Russian Aviation Page: Russian Aviation FAQ - Answers on Frequently Asked Questions about Russian Aircraft, Aerospace and Air Force

Based on questions appeared in rec.aviation.military
	Russian aeronautical milestones
	Chronology of the development of the aviation and aviation industry in Russia and Soviet Union.
	Lineup of the aircraft in service
	Which Russian build aircraft are still in service?
	Current state of Russian air force
	Russian Squadrons and Regiments
	Russian designation system
	List of the Russian aircraft nicknames
	What does "bis" mean in MiG-21bis?
	NATO code names for Soviet aircraft
	Patch and Nose Art Collection
	New designs from old OKBs
	What are the six Russian new-generation fighters?
	What is Sukhoi Su-35?
	What is Mikoyan 1.42?
	What is Sukhoi S-32 (S-37)?
	What is Sukhoi S-55 (S-54)?
	Fate of Yak-141 VSTOL aircraft
	Soviet/Russian aircraft carriers
	List of Russian aerobatics teams
	Pugachev's cobra
	Superagility of Su-37 Super Flanker
	What did Soviets capture in occupied Germany in 1944-45?
	Soviet "Superfortress"
	Soviet pilots in 1950-53 Korean war
	Tu-160 BlackJack vs. B-1 Bone
	MiG-29 Fulcrum vs F-16 Falcon
	Export matters: MiG-29 Fulcrum vs Su-27 Flanker
	Su-25 Frogfoot vs A-10
	Did MiG-23 score against F-15 Eagle?
	Performance of MiG-25 Foxbat
	Is Tu-95 Bear the fastest prop-driven aircraft? Loudest?
	Tu-144 "Concordskii" crash at Paris Air Show, 1973
	KAL 007 shoot down
	What is "Caspian sea monster", ekranoplane or WIG?
	Soviet equivalents of the US AC-130 Spectre gunship
	Soviet spy planes. Equivalents of the U-2 and SR-71 Blackbird
	Soviet Top Gun
	Soviet Aircraft in US inventory
	Western Aircraft in Soviet Union
	Female pilots in today's VVS?
	"Flying tank"
	People pods: early soviet experiments
	Vakhmistrov's parasite fighter experiments
	Russian jet technology of 1937-45
	Russian aviabombs
	Missile gap: New generation Russian AAMs
	What happened to Mr. Zuyev?
	Air-refueling
	Who is who - short bios of the people whose names have some meaning in history of Russian aviation. (A through B only. More to come)
	Recommended literature.
	Appendix: Reference material
	Russian Aviation Museum by Alexandre Savine. A full index of Soviet and Russian aircraft. Listing by name and designer. Includes lots of photographs.
	The List of Soviet/Russian Military Aircraft and Soviet/Russian Aircraft Designation System by Emmanuel Gustin.
	Code Names and Numbers for Foreign Military Equipment by Kathryn and Andreas Gehrs-Pahl including Soviet RD&T; Aircraft, Soviet RD&T; Missiles and Soviet Operational Missiles and Rockets. Plus type series for early Soviet post W.W.II aircraft and a crude overview of the structure of the military aviation in the ex-USSR.
	List of Fighter Aces by Al Bowers (ak954@yfn.ysu.edu) where you can find Russian WWI, WWII and Korean war aces.

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