• There's a Bear in there. The Tupolev Tu-95 Bear was fitted with contra-rotating props, which makes it the only propeller strategic bomber still in service today. (Phil Hosking)
    There's a Bear in there. The Tupolev Tu-95 Bear was fitted with contra-rotating props, which makes it the only propeller strategic bomber still in service today. (Phil Hosking)
  • A Kamov helicopter fitted with two contra-rotating rotors. (Phil Hosking)
    A Kamov helicopter fitted with two contra-rotating rotors. (Phil Hosking)
  • Airbus' long-range A350 wide-body jet. (Phil Hosking)
    Airbus' long-range A350 wide-body jet. (Phil Hosking)
  • An L-39 Albatros of the Baltic Bees jet aerobatic team. (Phil Hosking)
    An L-39 Albatros of the Baltic Bees jet aerobatic team. (Phil Hosking)
  • Fresh from the Black Sea, the Beriev 200 jet water bomber dumps at MAKS 2019. (Phil Hosking)
    Fresh from the Black Sea, the Beriev 200 jet water bomber dumps at MAKS 2019. (Phil Hosking)
  • Another view of the Hind in flight. (Phil Hosking)
    Another view of the Hind in flight. (Phil Hosking)
  • Irkut MC-21 narrow-bodied airliner, a challenger to the A320 and B737.(Phil Hosking)
    Irkut MC-21 narrow-bodied airliner, a challenger to the A320 and B737.(Phil Hosking)
  • The single most produced military aircraft in history, the IL-2 Sturmovik. Over 36,000 were produced to defend the Soviet Union in World War II. (Phil Hosking)
    The single most produced military aircraft in history, the IL-2 Sturmovik. Over 36,000 were produced to defend the Soviet Union in World War II. (Phil Hosking)
  • Known also as the Flying Tank, the Sturmovik played a crucial role at Stalingrad and in the Kursk salient. (Phil Hosking)
    Known also as the Flying Tank, the Sturmovik played a crucial role at Stalingrad and in the Kursk salient. (Phil Hosking)
  • Mil Mi26 Hind in flight, one of the world's largest heavy-lift helicopters. (Phil Hosking)
    Mil Mi26 Hind in flight, one of the world's largest heavy-lift helicopters. (Phil Hosking)
  • Su 27 Flanker in action. (Phil Hosking)
    Su 27 Flanker in action. (Phil Hosking)
  • Kazan Ansat multi-purpose helicopter. (Phil Hosking)
    Kazan Ansat multi-purpose helicopter. (Phil Hosking)
  • A MiG 29 Fulcrum. (Phil Hosking)
    A MiG 29 Fulcrum. (Phil Hosking)
  • Two Su 30s on the runway at MAKS. (Phil Hosking)
    Two Su 30s on the runway at MAKS. (Phil Hosking)
  • Condensation pours off a Flanker-C during a high-energy move. (Phil Hosking)
    Condensation pours off a Flanker-C during a high-energy move. (Phil Hosking)
  • Sukhoi's Superjet 100 in flight. (Phil Hosking)
    Sukhoi's Superjet 100 in flight. (Phil Hosking)
  • Su 57 stealth air superiority fighter. (Phil Hosking)
    Su 57 stealth air superiority fighter. (Phil Hosking)
  • The Su 35 Flanker-E is an improved air defence version of the Su 27. (Phil Hosking)
    The Su 35 Flanker-E is an improved air defence version of the Su 27. (Phil Hosking)
  • Another derivative of the Su 27, the Su 30 carries the NATO codename Flanker-C. (Phil Hosking)
    Another derivative of the Su 27, the Su 30 carries the NATO codename Flanker-C. (Phil Hosking)
  • Antonov AN-2 TR-301 version. (Phil Hosking)
    Antonov AN-2 TR-301 version. (Phil Hosking)
  • There was a 90-minute queue to get into the Tu144, and our man managed to talk his way into the cockpit.(Phil Hosking)
    There was a 90-minute queue to get into the Tu144, and our man managed to talk his way into the cockpit.(Phil Hosking)
  • Designed to replace the Yak 52 as a basic trainer, the Yak 152 is powered by a diesel engine rather than the turbo-props favoured by most modern western military trainers. (Phil Hosking)
    Designed to replace the Yak 52 as a basic trainer, the Yak 152 is powered by a diesel engine rather than the turbo-props favoured by most modern western military trainers. (Phil Hosking)
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MAKS 2019

4 September 2019
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Our man at MAKS 2019, photographer Phil Hosking, sent back this selection of images from Russia's largest air show. MAKS is held annually at Zhukovsy near Moscow and gives aviation enthusiasts the chance to see some machinery that we see so little of at western air shows.

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