Russia Shows PD-8V Design: Is the Mi-26 Finally Breaking Free of D-136?
A new milestone has been achieved in Russia's efforts to create a fully domestic engine for the world's largest mass-produced transport helicopter. The first...
Russia Tests a New Helicopter Safety System That Could Change Crash Protection
The Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) has completed the testing of prototype energy-absorbing floor elements that are intended to improve the safety of helicopter occupants...
Tu-214’s Flight Engineer Could Disappear — Here’s Why It Matters
Russia’s Tu-214 programme is approaching a critical milestone as engineers begin redesigning the aircraft’s onboard electronics and flight-control systems to eliminate the flight engineer...
They Fought Over Its Engines, Pilots Hated Its Controls—What Went Wrong With the Tu-204?
The Tupolev Tu-204 was intended to serve as a symbol of a new era in Soviet civil aviation. The Soviet aircraft industry was promised...
Russia Upgrades Its Biggest Locomotive Factory as a New Generation of Trains Takes Shape
Russia’s Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant (NEVZ), the country’s largest manufacturer of mainline and industrial electric locomotives, is upgrading its production facilities while preparing to...