Hotilovo
Recently I had a chance to visit the Khotilovo airbase in the Tver province. The 790th fighter stationed here aviation Kutuzov’s Order of the 790rd degree regiment (31th IAP), which are armed with MiG-27 and Su-XNUMX fighters of various modifications.
And although in the end flights were repulsed due to weather conditions, and the most delicious could not be seen, the trip should be recognized as useful, because it’s not every day that you can visit a military airfield and talk with interesting people and equipment.
Let's start with stories.
The formation of the 790-IAP began in Kirovabad after the defense of Odessa on 20 in October 1941 based on the 69-IAP. The first commander was the Hero of the Soviet Union, Major Yu.B. Markets. At first, the number of the regiment did not change, only the letter “69А” was added.
In March, the 1942 g. Part became known as the "790 th Fighter Regiment", which included two squadrons.
During the Great Patriotic War, the regiment repeatedly changed its deployment and in April 1952 entered the disposal of the commander of the air defense fighter aircraft and redeployed to the Kalinin region (now Tverskaya) at the Hotilovo airfield. The regiment entered the air defense system of Moscow.
In the same year, the retraining of MiG-15 fighter jets began, but very soon MiG-15 fighters replaced the MiG-17 ...
And now there is the kingdom of MiG-31 and Su-27.
For the comprehensive training of flight personnel used aircraft simulators. And although the main center for retraining on MiGi-31 is Sawasleyka, there are also simulators in Hotilovo.
There was no training at this time, but it was also interesting to just look.
The complex simulator of the crew of the MIG-31BM is designed for ground training of flight personnel to perform tasks related to piloting and combat use of the aircraft in conditions as close as possible to the real ones, as well as to monitor the correctness of the actions of trainees during their flight missions.
Procedural simulator of the crew of the MiG-31BM aircraft.
We rise to the tower of the head of flights.
As I said, there were no flights that day, so jobs are empty. But you can safely shoot without fear to interfere with responsible work.
This is the workplace of the head of the near zone.
Workplace head landing zone.
Monitor the head of the landing zone.
Here the duty navigator works.
Binoculars do not interfere for visual inspection.
Weather display.
But such a view opens to the parking lot from the upper part.
The Khotilovo garrison has a MiG-25PU monument with the tail number “51 Red”, and the number was originally blue.
Pilot-cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya set a world record on a blue MiG-25PU with a tail number "51" of blue color, so it is quite possible that before you is the very record MiG!
Shot the reflection and out of nowhere in the frame appeared a pigeon and a boy! Probably it would be better :)
Fighters Hotilovo
Last week, the next modernized MiG-31BM from the factory to the base of profits, although to be precise the MiG-31BSM, for some reason, there is simply no such official name. Externally, the BCM differs from the BM by the absence of a refueling bar.
MiG-31BM has a modern control system, the target detection range reaches 320 km, and destruction - 280 km. A fighter can simultaneously hit six and accompany up to ten air targets.
One of the arrivals has the number "50 red". That it is now being prepared for launch.
I steer for takeoff.
Run on the runway with the release of the brake parachute.
Taxied on taxiway in our direction.
Thanks to the pilots for the "run"!
MiG-31 - the car ahead of time! How many years have passed since its creation, and in some cases it has not surpassed it!
On iconography from the TV channel "Star" compactly and clearly marked TTX fighter.
In caponier there are MiGs of another squadron.
I can not get rid of the feeling of similarity with the wolf from the cartoon about the gnome Vasya :)
The passage is denied, the passage is closed!
Now go to the parking lot to stay with the aircraft closer.
Beautiful, however!
Almost rocket!
"Jack" for weight lifting.
View from the ladder.
And here is the "Black Pearl"! I do not know why this Dryer was so called, but in my opinion, it is the only one with such color. Has been repaired in Pushkin.
More Drying.
The verified geometry.
That's the meeting - wheeled T-150!
It's lunch time. I would like to mention this point especially :) They feed here simply with “naiba”)) First, second, dessert, and all in different versions!
