- Pavel
Right before moving to the US, I had a chance to visit Ukrainian State Aviation Museum, which has the largest collection of Soviet aircrafts in the world. Unfortunately, my only serious camera was being serviced at the moment and I only had my cellphone (Sony Xperia T) to take photos. However, I think some of the shots are interesting enough to show them here.
(As a side note, I discovered that while Sony's internal processing is somewhat crappy, the photos from it can be made significantly better by editing them in Lightroom.)
Anatra Anasal, a small reconnaissance plane, produced in Odessa in 1916-1918:
Yak-1, the most popular Soviet fighter during WWII:
Yak-18PM. It was an "acrobatic airplane," designed to train Soviet flying aces:
L29A 'Dolphin' and L39C 'Albatross' — small jet trainers.
Experimental plane "No.181" (it wasn't even assigned a proper model name):
An-2, a small multipurpose plane:
An-26, a small cargo airplane:
An-71. This is a unique AWACS aircraft developed towards the end of the Soviet Union. There were only 2 built.
Il-14P. A popular Soviet passenger aircraft, this one was used by Soviet Polar Air Forces. Note the cute penguin on its tail
Il-18. One of the most reliable Soviet long-range liners. The plane was produced in 1958-1978, but it is still in service in some countries.
Probably the most iconic Soviet turbojets, Tu-134A and Tu-154.
Yak-40, a small regional jet, somewhat similar to Bombardier CRJ-series.
Various MiG interceptors/fighters. All were produced in my home city of Nizhny Novgorod.
And this is an unmanned version of MiG-21:
Su-15TM, another fighter/interceptor:
And now some helicopters. Mi-24B and Mi-24V in a pretty bad shape...
Those are actually bullet holes:
Mi-1M, Mi-2 and Mi-4A general-purpose helicopters:
Mi-6A, a heavy cargo helicopter.
That's all! I hope you enjoyed this series.
(As a side note, I discovered that while Sony's internal processing is somewhat crappy, the photos from it can be made significantly better by editing them in Lightroom.)
Anatra Anasal, a small reconnaissance plane, produced in Odessa in 1916-1918:
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Yak-1, the most popular Soviet fighter during WWII:
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Yak-18PM. It was an "acrobatic airplane," designed to train Soviet flying aces:
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L29A 'Dolphin' and L39C 'Albatross' — small jet trainers.
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Experimental plane "No.181" (it wasn't even assigned a proper model name):
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An-2, a small multipurpose plane:
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An-26, a small cargo airplane:
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An-71. This is a unique AWACS aircraft developed towards the end of the Soviet Union. There were only 2 built.
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Il-14P. A popular Soviet passenger aircraft, this one was used by Soviet Polar Air Forces. Note the cute penguin on its tail
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Il-18. One of the most reliable Soviet long-range liners. The plane was produced in 1958-1978, but it is still in service in some countries.
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Probably the most iconic Soviet turbojets, Tu-134A and Tu-154.
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Yak-40, a small regional jet, somewhat similar to Bombardier CRJ-series.
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Various MiG interceptors/fighters. All were produced in my home city of Nizhny Novgorod.
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And this is an unmanned version of MiG-21:
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Su-15TM, another fighter/interceptor:
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And now some helicopters. Mi-24B and Mi-24V in a pretty bad shape...
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Those are actually bullet holes:
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Mi-1M, Mi-2 and Mi-4A general-purpose helicopters:
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Mi-6A, a heavy cargo helicopter.
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That's all! I hope you enjoyed this series.