Some photos from MAKC(Moscow Aerospace Show)

[Loshadka]

Photos.

 

[Tr0n]

Thanks for the post homie.Wow I can't believe the Russo's have a one pilot helicopter and we don't

 

[LoneDeranger]

Did you take those?

 

[Loshadka]

No, not me - him.

BWT, his name is Filin. Wich in russian means owl(yeah, like the bird).

 

[Tr0n]

Whats the diffrence between the MN-24 and MN-24N???I can't read russian.It's on the 4th link down.

 

[mindless_moder]

thats not n its a russian word.
its basically a hind ther are many hind classes theres hind-d hind-e so on.

 

[ductonius]

Hansom devil, isnt he?

http://filin.benutzer***/2003.08.17_Slim/SANY4665.JPG

Originally posted by mindless_moder
thats not n its a russian word.
its basically a hind ther are many hind classes theres hind-d hind-e so on.

In addition to the fact that "HIND" is the name NATO gave to it.

 

[mindless_moder]

ok i didnt know that .

 

[ductonius]

Originally posted by mindless_moder
ok i didnt know that .

Hind, hook, hokum, hormone, havoc, hip, helix, hat etc.

Notice a pattern?

NATO gives a "H" name to russian Helicoptors.

Missiles get S names

Scud, sandal, skean, Sego, Scarp, savage, spanker, stilleto, satan, saber.

Fighter Jets get an F name.

Flogger, foxbat, fagot, fulcrum, foxhount etc

Anyway, you can see it all here:
http://aeroweb.lucia.it/~agretch/RAFAQ/NatoCodenames.html

 

[LoneDeranger]

Originally posted by ductonius
Hind, hook, hokum, hormone, havoc, hip, helix, hat etc.

Notice a pattern?

NATO gives a "H" name to russian Helicoptors.

Missiles get S names

Scud, sandal, skean, Sego, Scarp, savage, spanker, stilleto, satan, saber.

Fighter Jets get an F name.

Flogger, foxbat, fagot, fulcrum, foxhount etc

Anyway, you can see it all here:
http://aeroweb.lucia.it/~agretch/RAFAQ/NatoCodenames.html

Wow .. I didn't know that.

 

[SidewinderX]

I belive the "N" Signifies the Navel verison.


I'll try and post pics when the Laney airshow and the Oceana airshow rolls around.

At one of the langley ones a few years back, there were some russin cargo haulers there, and I swaer that there were coat hangers int he cockpit holding things together,

*edit*
Also B for Bombers, Bear, backfire, etc.