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Combat Warplanes / Mi-8T Serbian Air Force 12551-Walkaround
« on: April 07, 2012, 06:02:36 PM »
Mi-8T,our name HT-40. ;)

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Combat Warplanes / SA-342 Gazela Serbian Air Force 12890-Walkaround
« on: April 07, 2012, 05:58:44 PM »
Sa-342 Soko Gazelle-Our helicopter,made by Franch license. ;)

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Combat Warplanes / Utva-75 Serbian Air Force 53244-Walkaround
« on: April 07, 2012, 05:38:07 PM »
Utva-75 is our basic trainer. It was made by our country in a factory Utva near Pancevo-town were Srecko lives. First flight was 9 May 1976, and it was introduction about late 1970s or early 1980s. ;)
The last two Utva-75 were produced in 2003 and exported to the United States. ;)
Operators/Users:Serbia,Bosnia and Herzegovina,Croatia,Macedonia,Montenegro,Slovenia,Yugoslavia,Sudan.

Also not much photos. Main problem(also the best thing here!!) is there here was a loooot of peoples,so it was very hard to find right place for taking pics!  ;)
Will try to update this topic in my next visit to Batajnica Air Base. :-flo

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This is new plane in our Air Force. We buy it for aerial cartography. :-flo
Only 4 images. I hope i will update this topic soon with new photos,when i go again to Batajnica-our main Air Base.

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Combat Warplanes / Mi-24V Serbian Air Force Walkaround
« on: April 07, 2012, 05:21:05 PM »
Unfortunately,this two Mi-24 are in pretty bad condition. Probably there will NOT be overhaul for them! :( :(

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Here you are Yak-40 of our Air Force! :-flo
This is all from Yak-40. ;)

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Here you are An-26 Serbian Air Force...
An-26 71382 is not in flying condition,but other two are. ;)

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Aircraft Modeling / January Group Build - MiG-21
« on: January 01, 2012, 03:13:26 PM »
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (Russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-21; NATO reporting name "Fishbed") is a supersonic jet fighter aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union. It was popularly nicknamed "balalaika", from the aircraft's planform-view resemblance to the Russian stringed musical instrument or ołówek (English: pencil) by Polish pilots due to the shape of its fuselage. Early versions are considered second-generation jet fighters, while later versions are considered to be third-generation jet fighters. Some 50 countries over four continents have flown the MiG-21, and it still serves many nations a half-century after its maiden flight. The fighter made aviation records. At least by name, it is the most-produced supersonic jet aircraft in aviation history and the most-produced combat aircraft since the Korean War, and it had the longest production run of a combat aircraft (1959 to 1985 over all variants).



Development

The MiG-21 jet fighter was a continuation of Soviet jet fighters, starting with the subsonic MiG-15 and MiG-17, and the supersonic MiG-19. A number of experimental Mach 2 Soviet designs were based on nose intakes with either swept-back wings, such as the Sukhoi Su-7, or tailed deltas, of which the MiG-21 would be the most successful.

Development of what would become the MiG-21 began in the early 1950s, when Mikoyan OKB finished a preliminary design study for a prototype designated Ye-1 in 1954. This project was very quickly reworked when it was determined that the planned engine was underpowered; the redesign led to the second prototype, the Ye-2. Both these and other early prototypes featured swept wings—the first prototype with delta wings as found on production variants was the Ye-4. The Ye-4 made its maiden flight on 16 June 1955 and made its first public appearance during the Soviet Aviation Day display at Moscow's Tushino airfield in July 1956. The MiG-21 was the first successful Soviet aircraft combining fighter and interceptor characteristics in a single aircraft. It was a lightweight fighter, achieving Mach 2 with a relatively low-powered afterburning turbojet, and is thus comparable to the American Lockheed F-104 Starfighter and Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter and the French Dassault Mirage III. Its basic layout was used for numerous other Soviet designs; delta-winged aircraft included Su-9 interceptor and the fast E-150 prototype from MiG bureau while the mass-produced successful front fighter Su-7 and Mikoyan's I-75 experimental interceptor combined a similar fuselage shape with swept-back wings. However, the characteristic layout with the shock cone and front air intake did not see widespread use outside the USSR and finally proved to have limited development potential, mainly because of the very small space available for the radar.



