The Kit – Sukhoi Su-17/22M3, SMER, 1:48 scale
Sukhoi Su-17/22M3 from SMER, 1:48 scale. You might say it’s a bad idea! But I’ve been dealing with SMER avia...
19 August 2022
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Bucharest International Air Show 2022 After 2 years of absence the biggest air show in Romania, returns on September 3rd, 2022. The 12th edition of the Buchares...29 July 2022 -
MAY 2022 HANGARIADA Art, Music & Flight Festival | Date: May 27-29th | Location: Iasi; Iasi County | Facebook: Hangariada | Website: www.hangariada.ro June...18 April 2022
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It seems that the old MiG-21 has reached the end of the road. Today, 15.04.2022, the Romanian Ministry of Defense announced that all flight activities involving...15 April 2022
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Lavochkin La-9 The story of this plane begins in 1946 and ends quite quickly in 1948. During this period 1559 Lavochkin La-9 aircraft were built. Among NATO for...4 April 2022
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The 2019 edition of the Szeged Aviation Days & Air Parade took place on September 13, 14 and 15, 2019. We were present at the event only on the 14th, which ...12 February 2021
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The first and only meeting, so far, that I had with the Italian aerobatic Pioneer Team took place at Szeged Aviation Days & Air Parade 2016. They participat...8 June 2020
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The MiG-21 Lancer is at the moment the main jet fighter of the Romanian Air Force. In the years to come it will be replaced by the Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting...3 June 2020
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In November 1936, the Romanian Aeronautical Industry – IAR proposed to the Ministry of Air and Navy the project of a completely metallic, low-wing, monopl...1 June 2020
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Short history The Soviet Union offered Yak-23 to Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Poland and Romania. After 1950, Romania remained the only country that was s...27 May 2020
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July, 2000. The Antonov An-30 is guided by the ground personnel towards the Timisoara International Airport parking area. It is still wearing the old green and ...22 May 2020
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SPAD XIII – short history The SPAD S.XIII aircraft was developed by the French manufacturer SPAD – Societe Pour L’Aviation et ses Derives, in ...15 May 2020
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For the coming airshows I bought the Nikon 200-500 mm f/5.6E ED VR telephoto zoom lens in November 2019. I was very curious to try it during the 2020 air show s...13 May 2020
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On June 26th, 2016, we arrived at Tuzla, Constanta County, at the „Alexandru Podgoreanu” Airport. A busy week would follow in which the organizers and the volun...8 May 2020
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Ilysuhin Il-28 – short history Ilyushin Il-28 was built in the Soviet Union in the immediate aftermath of World War II. 6316 IIyushin Il-28 aircraft were manufa...1 May 2020
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I had the opportunity to “meet” the Aerobatic Yakers for the first time in 2012, on the occasion of the Lake Surduc Aeronautic Show. They were the m...29 April 2020
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In July 2016, a friend who is a pilot needed a few more hours of flight in order to get his license for the Scheibe Falke SF-25 motor-glider, which he had recen...27 April 2020
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Yak-23 Short History … The Tbilisi aircraft factory began producing the Yak-23 jet fighter in 1949. It entered service of the Soviet Air Force starting wi...24 April 2020
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Context … Germany’s Panavia Tornado ECR fleet is slowly but surely nearing the end of its operational life. Commissioned to service in 1974, these a...22 April 2020
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Comercial Low-cost airline Wizz Air, which operates 700 routes in 45 countries, declared that it would take steps to limit the losses caused by retaining the fl...20 April 2020
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After speding a lifetime as an employee at the French company Dassault, it was time for a man to retire after his 64th birthday. As a moment like this must be c...17 April 2020
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Which scale models manufacturer to choose … For some time I have started to build 1:48 scale models Yakovlev Design Bureau planes that have flown or are still f...15 April 2020
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After some time and a little effort the electronic edition of the Aviation Dictionary has been published, with a few improvements compared to the first edition ...13 April 2020
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First photos … The first time I took a picture of a plane was in 1999 at the Open Gates Day – 93rd Aviation Regiment/ Timisoara – Giarmata; and as a...10 April 2020