After the meal there was one problem - as if not to fall asleep) We remained to wait until dark to take pictures of the night stands.
It turned out that's what.
Something like that. Thanks for attention!
And although in the end flights were repulsed due to weather conditions, and the most delicious could not be seen, the trip should be recognized as useful, because it’s not every day that you can visit a military airfield and talk with interesting people and equipment.
Let's start with stories.
The formation of the 790-IAP began in Kirovabad after the defense of Odessa on 20 in October 1941 based on the 69-IAP. The first commander was the Hero of the Soviet Union, Major Yu.B. Markets. At first, the number of the regiment did not change, only the letter “69А” was added.
In March, the 1942 g. Part became known as the "790 th Fighter Regiment", which included two squadrons.
During the Great Patriotic War, the regiment repeatedly changed its deployment and in April 1952 entered the disposal of the commander of the air defense fighter aircraft and redeployed to the Kalinin region (now Tverskaya) at the Hotilovo airfield. The regiment entered the air defense system of Moscow.
In the same year, the retraining of MiG-15 fighter jets began, but very soon MiG-15 fighters replaced the MiG-17 ...
And now there is the kingdom of MiG-31 and Su-27.
For the comprehensive training of flight personnel used aircraft simulators. And although the main center for retraining on MiGi-31 is Sawasleyka, there are also simulators in Hotilovo.
There was no training at this time, but it was also interesting to just look.
The complex simulator of the crew of the MIG-31BM is designed for ground training of flight personnel to perform tasks related to piloting and combat use of the aircraft in conditions as close as possible to the real ones, as well as to monitor the correctness of the actions of trainees during their flight missions.
Procedural simulator of the crew of the MiG-31BM aircraft.
We rise to the tower of the head of flights.
As I said, there were no flights that day, so jobs are empty. But you can safely shoot without fear to interfere with responsible work.
This is the workplace of the head of the near zone.
Workplace head landing zone.
Monitor the head of the landing zone.
Here the duty navigator works.
Binoculars do not interfere for visual inspection.
Weather display.
But such a view opens to the parking lot from the upper part.
The Khotilovo garrison has a MiG-25PU monument with the tail number “51 Red”, and the number was originally blue.
Pilot-cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya set a world record on a blue MiG-25PU with a tail number "51" of blue color, so it is quite possible that before you is the very record MiG!
Shot the reflection and out of nowhere in the frame appeared a pigeon and a boy! Probably it would be better :)
Fighters Hotilovo
Last week, the next modernized MiG-31BM from the factory to the base of profits, although to be precise the MiG-31BSM, for some reason, there is simply no such official name. Externally, the BCM differs from the BM by the absence of a refueling bar.
MiG-31BM has a modern control system, the target detection range reaches 320 km, and destruction - 280 km. A fighter can simultaneously hit six and accompany up to ten air targets.
One of the arrivals has the number "50 red". That it is now being prepared for launch.
I steer for takeoff.
Run on the runway with the release of the brake parachute.
Taxied on taxiway in our direction.
Thanks to the pilots for the "run"!
MiG-31 - the car ahead of time! How many years have passed since its creation, and in some cases it has not surpassed it!
On iconography from the TV channel "Star" compactly and clearly marked TTX fighter.
In caponier there are MiGs of another squadron.
I can not get rid of the feeling of similarity with the wolf from the cartoon about the gnome Vasya :)
The passage is denied, the passage is closed!
Now go to the parking lot to stay with the aircraft closer.
Beautiful, however!
Almost rocket!
"Jack" for weight lifting.
View from the ladder.
And here is the "Black Pearl"! I do not know why this Dryer was so called, but in my opinion, it is the only one with such color. Has been repaired in Pushkin.
More Drying.
The verified geometry.
That's the meeting - wheeled T-150!
It's lunch time. I would like to mention this point especially :) They feed here simply with “naiba”)) First, second, dessert, and all in different versions!
After the meal there was one problem - as if not to fall asleep) We remained to wait until dark to take pictures of the night stands.
It turned out that's what.
Something like that. Thanks for attention!
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