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MAKS 2011
International Aviation and Space Salon
Moscow Zhukovsky Air Base,
Russia
16 - 21 August 2011
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release MAKS 2011
More
than 200 Russian and foreign aircraft will be exhibited at MAKS 2011
air show near Moscow
More
than 200 Russian and foreign aircraft will be exhibited at the MAKS 2011
air show near Moscow in August, an organizer of the event told RIA Novosti.
The International Aviation and Space salon MAKS is a rightful occupant
of a leading position in the ratings of major world aviation forums. The
very idea of the MAKS lies in demonstrating Russian high technologies
and domestic market openness to joint ventures with the use of foreign
partners' cutting-edge advances
Prototype of PAK-FA TU-50 Sukhoi fifth-generation fighter
The MAKS-2011 air
show will be held at Zhukovsky outside Moscow on August 16-21. In all,
627 aerospace industry companies, including 473 Russian and 154 foreign,
have registered to take part in the air show as of June 1.
Russia's Sukhoi
aircraft maker will demonstrate in flight two prototypes of its T-50
fifth-generation fighter, also known as PAK-FA, to the general public
for the first time.
Sukhoi's flight
program at the show also includes performances of its Su-30 and Su-35
multirole fighters, the Su-34 strike aircraft and Superjet 100 passenger
plane.
A-10 Thunderbolt US Air Force attack aircraft (Archive image)
The MiG corporation will showcase several variants
of its MiG-29 fighter and a two-seat version of the MiG-35 multirole fighter,
as well as the MiG-29K carrier-based fighter.
After a four-year break, U.S. Air Force will appear at MAKS o put on
public display for the first time its C-5 Galaxy heavy-lift transport
plane, A-10 Thunderbolt attack aircraft and P-3C Orion ASW plane.
The visitors will also enjoy performances of "Russian Knights",
"Strizhi", "Russian Falcons," "Rus," and
"Baltic Bees" aerobatic teams.
The
Indian local made light combat aircraft (LCA), Tejas LSP-7, made its
maiden flight on Friday, March 10, 2012. The Limited Series Production-7
aircraft took off from the HAL airport at 4.27 pm and flew for 28 minutes.
