Kadex 2016 (KZ MOD program information)

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On the KZ MOD site the following information was published today (google translate):

At the air base of Astana produced daily training flights of aerobatic teams of Kazakhstan's Air Force in preparation for the IV International exhibition of arms and military equipment KADEX-2016. During the exhibition, 4 and 5 June, participants and visitors will be demonstrated performance aerobatic team "Zhetysu" on the Su-27, the group leader - Colonel Timur Omarov, led - lieutenant Nurlan and Arslan Orazov Galimov, captain Ruslan McAdam. Also, viewers will be able to see the single flying a fighter plane Su-30cm by Aslan Kulbasova Major and Major Vladimir Tkach. Single and group acrobatics in the EU-145 helicopters demonstrate colonel Talgat Syzdykov and Erken Dzhumagaliev. During the opening night of group aerobatics on Su-27 will be headed by the commander of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Kazakhstan SVO Air Force Major General Dauren Kosanov. In one of the training-in-Chief of Air defense forces of Kazakhstan Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Aviation Nurlan Ormanbetov personally demonstrated single flying on a plane Su-27, demonstrating skills to the younger generation of aviators. These flights are in addition to the aerobatic capabilities of aircraft show the audience the successful and full development of Kazakh pilots of modern aircraft and helicopters. Also during the exhibition our pilots have the opportunity to make trial flights of lethal devices, which will be presented at the exhibition - on combat training aircraft Yak-130 helicopters "ANSAT" and the Mi-35 military transport aircraft A-400, and others.

[patrick dirksen]

Hi all,

I already visited KADEX in 2012, but with my girlfriend being away for three weeks combined with a longing for Russian built aircraft and the knowledge that many new aircraft have been delivered since 2012, a return visit was planned. And it turned out to be very worthwile again!
This is a ‘quick and dirty’ log, but as always everything given is actually read off unless between (brackets).

We flew via Kiev-Borispol, where some Ukrainian mil were seen, but a log of that really needs some researching first. We arrived very early morning in Astana, went to the hotel to freshen up, get 2 hours of sleep and breakfast, and then went to the airport again. Registering went very smooth this time, unlike in 2012, so soon after arriving we walked on the static. We had no clue what participants to expect, but there was enough hardware to satisfy at least most visitors. My main regret was the absence of Kazakh Mi-24s, but you can’t have them all. The atmosphere was very friendly, and with a press or visitor badge also the operational platforms could be visited. The first day the guards were still a bit itchy regarding pictures of the flightline, but that soon relaxed during the show. When the show officially closed on Sunday afternoon though, the sweeping was done very strictly and negotiations weren’t possible.

I’ll try to divide the log in different areas, and all aircraft were there for the whole four days unless mentioned differently. The civil stuff is left out by the way.

Static

74082 An-74 FSB departed 4-6
04 rd C.295M no mks, c/n 126
07 ye Mi-17V-5 no mks, c/n 398M08
42 rd Mi-171 no mks, c/n 171S00398147207U
04 rd Su-30SM no mks, c/n 10MK5 1201
UP-MI703 Mi-171E MChS, c/n 171E00398147489U
UP-MI602 Mi-26T MChS, 34001212133
UN-65683 Tu-134AK Kazakhstan titles
909 bk Ansat-K c/n 410A04 also flew daily
742 bk Mi-17V-5 c/n 96742
341 wh Mi-24 c/n 368558094 also flew daily
02 wh Yak-130 also flew daily
UR-MSJ Mi-8MSB c/n 3172 also flew daily

Eurocopter platform

07 ye EC.145 no mks, c/n 9550
09 ye EC.145 no mks, c/n 9597
10 ye EC.145 no mks, c/n 9606
11 ye EC.145 no mks, c/n 9676
UP-EC029 EC.145 MChS, c/n 9663
UP-K3201 Ka-32A11BC MChS, c/n 9832

Eurocopter hangar

08 ye EC.145 no mks, c/n 9552
UP-EC013 EC.145 MChS, c/n 9445 also flew
UP-EC015 EC.145 MChS, c/n 9435
UP-EC018 EC.145 MChS, c/n 9531
UP-EC032 EC.145 MChS, c/n 9668
JU5598 EC-145 Mongolia, civil ? c/n 9263

