I had originally planned to start telling you about a different museum, but that would require a long, drawn-out story, and I’ve already scheduled a week-long trip to Kaliningrad and its surroundings for next weekend. So for now I’ll tell you about a small (in terms of number of exhibits), but large (in terms of area) museum.
In any case, it is an interesting one. Personally, I was absolutely delighted with it.
This is my second visit to this museum. The first was eight years ago. I was on a random business trip and managed to squeeze in just a couple of hours to visit. I had a colleague with me who at this point only distracted me from the exhibits.
So this year I visited the museum again, but this time alone and with more time to spare.
At the entrance to the museum there is a poster with a diagram of the location of the aircraft.
In the building itself, in a large and single room, there are several models of an unusual scale of 1:10, made in the model shops of the corresponding design bureaus.
As we exit the building, a magnificent picture opens up before us. It makes you jump with anticipation and delight!
Of course, as in any respectable museum, there are warning signs.
Text: “Do not turn propellers.”
How can you not spin them if they just beg to be picked up!
I examined them in the sequence determined by the laid paths, and you will have to walk with me.
Since there will be a lot of photos now, and the free space on the provider has long since run out, then, please excuse me, but I transferred most of the photos to a free resource.
The very same plane Khrushchev flew on is parked in Monino.
Just a little further away is its skinny twin.
As I warned: we move along the paths,
but we look both ways.
I wasn’t impressed by the Tu-104 and didn’t take a ton of photos..
I ascended his gangway and captured the perspective from that vantage point.
Now it’s clear where to go and what to see.
Not all planes are equally interesting.
He looked better on his last visit.
At this point you can look around a little: admire the planes you have already looked at,
to amuse oneself with the anticipation of the upcoming viewings.
After passing the airfield fire engine, not yet ready for demonstration,
we find ourselves on the helipad.
It’s just tiny compared to the surrounding giants.
For some reason, the Mi-4 is a rather rare representative of this family.
he Mi-6 doesn’t have a nameplate, but everyone knows it anyway.
Although, look, the Mi-8 is known to even more people, but it has a sign!
This is strange.
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There won’t be any more helicopters, but there’s still plenty to see ahead.
For example, the very comfortable Il-62, which I was lucky enough to fly on.
I can’t even count how many times I’ve flown the Tu-154.
Actually, there are two of them here, but I didn’t take a photo of the second one because it was duplicated.
For some reason, I have unfairly ignored the Tu-134, an equally deserving aircraft.
The presence of ramps on some aircraft suggests that it’s possible to get inside, but when and how is unclear.
I only flew the Yak-42 once.
but on the Yak-40 a million times (relatively speaking).
There are two more of them here in different liveries.
Why are we only talking about jet engines? Let’s take a look at propeller engines too.
Although, of course, we should have started with the Il-14,
especially since there are two of them here.
And go in order of growth
to a super-duper huge belly.
The contrast is indicative and expressive.
Now, hop-hop along the path — run!
Either this plane is parked without a plaque, which is not good, or I was running around there drooling with delight and didn’t notice it.
Literally and figuratively, in the shadow of its larger sibling, stands a light aircraft, almost invisible and previously unseen by me.
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There are also a few military aircraft here.
It’s clear that they’re all a bit military here, but these are downright combative.
If you can stick your phone through a loosely covered bomb bay and take a photo, then why not do it?
There are also training and combat aircraft.
And it’s good that they couldn’t do without the “corn duster”!
Walking along this path past the checkpoint, I almost went outside in the rush, but then I came to my senses and continued exploring.
They have more equipment in stock and in preparation.
This is clearly the world-famous Soviet biplane, the Po-2.
And this one, obviously Antonov, one could have guessed the specifics, but since they want to remain incognito, then who am I to interfere?
Here, away from the main routes of the museum, are aircraft from former socialist countries.
I must say that I made a couple more laps around the area just for myself: without taking photos, just enjoying these perfect creations of human genius.
I offer you a few scenic photos not used in the report.
and a couple of panoramas, so that if you don’t repeat my relaxation, you could at least feel its emanation.
P.S. Generally, such sites should be visited twice a day: before lunch and after – to capture all angles without interference from the sun.
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That’s a very nice museum. Thanks for posting.
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