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'''Chkalovsky''' {{airport codes|CKL<ref>{{ASN|CKL}}</ref>|UUMU<ref name="Aviapages.ru" />}} is a military [[air base]] near [[Shchyolkovo]], [[Moscow Oblast]], Russia. It is located 31 km northeast of [[Moscow]].{{cn|date=September 2023}} |
'''Chkalovsky''' {{airport codes|CKL<ref>{{ASN|CKL}}</ref>|UUMU<ref name="Aviapages.ru" />}} is a military [[air base]] near [[Shchyolkovo]], [[Moscow Oblast]], Russia. It is located 31 km northeast of [[Moscow]].{{cn|date=September 2023}} |
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In 1929, a decision was made to create a new flight test base of Soviet significance near Moscow. The largest [[runway]] of reinforced concrete slabs in the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]] was built here. [[Wind tunnel|wind tunnels]], [[hypobaric chamber]]s, special scales for weighing aircraft, a research plant and other scientific and testing facilities were also built. A little later, a launch slide was built here (the first prototype of a springboard take-off runway for [[Aircraft carrier|aircraft carriers]]), which was popularly called "Chkalovskaya". It was needed for the launch of heavy aircraft, primarily of the experimental [[ANT-25]] (RD). <ref name="Museum">{{Cite web|url=http://museum-schel.ru/o-muzee/istoriya-shchelkovskogo-rajona/239-istoriya-chkalovskogo-aerodroma|language=ru |name=History Chkalovsky Aerodrome|last=|website=Schelkovsky Historical and Regional Museum |date= |publisher= |accessdate=2016-08-05 |archivedate=2016-09-19 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/ 20160919130541/http://museum-schel.ru/o-muzee/istoriya-shchelkovskogo-rajona/239-istoriya-chkalovskogo-aerodroma|deadurl=no}}</ref> |
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In 1932-35, the state flight testing institute was relocated here from [[Khodynka Aerodrome|Khodynka]], the Central Airfield. A reorganisation in December 1960 saw most testing arrangements moved to [[Akhtubinsk (air base)|Akhtubinsk]] in [[Astrakhan Oblast]]. |
In 1932-35, the state flight testing institute was relocated here from [[Khodynka Aerodrome|Khodynka]], the Central Airfield. A reorganisation in December 1960 saw most testing arrangements moved to [[Akhtubinsk (air base)|Akhtubinsk]] in [[Astrakhan Oblast]]. |
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Chkalovsky Чкаловский | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Russian Aerospace Forces | ||||||||||
| Serves | Moscow | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 499 ft / 152 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 55°52′42″N 038°03′42″E / 55.87833°N 38.06167°E | ||||||||||
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Chkalovsky (IATA: CKL[2], ICAO: UUMU[1]) is a military air base near Shchyolkovo, Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located 31 km northeast of Moscow.[citation needed]
In 1929, a decision was made to create a new flight test base of Soviet significance near Moscow. The largest runway of reinforced concrete slabs in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was built here. wind tunnels, hypobaric chambers, special scales for weighing aircraft, a research plant and other scientific and testing facilities were also built. A little later, a launch slide was built here (the first prototype of a springboard take-off runway for aircraft carriers), which was popularly called "Chkalovskaya". It was needed for the launch of heavy aircraft, primarily of the experimental ANT-25 (RD). [3]
In 1932-35, the state flight testing institute was relocated here from Khodynka, the Central Airfield. A reorganisation in December 1960 saw most testing arrangements moved to Akhtubinsk in Astrakhan Oblast.
Chkalovsky provides air support for Star City, Yuri Gagarin Cosmonauts Training Center, and other elements of the Soviet space program and Russian Federal Space Agency. It is also a major transport base, with the 8th Special Purpose Aviation Division (since 2009–10, the 6991st Air Base) operating the Antonov An-12, Antonov An-72, Tupolev Tu-154, Ilyushin Il-76, and Il-86VKP. Chkalovsky received USSR's first Il-76K for cosmonaut training on 23 July 1977.
On 27 March 1968, while on a routine training flight from the base, Yuri Gagarin and flight instructor Vladimir Seryogin died when their MiG-15UTI crashed near the town of Kirzhach. The bodies of Gagarin and Seryogin were cremated and their ashes interred in the walls of the Kremlin.[4] Wrapped in secrecy, the cause of the crash that killed Gagarin is uncertain and became the subject of several theories, including several conspiracy theories.[5][6]
The airport name is also given as Chkalovskoye. The facility should not be confused with Kaliningrad Chkalovsk or Omsk Chkalovsk airfields.
History
On 18 September 2023, the Ukrainian military intelligence claimed a raid against Chkalovsky Air Base, near Moscow, occurred. During which they claimed damaged or destroyed an An-148, an Ilyushin Il-20 and a Mil Mi-28 helicopter.[7]
References
- ^ a b "ЧКАЛОВСКИЙ (ИКАО: УУМУ) / CHKALOVSKY (ICAO: UUMU)" (in Russian). Aviapages.ru. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
- ^ Accident history for CKL at Aviation Safety Network
- ^ Schelkovsky Historical and Regional Museum (in Russian) http://museum-schel.ru/o-muzee/istoriya-shchelkovskogo-rajona/239-istoriya-chkalovskogo-aerodroma. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
{{cite web}}:|archive-url=is malformed: path (help); Missing or empty|title=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help); Unknown parameter|name=ignored (help) - ^ Cavallaro 2018, p. 248
- ^ Holt, Ed (3 April 2005). "Inquiry promises to solve Gagarin death riddle". Scotland on Sunday. Archived from the original on 15 April 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
- ^ Osborn, Andrew (September 2010). "What made Yuri fall?". Air & Space. Archived from the original on 19 September 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
- ^ Jake Epstein (2023-09-20). "Saboteurs 'blew up' aircraft at a Russian base in the latest in a string of attacks, causing 'hysteria,' Ukrainian military intelligence reports". Business Insider. Retrieved 2023-09-21.}
- Cavallaro, Umberto (5 October 2018). The Race to the Moon Chronicled in Stamps, Postcards, and Postmarks: A Story of Puffery vs. the Pragmatic. Chichester, UK: Praxis Publishing. ISBN 978-3-319-92153-2.
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