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Szeged Aviation Days and Air Parade We found out about the first edition of the Szeged Air Show in 2016 by pure chance – long live Facebook and Zuckerberg...7 August 2019
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C45F Expeditor – the plane The C-45F Expeditor was the military version of the Beechcraft Model 18 passenger aircraft. Like any plane manufacturer from the 30’...12 July 2019
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The Air Show Aeroshow Blue Eagles 2016 – that was the only text on the banner announcing the organization of an air show at the Cioca-Timisoara Airfield on May ...8 July 2019
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Photographs tell stories, the stories of the people that took them, of the ones that look at us from long forgotten times and long forgotten places. Today I wan...17 June 2019
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As the passion for flight has no borders and the aviation enthusiasts have a common language, even if they do not speak the same native tongue, and because June...13 May 2019
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Short history of an airshow that could be more. Nearly five years ago, the first edition of Timisoara Air Show took place at Traian Vuia Timisoara Internationa...6 May 2019
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In November 1960 the French and British governments announced the launch of a common project for building a jet airliner: a supersonic one, reaching a Mach 2 sp...22 April 2019
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The kit Yak-11, 1:48 scale model, was released on the market by Bilek . A perfect timing, given that for some time I have been trying to reproduce, in 1:48 sca...8 April 2019
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A new photo and a new mystery story from the forgotten past. All we know, when looking at the photography, is that we are dealing with a Fokker B.II. It belongs...16 March 2019
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The Air Show On September 2012, Serbian Air Force celebrated 100 years of military aviation in Serbia. A huge airshow was organised with this occasion – A...2 February 2019
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The Me-109 kit If you are passionate about Messerschmitt Bf-109G-6, 1:32 scale aviation models, world war II and looking for a Messerschmitt BF-109G-6 in 1:32 ...15 October 2018
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I sit near the old Antonov An-2 and gaze at the heaven pinned on the firm and welcoming earth like a thief on a cross in the ancient Roman Empire: You are sick,...24 May 2017
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Short history The MiG-3 was the first MiG in Romanian colors. It was 1942. The end of the war was far and the defeat of the Axis forces even further. Nobody was...13 May 2017
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Photo-etched Yahu Models IAR-81 in 1:32 scale. The first IAR-81 1:32 scale model came from Azur-Frrom and Special Hobby. Soon after Yahu Models came out on the ...8 May 2017
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The kit The helicopter SA330J Puma was developed starting with the 1960’s by Aerospatiale – France and it was a real success. It has been imported in nume...15 September 2016
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This morning no flying, just work … I went to the airfield, as planned, we had to paint the runway markings in white, so that it could be visible from the...8 August 2016
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Yak-9D – 1:48 Build Report Just finished the Ark Models Yak-9D in 1:48 scale. It is a pretty good model, with minor assembly problems. The only exception...29 May 2016
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Short history Romania’s Aeronautical Industry answer for the need of a modern low-wing fighter was IAR-81. When it entered service it was a very modern plane th...17 April 2016
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MiG-3 – The kit There are a lot of things to be said about the MiG-3, but there is enough information about this aircraft in various publications, as well...17 January 2016
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On February 11th, 1944, a Junkers Ju-87 Stuka crashed down in a swamp near Kroscienko Wyzne, situated in the southern part of Poland. 71 years later, on Novembe...1 December 2015
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On Saturday, august the 15th 2015, I had the chance to witness a different type of aerial competition with ultralight motorized paraglidings. I had this chance ...16 August 2015
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The 9th edition of the European Advanced Aerobatic Championship took place in Deva, Romania. The European Advanced Aerobatic Championship started on July 22nd a...3 August 2015
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F-16 is the plane Romania wants to buy. This news about the purchases of F-16 for the Romanian Air Force is not surprising. Apparently the officials of the Mini...22 March 2015
