Copyright (c) 2004-2012, AviaMagazine.com http://www.aviamagazine.com en-us Aviamagazine.com, civil and military aviation magazine. News info@aviamagazine.com Not known by many people, the Tupolev 144 was the world's First supersonic transport aircraft (SST) just two months before Concorde. It was also the first SST to exceed Mach 2. Very similar in design to Concorde, allegations were often made that the Soviets had stolen Concords plans. In this article we will look into the history, and present status of this remarkable aircraft. http://www.aviamagazine.com/factsheets/aircraft/tu144/index.aspx Sun, 13 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT The largest Russian aircraft museum in the world is located on the site of the former Monino airfield east of Moscow. With over 170 aircraft, mainly from the Cold War-era, this museum is a must see! The collection has many unique (one-off) aircraft and prototypes. For example the only existing Sukhoi T-4, Myasishchev M-50 and ground effect Bartini Beriev VVA-14 can be seen here. http://www.aviamagazine.com/specials/outofservice/monino/index.aspx Fri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT AviaMagazine's correspondent Frits Jongerman visited the 2012 Aero Expo also known as the Marrakech Air Show in Morocco. The base was visited from 5 till 7 April 2012. The Moroccan Air Force still flies with fighters not seen with many air forces anymore, like the Mirage F1 and the F-5. To upgrade this aging feed, the F-16 block 52 is introduced to the fleet. Both the older types and the new F-16s were present during the show and flew as well. http://www.aviamagazine.com/gallery/album.aspx?id=45 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT