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25 March 2019
TsAGI centenary in history: the Ilyushin Il-114
The Ilyushin Il-114 took its first flight in the end of March 1990. It is the Soviet and Russian twin-engine turboprop airliner, designed for local routes.
20 March 2019
TsAGI’s fundamental research in large transonic wind tunnel
Scientists of the Zhukovsky Central AeroHydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI, a member of the National Research Center “Zhukovsky Institute”) conduct basic research to improve the efficiency of the next generation commercial aircraft.
19 March 2019
TsAGI specialists design a large-scale model of the IL-276
Specialists of the Zhukovsky Central AeroHydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI, a member of the National Research Center “Zhukovsky Institute”) completed the design of large-scale models of the prospective military transport aircraft IL-276.
18 March 2019
TsAGI introduces new spin test facility
High-angle-of-attack flight may bring the aircraft to the stall point and, as a consequence, to the spin. To study these characteristics the aircraft models have wind tunnel tests with special installations that simulate critical modes by the angle-of-attack rotation and angle-of-slideslip sensing.
15 March 2019
TsAGI centenary in the history of aviation: the Yakovlev Yak-141
The Yak-141 made its first flight in March 9, 1986. It was designed as a multi-purpose supersonic all-weather carrier-capable airliner of vertical takeoff/landing (VLOT). It had to become the world’s first supersonic VTOL fighter.
14 March 2019
The Sukhoi Su-57: TsAGI’s innovative solutions
The prototype aircraft T-50 first caught the air in the beginning of 2010. It was the Russian fifth generation multirole jet fighter, developed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau within the PAK FA project (Prospective Aeronautical Complex of Front-line Air forces).The fighter is known as the Su-57 now.
13 March 2019
Flight safety is the focus area for the leading center of aeronautical science
Flight dynamics and flight control have always been one of the major directions of scientific research for the Zhukovsky Central AeroHydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI, a member of the National Research Center “Zhukovsky Institute”). The Institute’s specialists make analysis of aircraft stability and control, control algorithm synthesis, etc.
12 March 2019
TsAGI participates in the XXI Winter School on Continuum Mechanics
Continuum mechanics deals with the basics equations of motion that governs the mechanics of both solid and fluid objects in nature. This science is extremely important in aerospace engineering.
11 March 2019
TsAGI studies conditions for the Arctic transport
One of the State’s key priorities today is the development of the Arctic Region. This is not only the development of the richest raw-materials base, but also the creation of social and economic guarantees for the population, improving the system of the emergency medical aid, equipping it with the advanced features.
6 March 2019
TsAGI centenary in history: Chelyuskin rescue mission
The Chelyskin rescue mission lasted for more than three months from the middle February to the middle April in1934. The Soviet steamship Chelyuskin was reinforced to navigate through polar ice and became ice-bound in Arctic waters with crew and passengers on board.