Sri Lanka :
Sri Lanka (different roundels) :
What’s the story behind this photo?
B-1B on arctic conditions testing (subzero) in a special hangar at the McKinley Climatic Laboratory in 1986.
The rotors on Sikorsky’s S-70 Raider prototype appear closer together than those on Ka-52.
Rigid rotor.
I believe the An-2(Y-5) is a civilian airline the only Government one I know of is the Royal Flight 9N-RF3 which I haven’t found a picture of yet. Chris
I believe the An-2(Y-5) is a civilian airline the only Government one I know of is the Royal Flight 9N-RF3 which I haven’t found a picture of yet.
Chris
Seems correct. 9N-AAK is registred by Royal Nepal Airlines here : http://www.oldwings.nl/st/chinese_built.pdf
Other view of 9N-AAK :
June 1998, Ka-50 #22, cn 01-03, Gen. Vorobyov, commander of the Army Aviation centre at Torzhok, KIA
I knew this accident but had never seen the images. Terrifying.
A Harbin Y-5, actually.. A nice find, nevertheless…
Yes, you’re right, probably an Y-5. I just notice this Nepalese Lama with “flat” front cockpit windows :
Saudi Arabian KV-107 of Ministry of interior :
Mi-4 :