Flightline

07 ye Su-27M-2 604 AB mks
11 ye Su-27M-2 604 AB mks, c/n 36911020208
14 ye Su-27M-2 604 AB mks, c/n 36911031717
16 ye Su-27M-2 604 AB mks, c/n 36911023309
17 ye Su-27M-2 604 AB mks, c/n 36911023613
52 ye Su-27UBM-2 604 AB mks
02 rd Su-30SM no mks
03 rd Su-30SM no mks

Inside hangar next to flightline

08 rd An-72 no mks, c/n 36572091823, l/n 1004 to static on 4-6
02 rd C.295M no mks, c/n 096
12 ye EC.145 no mks, c/n 9671
05 ye Su-25 no mks, c/n 02001

Grass field

02 rd Mi-171 no mks departed 3-6
05 rd Mi-171 no mks, c/n 398M20

Border Guard platform

01 wh An-26 FSB
(03 wh) An-26 FSB serial by deduction
15 ye Mi-17 FSB
UP-87850 Yak-40 FSB
(?) Tu-134 std, no mks or titles, ex FSB?
UP-AN2804 An-28 std, no titles

Support (5-6)

18 rd An-12 no mks, c/n 6344609
11309 An-12 Irkut

And last but not least there were two An-24s or An-26s stored in a field behind the hangars at the civil side. If somebody knows their id, I would love to hear it.

While in Kazakhstan the three of us wanted to use the opportunity to catch a few more Russian aircraft, so on Saturday we flew to Almaty, rented a car there and visited a few airfields. The day started rather slow, with a delayed flight of 2,5 hrs, a reserved rental car that took over an hour to show up and a satnav in Cyrillic, but around 13 h we finally were underway. The delay meant we had to skip Zheitigen and some W&R unfortunately.
When landing at Almaty you can already see some of the mil and stored aircraft if you are on the right side of the plane. The following was seen while taxiing and from the terminal.

Almaty

18 rd An-12
19 rd An-12 std
04 wh An-26 FSB
05 rd An-26
07 rd An-72
01 rd C.295M
03 rd C.295M
UP-AN205 An-12 MChS
UP-17604 Il-76 MChS
UP-T5406 Tu-154 MChS

We then drove to a small civil airfield North of Almaty, where we were hoping to catch some Russian built light aircraft. At the gate was a guard who didn’t speak any English, but pointing at an overflying An-2 and mentioning ‘Antonov’ while pointing to the airfield got us in!

Baiserke

UP-A0107 An-2
UP-A0109 An-2
UP-A0175 An-2
UP-A0176 An-2
UP-A0317 An-2T c/n 1G23906
UN-33551 An-2R dump, fuselage
UP-MI207 Mi-2 c/n 5210907049
UP-MI208 Mi-2 pres, c/n 538937114
UP-MI210 Mi-2 c/n 549623026
UP-MI213 Mi-2 c/n 5410821019
UN-79971 Mi-2 dump, c/n 513144093
? Mi-2 dump
? Mi-2 dump
? Mi-2 dump
UP-LA057 PZL-104
(?) PZL-104A dump, wreck, c/n 128431
UP-LA152 Yak-12
(?) Yak-12 all white, no registration but operational
UP-LA069 Yak-18T
UP-LA128 Yak-18T
UP-LA129 Yak-18T
UP-LA134 Yak-18T
UP-LA053 Yak-52 ex DOSAAF, c/n 899807
UP-LA055 Yak-52 ex DOSAAF, c/n 899805
UP-LA066 Yak-52 ex DOSAAF, c/n 83xxxx
UP-LA151 Yak-52 ex DOSAAF, c/n 822702
UP-CS202 Ce.337

(?) An-2 UP-A0291, Sov AF c/s, c/n 1G23759
(?) Mi-2 dump, c/n xxxxxx1095?
(?) Su-29 UP-LA153, Sov AF c/s
01 bl Yak-50 pr, c/n
23 wh Yak-52 std, c/n 845212
(?) Yak-55 std (UP-LA052), Sov AF c/s
CCCP-07236 An-2R dump, fuselage (ex DOSAAF)

Reception was very friendly here, only restriction was no photography (apart from the two preserved aircraft) unfortunately. But all aircraft on the field were shown, and checking connumbers was no problem. We were also offered a ride in a Yak-18, but due to time constraints we had to pass on that… The five dumped Mi-2s are in a seperate compound near the gate. We had permission to look around here, but the guard at the entrance thought otherwise and made us leave. If somebody knows the registrations of the missing Hoplites, please let me know!
Next it was time for some military hardware again. This was done by a classic ‘hit and run’.

