"I was born to be a pilot....." Zhukovskiy by Lalique

Zhukovskiy Travel Guide: 26 reviews and 43 photos

Well....

I know that I need to write something here just simply to have your attention or to share some useful information, which some of you expect to hear, but.....

What I have is only emotions, overwhelming emotions, the sounding of roaring engines still pleases my ears like the best song ever, my eyes are still searching the sky and heart is still beating in anticipation....

Piercing the sky

My soul is there, on the very top of its cockpit, rushing up, tearing the air apart, leaving the white prints in sky which soon be dissolved by the wind.... you said you've just saw me? no, I'm already high above...

Last visit to Zhukovskiy: Aug 2003
Intro Updated Sep 3, 2003
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Reviews (13)

Welcome to the club! Things to Do (12)

Another famous one - B-52, a shadow of the cold war, black shark a la Americano, but it was here, standing still,... more travel advice

"Black Shark" Things to Do (12)

The famous black shark, the well known speck in the eye of American military forces. But it's so small, so fragile...... more travel advice

Fancy beer? Things to Do (12)

Just have a closer look at the pic, I've rounded in pink the claimed volume of the that keg of Baltika.... :))) Fancy to... more travel advice

French tribute to Russia Things to Do (12)

And that was a really spectacular gesture of French - after some acrobatics the planes suddently groupped in an arrow... more travel advice

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Comments (5)

GyuriFT Apr 3, 2007 at 2:12 AM Report Abuse

I was actually born in Zhukovskiy! I was thinking, that's what it is primarily famous for, not for TSAGI. As I was kid I wathced many interesting airplanes taking off. We lived in Bykovo. But isn't the Zhukovskiy station still called "Platforma Otdyh?"
russian_yaz Jun 3, 2005 at 1:06 AM Report Abuse

Priviet! Never heard about this airshow... been in Moscow and Tula but never hear about Zhukovskiy, I know Zhukov but not the town :) Very good pages... I miss my family on Tula ;)
balfor May 30, 2004 at 6:40 AM Report Abuse

That looks like it was an awesome airshow! :-) And indeed, who could have imagined 15 years ago American, French and Italian planes and pilots on a closed Russian airfield.... :-)
globetrott Sep 14, 2003 at 5:18 PM Report Abuse

an interesting page & great pics, that would have taken you into prison only a few years ago... ;-)
Gili_S Sep 10, 2003 at 5:40 AM Report Abuse

Suchoi...suhoi...sucoi... how you spell that? :)))) Great Show. ______ _____ After one day: Oh, "Sukhoi" :) Thanks for the updates.