Happy crew visiting 1st International Hydroaviation Airshow "GELENDZHIK '96", held from 24th 'till 29th September 1996 at the Test Base of Beriev Aircraft Company and Gelendzhik Airport on there 1971 built Beauty. Kodachrome64
Low pass above 1st International Hydroaviation Airshow "GELENDZHIK '96", held from 24th 'till 29th September 1996 at the Test Base of Beriev Aircraft Company and Gelendzhik Airport. Kodachrome64
Hydroaviasalon 1996 in the Black Sea - One of the successors of the Caspian Sea Monster dips into the water. 378 is the Show Number from Paris Air Show, but the aircraft is in reality coded 20 RED. Kodachrome64
Unfortunally for us we missed Anatoly's Display the day before - due too low flying (water fountain behind the Su!) he received an penalty for 1st International Hydroaviation Airshow "GELENDZHIK '96" held from 24th 'till 29th September 1996. Kodachrome64
One of the two Navy Delfin after an small Display due 1st International Hydroaviation Airshow "GELENDZHIK '96" held from 24th 'till 29th September 1996 at the Test Base of Beriev Aircraft Company and Gelendzhik Airport. Kodachrome64
A picture not politically correct today - an Ukrainian Military Transport with Rocketpods under it's wing in Russia ... 1st International Hydroaviation Airshow "GELENDZHIK '96" held from 24th 'till 29th September 1996. Kodachrome64
One of two of the Navy's Mil Mi-14 helicopters visiting 1st International Hydroaviation Airshow "GELENDZHIK '96" held from 24th 'till 29th September 1996 at the Test Base of Beriev Aircraft Company and Gelendzhik Airport. Kodachrome64
SAR Demo in the Black Sea due Hydroaviasalon 1996. Overhaul by 356 ARZ at Engels started May'07. dbr 2008 July 26th as RF-32779 on a flight to deliver base jumpers on Mount Elbrus due white-out on 5100m above sea level, with 3 of the 6 passengers injured.
Prototype of the Mil Mi-26TP fire-fighting version at Hydroaviasalon 1996 above the Black Sea. Deconverted to Mil Mi-26T and transferred as RF-06052 to the FSB.
Late afternoon sunbath on the ramp to the 436,400 km2 (168,500 sq mi) (not including the Sea of Azov) great runway named Black Sea - Hydroaviation Salon 1996 and Kodachrome64
Prototype of the Mil Mi-14P is showing its performance in Search and Rescue Ops, stored now at Moscow - Ostafyevo (UUMO). These aircraft had no serials applied.
Hydroaviasalon 1996 in the Black Sea - One of the successors of the Caspian Sea Monster during Take-off in front of the Beach. 378 is the Show Number from Paris Air Show, but the aircraft is in reality coded 20 RED. Kodachrome64
The 1st International Hydroaviation Airshow "GELENDZHIK '96" was held from 24th 'till 29th September 1996 at the Test Base of Beriev Aircraft Company and Gelendzhik Airport. Visiting aircrafts on the airport where also those two Mi-8T.