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Ilya Muromets

The Imperial Russian Air Force existed in the Russian Empire between 1910 and 1917. The origins of the Russian aviation go back to theoretical projects of 1880s by pioneer Russian scientists such as Nikolai Kibalchich and Alexander Mozhaisky. During the 1890s the aviation innovation was further advanced by Konstantin Tsiolkovsky. In 1904 Nikolai Zhukovsky established the world's first Aerodynamic Institute in Kachino near Moscow. In 1910 Imperial Russian Army purchased a number of French planes and started to train first military pilots. The history of military aircraft in Imperial Russia is closely associated with the name of Igor Sikorsky . Imperial Russia is the term used to cover the period of Russian history from the expansion of Russia under Peter the Great, through the expansion of the Russian Empire from the Baltic to the Pacific Ocean, to the deposal of Nicholas II of Russia, the last tsar, at the start... -1... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... // Events and Trends Technology Development and commercial production of electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered automobile by Karl Benz, Gottlieb Daimler and Maybach First commercial production and sales of phonographs and phonograph recordings. ... Nikolai Kibalchich (1850, Chernihiv (Ukraine) - April 3, 1881) was a pioneer of rocketry, revolutionary and a terrorist. ... Alexander F. Mozhaiski, born March 9 (21), 1825, died March 20 (April 1) 1890, was a Russian naval officer, aviation pioneer, researcher and designer of heavier-than-air-craft. ... The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the Mauve Decade, because William Henry Perkins aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that colour in fashion, and also as the Gay Nineties, under the then-current usage of the word gay which referred simply to merriment and frivolity, with no... Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky (Konstanty CioÅ‚kowski), (Константин Эдуардович Циолковский; September 5, 1857 new style – September 19, 1935) was a Russian and Soviet rocket scientist and pioneer of cosmonautics who spent most of his life in a log-house at the outskirts of the Russian town of Kaluga. ... 1904 (MCMIV) is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Nikolai Yegorovich Zhukovsky (Николай Егорович Жуковский) (January 5, 1847 new style – March 17, 1921), Russian scientist, founding father of modern aero- and hydrodynamics. ... Aerodynamics is a branch of fluid dynamics concerned with the study of gas flows, first analysed by George Cayley in the 1800s. ... Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA: â–¶ (help· info)) is the capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva. ... -1... A Red Army is a communist army. ... Igor Sikorsky Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky (Игорь Иванович Сикорский; 25 May 1889 – 26 October 1972) was a Russian-American pioneer of aviation who designed the first four-engine aeroplanes and the first successful helicopter of the most common configuration (single main rotor with tail rotor). ...

Ramming attack performed by Pyotr Nesterov

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Remains of German airplane Albatros shot down by the Russians during World War I

In 1913 Sikorsky built his famous bomber aircraft Ilya Muromets and first four-engine biplane Russky Vityaz. In the same year Dmitry Grigorovich built a number of “flying boats” for the Imperial Russian Navy. At the beginning of the World War I Russia had an air force second only to France, although a significant part of Imperial Russian Air Force used outdated French aircraft. Initially Russians used aviation only for reconnaissance and coordination of artillery fire but in December of 1914 a squadron Ilya Muromets bombers was formed and used against the German and Austro-Hungarian armies. Among Russian pilots was legendary Pyotr Nesterov who performed a first suicide plane crash in the history of aviation and most successful Russian flying ace and fighter pilot Aleksandr Kazakov who shot down 32 enemy planes. In 1915 Imperial Russian Air Force formerly part of Engineer Corps became a separate branch of the army directly under command of the Stavka (commander-in-chief's HQ). However, the war was not going well for Russia and following the significant setbacks on the Eastern front and economic collapse in the rear military aircraft production fell far behind rival Germany. Between 1914 and 1917 only about 5000 planes were built in Russia compared to more than 45 000 in Germany. In late 1916 Sikorsky built a unique four-engine bomber-biplane called Alexander Nevsky but it was never put to serial production due to the events preceding and following the October Revolution and Sikorsky’s emigration to the United States of America in 1919. Image File history File links Nesterov_Albatros. ... Image File history File links Nesterov_Albatros. ... 1913 (MCMXIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... A bomber is a military aircraft designed to attack ground targets, primarily by dropping bombs. ... The Ilya Muromets (Илья Муромец in Russian) was the first mass produced bomber aircraft in the world, a massive four-engined biplane that could penetrate deep into the enemy territory and drop a significant load of bombs. ... Hs123 biplane. ... The Sikorsky Russky Vityaz (Русский витязь in Russian, or Russian Knight) was the first four-engine biplane in the world, designed and built by Igor Sikorsky in Russia in the spring of 1913. ... Dmitry Pavlovich Grigorovich, in Russian: Дмитрий Павлович Григорович, (born in Kiev, Ukraine, 25 January (6 February) 1883, dead 26 July 1938 in Moscow) was a Russian/Soviet aircraft designer of a number of planes under the Grigorovich name. ... Russian Navy Jack Russian Navy Ensign The Imperial Russian Navy refers to the Navy of Imperial Russia, before the Soviet Union. ... Combatants Entente Powers Central Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties > 5 million military deaths > 3 million military deaths World War I, also known as the First World War and (before 1939) the Great War, the War of the Nations, War to End All Wars was a world conflict... 1914 (MCMXIV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... A Squadron is a small unit or formation of cavalry, aircraft (including balloons), or naval vessels. ... Austria-Hungary, also known as the Dual monarchy (or: the k. ... Pyotr Nesterov (Russian: Пётр Николаевич Нестеров) (27 February (O.S. 15 February) 1887 in Nizhny Novgorod - 8 September (O.S. 26 August) 1914 in Zhovkva, Lviv Oblast) was a Russian pilot and airplane technical designer. ... A flying ace is a military aviator who has shot down five or more enemy aircraft. ... Aleksandr Kazakov Postage stamp of Equatorial Guinea dedicated to Aleksandr Kazakov Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Kazakov (or Kozakov) (Russian: Александр Александрович Казаков) (January 15, 1889 - August 1, 1919) was the most successful Russian flying ace and fighter pilot during the First World War. ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Combat engineers place satchel charges and detonating cord, preparatory to blowing up a railway bridge during the Korean War, 30 Jul 1950. ... Stavka is an abbreviation for Shtab vierhovnogo komandovania, or General Headquarters of armed forces in late Imperial Russia and in the Soviet Union. ... A German trench in the swamp area near the Mazuric Lakes on the Eastern Front. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... The Sikorsky Alexander Nevsky (Александр Невский in Russian) was the only Russian four-engine bomber-biplane of its kind, designed and built by Igor Sikorsky in the late 1916. ... The October Revolution, also known as the Bolshevik Revolution, was the second phase of the Russian Revolution of 1917, the first having been instigated by the events around the February Revolution. ... Emigration is the act and the phenomenon of leaving ones native country to settle abroad. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

See also

• Soviet Air Force

The Soviet Air Force, also known under the abbreviation VVS, transliterated from Russian: ВВС, Военно-воздушные силы (Voenno-Vozdushnye Sily), formed the official designation of the airforce of the Soviet Union. ...

Reference

• Янин, В.Л. (ed.). Отечественная история c древнейших времен до 1917 года. Большая Российская Энциклопедия, 1994.