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Russia's Armvarir air base to receive 20 new Yak-130 combat training aircraft in 2015.
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| Russia's Armvarir air base to receive 20 new Yak-130 combat training aircraft in 2015 | |||
The
Russian Air Force's training air base located in Armavir will receive
more than 20 Yak-130 combat training aircraft before the end of this year.
The engineers have already accepted five new trainers to be delivered
to the base before the end of this week, according to a statement made
by Col. Igor Klimov, a spokesman for the Russian Air Force. |
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“The maintenance
specialists have inspected the assembly quality, tested the advanced
equipment, systems and mechanisms, as well as the motor in different
modes. The pilots have performed at least ten flights to assess the
performance of all control systems in the air,” Col. Igor
Klimov said.
The Yak-130
combat training aircraft is designed for teaching, training, and maintaining
the skills of fighter pilots. The greatest advantage of the Yak-130
consists in its complex control system that makes it possible to fly
at high angles of attack and perform aerobatics with ease. Combat training
suite on the Yak-130 includes simulated and real firing systems with
air-to-air and air-to-surface missiles, bomb dropping, gun firing and
on-board self-protection systems. The instructor can set and control
"target behavior" from his seat in the aircraft. It has an
automated on-board diagnostics and control system which makes the aircraft
easy to operate and maintain. |
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