Kadex 2016 (KZ MOD program information)

[Bennie]

The "white" I mentioned was regarding the serial, not the colours of the aircraft....!

[shibumi]

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

Nice log Patrick,

But maybe i overlooked it but i dont see the 2 Mi-17`s 25 YE and 26 YE that where at tht flightline.

Hope it helps a bit

[patrick dirksen]

You're right, these were forgotten in the first log. I corrected that later on the different mailing lists, but forgot to do so as well here. Thanks for the reminder!
There was a logbook quoting the c/n of 26 ye inside Mi-171 05 rd by the way. I have it in my notes by now, since a few people pointed that out to me, but don't have those at hand. I can add this when I have them again if people are interested.

[shibumi]

Hi Patrick

Would be great if you can share the c/n with us, because i think not everybody has acces to those mailing lists.

Thanks,

[patrick dirksen]

OK. I am sure it will end up in the Scramble database, but if you want I'll look it up. That will ahve to wait two weeks though, as I won't be home before then.... Please remind me if I forget!