Like many aircraft designed as interceptors, the MiG-21 had a short range. This was not helped by a design defect where the center of gravity shifted rearwards once two-thirds of the fuel had been used. This had the effect of making the plane uncontrollable, resulting in an endurance of only 45 minutes in clean condition. The issue of the short endurance and low fuel capacity of the MiG-21F, PF, PFM, S/SM and M/MF variants—though each had a somewhat greater fuel capacity than its predecessor—led to the development of the MT and SMT variants. These had a range increase of 250 km (155 mi) compared to the MiG-21SM, but at the cost of worsening all other performance figures (such as a lower service ceiling and slower time to altitude).

The delta wing, while excellent for a fast-climbing interceptor, meant any form of turning combat led to a rapid loss of speed. However, the light loading of the aircraft could mean that a climb rate of 235 m/s (46,250 ft/min) was possible with a combat-loaded MiG-21bis, not far short of the performance of the later F-16A. Given a skilled pilot and capable missiles, it could give a good account of itself against contemporary fighters. It was replaced by the newer variable-geometry MiG-23 and MiG-27 for ground support duties. However, not until the MiG-29 would the Soviet Union ultimately replace the MiG-21 as a maneuvering dogfighter to counter new American air superiority types.

The MiG-21 was exported widely and continues to be used. The aircraft's simple controls, engine, weapons, and avionics were typical of Soviet-era military designs. The use of a tail with the delta wing aids stability and control at the extremes of the flight envelope, enhancing safety for lower-skilled pilots; this in turn enhanced its marketability in exports to developing countries with limited training programs and restricted pilot pools. While technologically inferior to the more advanced fighters it often faced, low production and maintenance costs made it a favorite of nations buying Eastern Bloc military hardware. Several Russian, Israeli and Romanian firms have begun to offer upgrade packages to MiG-21 operators, designed to bring the aircraft up to a modern standard, with greatly upgraded avionics and armaments.

Due to the lack of available information, early details of the MiG-21 were often confused with those of the similar Sukhoi fighters also under development. Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1960–1961 describes the "Fishbed" as a Sukhoi design, and uses an illustration of the Su-9 'Fishpot'.



Production

A total of 10,645 aircraft were built in the USSR. They were produced in three factories: GAZ 30 (3,203 aircraft) in Moscow (also known as Znamya Truda), GAZ 21 (5,765 aircraft)in Gorky and at GAZ 31 (1,678 aircraft) in Tbilisi. Generally, Gorky built single-seaters for the Soviet forces. Moscow built single-seaters for export and Tbilisi manufactured the twin-seaters both for export and for the USSR, though there were exceptions. The MiG-21R and MiG-21bis for export and for the USSR were built in Gorky, 17 single-seaters were built in Tbilisi (MiG-21 and MiG-21F), the MiG-21MF was first built in Moscow and then Gorky, and the MiG-21U was built in Moscow as well as in Tbilisi.
A total of 194 MiG-21F-13s were built under licence in Czechoslovakia, and Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. of India built 657 MiG-21FL, MiG-21M and MiG-21bis (of which 225 were bis)


Current operators:

     Azerbaijan
     Bulgaria (photo in flight 2011)
     Cambodia
     Croatia
     Cuba
     Egypt
     Eritrea
     Ethiopia
     India
    Libya Libyan Republic
     Mali
     North Korea
     Romania
     Serbia
     Syria
     Uganda
     Vietnam
     Yemen
     Zambia

