Civil aircraft

The Ilyushin IL-96-300 first took off on September 28, 1988. Test pilot was S.G. Blizniuk.
October 3, 1968 Tu-154 medium-range narrow-body airliner first took off.
The single-seat sports aircraft ANT-1 made its first flight on October 21, 1923.
Russia’s long range aviation marks it's 105th birthday on December 23.