Sormowo airfield
| Sormowo airfield | |
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| Characteristics | |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 76 m (249 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Street | Trunk road M7 |
| Basic data | |
| operator | Sokol aircraft factory |
| Start-and runway | |
| 06/24 | 3000 m × 68 m concrete |
The airfield Sormovo located in the Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod .
The former military airfield is operated by the Sokol aircraft factory immediately to the east .
From Sormowo, civilians can also fly in combat aircraft.
Incidents
In August 1981 the test pilot Alexander Konovalov had to get out of his damaged MiG-25R . He operated the ejector seat at a flight speed of Mach 2.6 and at an altitude of 18 kilometers. Konovalov survived the accident and was honored as a Hero of the Russian Federation in 1997 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pravda , December 24, 1982
- ^ Air Forces Monthly, March 2000
- ↑ warheroes.ru