page_title: MAKS (air show)
section_title: Background and history
hierarchical_section_title: MAKS (air show) / Background and history
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Der russische Ministerpräsident Wladimir Putin und der Oberbefehlshaber der Russischen Luftstreitkräfte Generaloberst der Flieger Alexander Zelin während der Air Show "MAKS-2011". English: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and the Commander-in-chief of the Air Force of the Russian Federation Colonel General Alexander Zelin at the air show "MAKS-2011" Русский: Председатель Правительства Российской Федерации В.В. Путин и главнокомандующий Военно-воздушными силами Российской Федерации генерал-полковник А. Н. Зелин на авиасалоне "МАКС-2011"
context_page_description: MAKS is an international air show held at Zhukovsky International Airport, the home of the Gromov Flight Research Institute in Zhukovsky, 40 km southeast of Moscow, Russia. The event was organized by the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade until 2009, more recently by the Government of Moscow and Aviasalon. The first show, Mosaeroshow-92, was held in 1992. Since 1993, the air show was renamed as MAKS and is held biennially on odd years.
  MAKS is an important event for the Russian aviation industry and the Commonwealth of Independent States. Although it started mainly as an entertainment event, the show soon became a marketplace where Russian aerospace companies could negotiate export contracts and Russian air carriers could make foreign contacts.
context_section_description: The air show's history traces back to 1911, when one was held in Mikhailovskiy Square in Saint Petersburg. The Soviet Union held annual air shows on the Tushino Airfield in Moscow 22 years later. Its history in Zhukovskiy, however, began much later with the Engineering Show by TsAGI in 1990.
  The objective of the MAKS air show is to demonstrate leading technologies and to open up the Russian aerospace industry to the international market. A large portion of the show is dedicated to holding scientific conferences and symposia, under the auspices of Russia's Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute.
  The air show is held in the city of Zhukovsky, at Zhukovsky International Airport, which is the home of the Gromov Flight Research Institute. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, many aviation companies eventually moved to Zhukovsky, using the Gromov Flight Research Institute's airfield for MosAeroShow-92 held on 11–16 August 1992. A second show was held in 1993, now renamed MAKS. Since then the air show has been held biannually. It lasts for six days, three of which are open to the general public.
  Most of previous MAKS air shows were systematic: it usually opens with the attendance of the President of Russia, followed by company talks, and concludes with aircraft demonstrations by aerobatic teams such as the Russian Knights, Swifts, and the foreign Patrouille de France as well as Frecce Tricolori.
  Some highlights include:
  The first public unveiling of the forward-swept-wing S-37 (later Su-47) Berkut at MAKS-1999.
  The handling of the corporate programs overall cost reductions scandal which made EADS (later Airbus) refuse to attend the same airshow, damaging the image of the airshow substantially.
  The first inclusion of American aircraft at MAKS-2003.
  The leasing of Plesetsk cosmodrome for launching 5 German SAR-Lupe satellites at MAKS-2003, the first aerospace contract signed throughout the MAKS history.
  The unveiling of Kliper cosmic vessel at MAKS-2005.
  The tribute flight of 4 Su-27s from the Russian Knights to pay tribute to the team's commander, Igor Tkachenko at MAKS-2009, who died in his aircraft after a collision with another Su-27 during a flight training 2 days prior to the opening of the airshow.
  The unveiling of Sukhoi Su-57 prototype at MAKS-2011.
  The first inclusion of other foreign aerobatic teams such as the August 1st from China and the Baltic Bees from Latvia at MAKS-2013.
caption: President Putin and Alexander Zelin at MAKS-2011
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