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Soyuz was the Soviet manned space programme that started in the 1960's. Soyuz 1 was launched in April 1967 carrying colonel Vladimir Komarov with the object of checking the craft's systems and elements in conditions of spaceflight and to conduct related experiments. During re-entry the parachute cords became entangled resulting in the parachute failing and the cosmonaut being killed in the impact when the spacecraft hit the earth.
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The Mig-21 (NATO codename Faceplate, later codenamed Fishbed), is a Soviet single-seater short range delta-wing interceptor or fighter aircraft first shown publicly in 1956. Since entering service in 1959 over 5000 Mig-21 aircraft have been manufactured, with more than 1000 operational with the air forces of at least 33 countries. The Mig-21 is powered by a MNPK Soyuz R-13-300 turbojet providing a top speed of Mach 2.1 and a maximum range of 1800 km when fitted with three drop tanks. Fixed armaments consist of one 23 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23L two-barrel cannon in a detachable ventral pack. Four under-wing hard points can be fitted with 1500 kg of disposable stores including AA-2 air-to-air missiles, free-fall bombs and unguided rockets. A two-seat trainer version, NATO codenamed Mongol, was also produced.
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The Myasischev Mya-4 or officially Myasischev 201-M (NATO codename Bison) was a Soviet long-range heavy bomber and reconnaissance aircraft in service from 1956 to about 1990. The Myasischev Mya-4 was powered by four MNPK 'Soyuz' Am-3D turbojets providing a top speed of 620 mph and a maximum range of 5600 km. Armaments consisted of nine Nudel'man-Rikhter NR-23 23 mm cannons firing as a single gun on the starboard side of the nose, twin guns in the tail turret, one remote controlled barbette on the upper fuselage and two remote controlled barbettes on the lower fuselage and up to 9000 kg of disposable stores carried in a lower-fuselage weapons bay (in 1959 a Myasischev Mya-4 piloted by Anatoli Lipko carried a payload of 27,000 kg over a 1000 km closed circuit, setting seven speed-with-payload records). The Myasischev Mya-4 was manned by a crew of seven consisting of two pilots, navigator/bomb-aimer, radar/Ew-system operator and three gunners.
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The Sukhoi Su-15 (Fishpot, later code named Flagon) was a Soviet single-seater all-weather interceptor aircraft first shown in 1956 and in service from 1966 until the 1990's. The Sukhoi Su-15 was powered by two MNPK 'Soyuz' R-25-300 turbojets providing a top speed of Mach 2.5 and a maximum range of typically about 750 km depending upon load. Armaments consisted of up to 1500 kg of disposable stores carried on six hard points, two under the fuselage and four under the wings, and generally comprised four air-to-air missiles and two pods each fitted with one GSh-23L two-barrel 23 mm cannon.
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The Sukhoi Su-25 (Frogfoot) is a Soviet single-seat close air support aircraft that was developed during the 1970's and entered service in 1982. The Sukhoi
Su-25 is powered by two MNPK 'Soyuz' R-195 turbojets providing a top speed of 975 kmh and a range of 480 km depending upon payload. It is armed with a six-barrel 23 mm rotary cannon (later models carried a 30 mm cannon) and up to 4400 kg of disposable stores carried on ten under-wing hard points.
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The Tupolev Tu-16 (Badger) is a Soviet strategic bomber in service since 1954. The Tupolev Tu-16 is a high mod-wing cantilever monoplane powered by two MNPK 'Soyuz' AM-3A turbojets providing a top speed of 992 kmh and a maximum range of 5929 km. The Tupolev Tu-16 is armed with six 23 mm NR-23 cannons in a radar-directed manned tail-turret and remotely-aimed upper dorsal and rear ventral barbettes, and one 23 mm NR-23 cannon in the starboard side of the nose, and up to 9000 kg of disposable stores in a lower-fuselage weapons bay.
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The Xian Y-7 is a Chinese short/medium-range light transport aircraft based on the Soviet Antonov AN-24 that first entered service in 1984. The Y-7 is powered by two Dongan Wojiang-5A I turboprops and one MNPK 'Soyuz' RU-19-300 turbojet providing a top speed of 518 kmh and a range of 1900 km depending upon load. The
Y-7 carries a flight crew of five and up to 52 passengers or 5500 kg of freight in the cabin.
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The Yakovlev YAK-141 (Freestyle) is a Soviet supersonic carrier borne multi-role STOVL fighter. It operates with lift engines in the forward fuselage and a vectoring nozzle on the main engine, placed well forward, between twin tail booms. The Yakovlev YAK-141 is powered by one MNPK 'Soyuz' R-79V-300 turbofan main engine and two RKBM RD-41 turbojets providing a top speed of Mach 1.7 and a maximum range of 700 km typically. Armaments consist of one Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 30 mm cannon and up to 2600 kg of disposable stores carried on five hard points, one under the fuselage and four under the wings.
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The Yakovlev YAK-25 (Flashlight) was a Soviet two-seater night and all-weather interceptor in service from 1954 until the mid 1970's. The Yakovlev YAK-25 was powered by two Mikulin MNPK 'Soyuz' RD-9 turbojets providing a top speed of 1090 kmh and a maximum range of 3000 km. Armaments consisted of two Nemenov-Suranov-Rikhter-Gribkov N-37 37 mm cannons in the underside of the forward fuselage
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The Yakovlev YAK-28 (NATO codenames Brewer, Firebar and Maestro) was a Soviet tandem two-seater all-weather interceptor in service from 1962 until the 1990's. The Yakovlev YAK-28 was powered by two MNPK 'Soyuz' R-11F turbojets providing a top speed of Mach 1.88 and a maximum range of 925 km fully laden. Armaments consisted of up to 800 kg of disposable stores carried on four under-wing hard points, typically comprising two AA-3 'Anab' medium range air-to-air missiles and two AA-2 'Atoll' short range air-to-air missiles. A trainer and a tactical multi-purpose model of the YAK-28 were also produced.
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