Former operators

     Afghanistan
     Albania
     Algeria
     Angola
     Bangladesh
     Belarus
     Burkina Faso
     Chad
     China (Replaced by similar-looking Chengdu J-7. Other than Mig-21F13 supplied by Soviet Union, China also traded a small amount of Mig-21MFs with J-7 export variations, then developed J-7C/D based on Mig-21MFs. The deal was between China and a certain Middle East country. [48])
     Congo, Republic of the
     Congo, Democratic Republic of
     Czechoslovakia (Passed on to the Czech Republic and Slovakia.)
     Czech Republic
     East Germany (Passed on to Germany after reunification.)
     Finland
     Germany
     Georgia
     Guinea
     Guinea-Bissau
     Hungary
     Indonesia
     Iran (Ex-Iraqi MiG-21 received after Iran-Iraq War)
     Iraq (As of Saddam's Era)
     Israel (Captured from Syria and Egypt)
     Kyrgyzstan (Still houses some 100 partly dismantled fighters.)
     Laos
     Libya (As of Gaddafi's Era)
     Madagascar
     Mongolia
     Mozambique
     Namibia
     Nigeria
     Poland
     Russia
     Slovakia
     Somalia
     Soviet Union (Passed on to successor states.)
     Sudan
     Tanzania
     Turkmenistan
     United States (Evaluation only.)
     Ukraine
     North Yemen (Passed on to Yemen after reunification.)
     South Yemen (Passed on to Yemen after reunification.)
     Yugoslavia (Passed on to successor states.)
     Zaire (Four were exported to Zairean rebels by FR Yugoslavia [49]
     Zimbabwe

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Aircraft Modeling / December Group Build - MiG-29
« on: November 30, 2011, 10:28:25 PM »
The Mikoyan MiG-29 (Russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-29; NATO reporting name: "Fulcrum") is a fourth-generation jet fighter aircraft designed in the Soviet Union for an air superiority role. Developed in the 1970s by the Mikoyan design bureau, it entered service with the Soviet Air Force in 1983, and remains in use by the Russian Air Force as well as in many other nations. The NATO name "Fulcrum" was sometimes unofficially used by Soviet pilots in service.
The MiG-29, along with the Sukhoi Su-27, was developed to counter new American fighters such as the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle, and the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon.

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The MiG-29 has two widely spaced Klimov RD-33 turbofan engines, each rated at 50.0 kN (11,240 lbf) dry and 81.3 kN (18,277 lbf) in afterburner. The space between the engines generates lift, thereby reducing effective wing loading, to improve maneuverability. The engines are fed through wedge-type intakes fitted under the leading-edge extensions (LERXs), which have variable ramps to allow high-Mach speeds. As an adaptation to rough-field operations, the main air inlet can be closed completely and alter using the auxiliary air inlet on the upper fuselage for takeoff, landing and low-altitude flying, preventing ingestion of ground debris. Thereby the engines receive air through louvers on the LERXs which open automatically when intakes are closed. However the latest variant of the family, the MiG-35, eliminated these dorsal louvers, and adopted the mesh screens design in the main intakes, similar to those fitted to the Su-27.



Cockpit

The cockpit features a conventional centre stick and left hand throttle controls. The pilot sits in a Zvezda K-36DM zero-zero ejection seat which has had impressive performance in emergency escapes.

The cockpit has conventional dials, with a head-up display (HUD) and a Shchel-3UM helmet mounted display, but no HOTAS ("hands-on-throttle-and-stick") capability. Emphasis seems to have been placed on making the cockpit similar to the earlier MiG-23 and other Soviet aircraft for ease of conversion, rather than on ergonomics. Nonetheless, the MiG-29 does have substantially better visibility than most previous Russian jet fighters, thanks to a high-mounted bubble canopy. Upgraded models introduce "glass cockpits" with modern liquid-crystal (LCD) multi-function displays (MFDs) and true HOTAS.



Armament

Armament for the MiG-29 includes a single GSh-30-1 30 mm cannon in the port wing root. This originally had a 150-round magazine, which was reduced to 100 rounds in later variants. Original production MiG-29B aircraft cannot fire the cannon when carrying a centerline fuel tank as it blocks the shell ejection port. This issue was corrected in the MiG-29S and later versions. Three pylons are provided under each wing (four in some variants), for a total of six (or eight). The inboard pylons can carry either a 1,150-litre (300 US gal) fuel tank, one Vympel R-27 (AA-10 "Alamo") medium-range air-to-air missile, or unguided bombs or rockets. Some Soviet aircraft could carry a single nuclear bomb on the port inboard station. The outer pylons usually carry R-73 (AA-11 "Archer") dogfight missiles, although some users still retain the older R-60 (AA-8 "Aphid"). A single 1,500-litre (400 US gal) tank can be fitted to the centerline, between the engines, for ferry flights, but this position is not used for combat stores. The original MiG-29B can carry general-purpose bombs and unguided rocket pods, but not precision-guided munitions. Upgraded models have provision for laser-guided and electro-optical bombs, as well as air-to-surface missiles.



Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia was the first European country outside the Soviet Union to operate the MiG-29. Yugoslavia received 14 MiG-29Bs and two MiG-29UBs from the USSR in 1987. MiG-29s were put into service with the 127th Fighter Aviation Squadron, based at Batajnica Air Base, north of Belgrade, Serbia.

Yugoslav MiG-29s saw little combat during the breakup of Yugoslavia, and were used primarily for ground attacks. Several Antonov An-2 aircraft used by Croatia were destroyed on the ground at Čepin airfield near Osijek, Croatia in 1991 by a MiG-29, however there were no MiG-29 losses. At least two MiG-29 carried out an air strike on Banski dvori, the official residence of the Croatian Government, on 7 October 1991.

The MiG-29s continued their service in the subsequent Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Because of the United Nations arms embargo against the country, the condition of the MiG-29s worsened. Before Operation Allied Force began in 1999, Yugoslav MiG-29s were over 10 years old, short of spare parts and proper maintenance. By March 1999, the Yugoslav Air Force had 11 MiG-29s considered operational.

A total of six MiG-29s were shot down during the Kosovo War, of which three were shot down by USAF F-15s, one by a USAF F-16, and one by a Dutch F-16.  One aircraft, according to pilot, was hit by friendly fire from the ground. Another four were destroyed on the ground. Some Russian sources claim that a MiG-29 shot down an F-16 on 26 March 1999, but this kill is disputed, as the F-16C in question was said to have crashed in the US that same day.

Most historians attribute the downing of a F-117 as being shot down by SAM commander Zoltan Dani. Some sources claimed it was shot down by a MiG-29 piloted by Lt. Col. Gvozden Đukić, which was the nom de guerre of Zoltan Dani.

The Air Force of Serbia and Montenegro continued flying its remaining five MiG-29s at a very low rate after the war. In spring 2004, news appeared that MiG-29 operations had ceased, because the aircraft could not be maintained. In 2007, all five MiG-29 were sent to Russia to be refurbished, and upgraded. In 2008, the MiG-29s began returning to service with the Serbian Air Force. In the 2009 one Serbian MiG-29 crashed, the pilot and one soldier on the ground died.




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Ground Forces / Light problem solved
« on: November 25, 2011, 01:29:03 AM »
Hey friends... :-wave
As you all know, i'm in new apartment and i have problem with light,so i can't take some good pics. I think i have solved that problem.
In house i find some old lamp, and try to make something from her... ;)
I must to bay energy saving bubl(11W~60W on normal bubl) becouse they gave more light that standard bubl. "Crown" lamp is made of plastic, so it scatters light in all directions, and so I lose the light. So i use alu foil, overlaid the inside of the lamp, to directed light down.  Also I used insulating tape, to fix foil into place. Energy saving bulbs are less heat than standard, so I think there will be no problem with foil (to prevent burning).
In any case, in every 5 to 10 minutes, i touch lamp to see is it overheated. ;) For now it works very well. :-flo

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Combat Warplanes / F-15E Strike Eagle
« on: November 22, 2011, 01:29:53 AM »
Hi friends.. :-salut
I need technical drawings for F-15E. Precisely,i need drawing of rivets. :-think I have some drawings, but on them there is very,very little rivets,or nothing... :-bat
If anyone have something like that,i would be grateful. :-flo

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Aircraft Modeling / My new modeling place
« on: October 09, 2011, 07:05:55 PM »
I'm in new apartment,so i must to find my new modeling place.  :-cool
Soooo,her we are... ;)

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Aircraft Modeling / Riveter
« on: June 25, 2011, 03:02:36 PM »
Can anyone say me something more about riveter. :-think I need it for jet planes in 1/72 scale.
Is there some difference betwen 1/72 and 1/48 rivets? :-think
And one more thing,if anyone have 1 riveter for 1/72 for sell,i would buy it from you. :-flo

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Aircraft Modeling / Su-27 1/6.5 - You must see this!!!
« on: April 20, 2011, 05:17:42 PM »
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http://www.su27.de/seite1.htm

Just click next! :-eek

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Combat Warplanes / A-10A Thunderbolt II
« on: April 06, 2011, 08:00:13 PM »
Some walkarounds pics! :-flo
I will need them for my next model A-10A. :-tri


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