Originally received as a replacement for the famous MiG-21, changing priorities turned the MiG-23...

The Bell P-39 Airacobra and P-63 Kingcobra Fighters

Closed in 1949, the Sukhoi Design Bureau was reborn in 1953 to meet an urgent demand for a fast i...

'Spy in the Sky' matters have long been a source of interest and fascination for aircraft enthusi...

Developed in the 1960s 1970s, the Tu-144 was the Soviet Union's only practical venture into ...

Early Soviet Jet Fighters

From the outset, the export of revolution and Communist ideology had been one of the cornerstones...

When the Myasishchev design bureau was reborn in 1951, it was immediately tasked with creating a ...

Founded in 1927, the design bureau headed by Aleksandr S. Yakovlev started out with light aircraf...

A fascinating addition to the Flight Craft series, this time focussing on the Mil' Mi-6 and Mi-26...

The MiG-31 started life as an advanced derivative of the famous MiG-25P interceptor, becoming the...

Developed as the answer to the American B-1, the Tupolev Tu-160 was the Soviet Unions most potent...