Almaty-Pervomaiskiy

(0)7 ye Mi-17V-5 no mks
15 ye Mi-17 no mks
41 ye Mi-17 no mks
44 ye Mi-17 no mks
91 ye Mi-26 no mks
92 ye Mi-26 no mks
01 rd UH-1H no mks std
02 rd UH-1H no mks
03 rd UH-1H-II no mks

My travel companions were especially happy with the Mi-26s, but as I had seen both of them before, the only last April delivered Huey II was the most interesting one for me.

Almaty-Boraldai

07642 An-2 FBS
07677 An-2 FBS
06 ye Mi-17 FBS
08 ye Mi-17 FBS
10 ye Mi-17 FBS
17 ye Mi-17 FBS
? Mi-17 FBS with gunracks
08 ye Mi-171 FBS dark camo
88 ye Mi-171? FBS dark camo
UP-AN301 An-30 MChS
UP-EC021 EC-145 MChS
UP-K3202 Ka-32 MChS
UP-MI601 Mi-26 MChS
UP-CS201 Ce.337 -

There is a disused petrol station opposite the side of the Border Guard, which gives great views. Unfortunately we weren’t allowed on the field, but the score was still very nice. With this medical services’Mi-26 in the pocket and the one at KADEX we got their whole fleet  There are also still some stored An-30s here, but they are very faded and couldn’t be read off.
By now time was really running out, so we headed back to Almaty. A seat at the window was requested and given, so with the aid of a camera some more aircraft were identified. Only the additional ones compared to this morning are listed below.

02 rd An-26 no mks std? light grey c/s
06 rd An-26 no mks std? white c/s
74802 An-74 FBS
? Tu-134/154 MChS std
? Il-18? -
? Il-62 std
? Il-62 std
UN-85464 Tu-154B-2 - ex Sov AF CCCP-85464
UN-87525? Yak-40 read on picture as 87526

So despite the bad start, we had a good day out. And with the arriving of the An-12 at the end of KADEX the whole trip had a really brilliant ending to it. Our conclusion was that we might well be back!
A special thanks go out to 4Aviation and tour leader Paul in particular. Sorry if we were a pain in the ass…

As always, additions, corrections and comments are very welcome.

That’s all folks!

Stefan Jongen & Pieter van ’t Hof (guest stars) and
Patrick Dirksen
Tristar Aviation

[GUINNESS_EHEH]

Hey Patrick,

A small correction w.r.t. the stored Yak-52 at Baiserke, this was the 13 wh i.s.o. 23 wh. Further details I will check the upcoming week. Thanks for your fast log and enjoy Turkey for now.

[patrick dirksen]

Hmm, ok, I have 23 wh in my notebook though. One typo that was pointed out to me: the c\n of EC145 10 is 9605.

[SG Woensdrecht]

13 White was at Biaskerke

[The Traveller]

13 Yak-52 at Baiserke was the camo one hidden away next to the row of AN2's
The camo was painted over, couldn't find a c/n number.

We did catch the oppertunity to get that flight in the Yak18T...10 mins for 20 euro...my first arobatic flight!

Next we come back to fly on that An2!

Still need to sort 2500+ pics....As i seen your list I do have some more updates.

Regards
Bas

[The Traveller]

located behind the KADEX tower.
On the 3rd of June I took photos of:
UP-MI702 Mil MI-8AMT Kazakhstan Gvmt.
UP-EC501 EC-225LP Super Puma. Kazakhstan Gvmt.

5th June
located behind the KADEX tower. (while landing)
noticed a Il-76 was towed out of a hangar Reg unknown. Anyone?
UP-41721 Yak-42 a/w
01 and 09 An-26 Kazakhstan AF camo c/s
An-28 could not read it off.

A few bits, I hope it helps!

rgrds
Bas

[Bennie]

located behind the KADEX tower.
On the 3rd of June I took photos of:
UP-MI702 Mil MI-8AMT Kazakhstan Gvmt.
UP-EC501 EC-225LP Super Puma. Kazakhstan Gvmt.

