Belarus and China at Aviadarts

摘要

The final of the Aviadarts-2014 international competition, held between July 22 and 28, tested fighter pilots' skills with unguided air-to-surface rockets and internal cannon on the Pogonovo test range. The contest also assessed navigation, visual reconnaissance and aerobatic flight skills. Aircraft taking part were based at Voronezh and Lipetsk for the duration. Russian Air Force participants included a Sukhoi Su-24 Fencer and Su-34 Fullback, a Mikoyan MiG-29SMT Fulcrum and a Mil Mi-8MTV-5 Hip helicopter from bases in the Western Military District along with aircraft from the Central and Eastern Military Districts. Belarus sent three Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot attack aircraft from the 116th Guard Attack Air Base at Lida, Hrodna Voblas, while China deployed three Su-30MKK Flanker-Gs from the Flight Test and Training Centre at Cangxian, Hebei Province. The Flankers arrived at Lipetsk two days before the competition started. The domestic component of Aviadarts, held between May 21 and 26, saw the debut of two prototype Sukhoi T-50s.