5th June
located behind the KADEX tower. (while landing)
noticed a Il-76 was towed out of a hangar Reg unknown. Anyone?
UP-41721 Yak-42 a/w
01 and 09 An-26 Kazakhstan AF camo c/s
An-28 could not read it off.

A few bits, I hope it helps!

rgrds

Bas

I appreciate the update!

I was there on Saturday (4th) and Sunday (5th).. I've seen images of An26 04 land (Almaty) and Patrick is saying An26 01 was dressed in white.....
Anyone care to comment???

[The Traveller]

Hi Patrick,

Here some ??? solved.
Almaty on the 3rd of June.

UP-AN205 AN-12BK C/N 02348304
UP-17604 IL-76TD
UP-T5406 TU-154M
UP-T3406 TU-134A3

? Il-18? - is UP-I1804

? Il-62 std no Reg.
? Il-62 std no Reg.
UN-86505 Il-62M Kokshetau (reg on wings only)
UN-86506 Il-62M idem
Searched scramble database and came up with a report from 2014...


UN-87525? Yak-40 read on picture as 87526
This must be UN-87926

Hope this helps,
Bas

[The Traveller]

located behind the KADEX tower.
On the 3rd of June I took photos of:
UP-MI702 Mil MI-8AMT Kazakhstan Gvmt.
UP-EC501 EC-225LP Super Puma. Kazakhstan Gvmt.

5th June
located behind the KADEX tower. (while landing)
noticed a Il-76 was towed out of a hangar Reg unknown. Anyone?
UP-41721 Yak-42 a/w
01 and 09 An-26 Kazakhstan AF camo c/s
An-28 could not read it off.

A few bits, I hope it helps!

rgrds

Bas

I appreciate the update!

I was there on Saturday (4th) and Sunday (5th).. I've seen images of An26 04 land (Almaty) and Patrick is saying An26 01 was dressed in white.....
Anyone care to comment???

01 photoproof...in camo...no further comments! hahaha

[GUINNESS_EHEH]

5th June
located behind the KADEX tower. (while landing)
01 and 09 An-26 Kazakhstan AF camo c/s
An-28 could not read it off.

rgrds
Bas

Hi Bas,

The camo AN-26's where 01 and 03 white (both Border Guard i.s.o. AF), the An-28 was the UP-AN2804.

Grz, Stefan

[The Traveller]

Thanks for the AN28 reg. Stefan!
Do you also have the Tu134 reg.? It was parked next to it.

[patrick dirksen]

The "white" I mentioned was regarding the serial, not the colours of the aircraft....! Both An-26s are in light camouflage, as Stefan said they belong to the Border Guard.
01 white was read off, 03 white was based on the Border Guard having serials 01 till 04 and having seen 02 and 04 at other locations on the same day. So 03 makes most sense, unless you are 100% sure about 09? Then they might have a new one....

The stored Tu-134 has no registration on it unfortunately. We are still trying to find out the id. The An-28 was already in my log, but is a pure civil one only unfortunately. I left out the government stuff on purpose by the way, but forgot to mention that.

[CJ]

The stored Tu-134A-3 has 'T3404' on the red engine inlet covers, as discovered when I taxied past the ac on leaving Monday. The color scheme is the same as for UP-T3404 which was stored on the southwest side 2 years ago. So 1 + 1 =:-)

As to the 2 Antonovs stored in the field at TSE, I suggest that one would be UN-47299, an An-24RV. This one was also stored, next to UP-T3404 in May 2014. Right next to it at that time was an ex-Aeroflot An-24 or 26, with the faded Soviet flag still on the tail. I couldn't read it back then as the reg had faded too much....

Cheers.

[GUINNESS_EHEH]

As to the 2 Antonovs stored in the field at TSE, I suggest that one would be UN-47299, an An-24RV. This one was also stored, next to UP-T3404 in May 2014. Right next to it at that time was an ex-Aeroflot An-24 or 26, with the faded Soviet flag still on the tail. I couldn't read it back then as the reg had faded too much....

Cheers.

Hi CJ - the two Antonovs behind the hangars at TSE are mentioned in the past as UN-47186 (An24B) and UN-47299 (An24PB).