page_title: Central Air Force Museum
hierarchical_section_title: Central Air Force Museum
caption_attribution_description: English: A hall of the Central Air Force Museum in Monino, Russia. The exhibits: The ceiling-mounted aircraft is Letatlin No. 3, the human-powered ornithopter created in 1929—1932 by Vladimir Tatlin. The exhibits at the wall, from right to left: the basket of a tethered spherical balloon (Russia, the beginning of 20th c.), the model of the dirigible of Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, the gasoline engine constructed by Ognjeslav Kostović (Russia, 1883). The biplane in the background is the French aircraft Farman IV (1910–1916). Русский: Зал Центрального музея Военно-воздушных сил РФ в Монино, Россия. Экспонаты: Аппарат под потолком – орнитоптер-мускололёт «Летатлин № 3», построенный в 1929—1932 гг. В. Е. Татлиным. Экспонаты у стены, справа налево: гондола привязного сферического аэростата (Россия, начало XX века), модель дирижабля К. Э. Циолковского, бензиновый двигатель Огнеслава Костовича (Россия, 1883 г.) Летательный аппарат на заднем плане – французский самолёт «Фарман IV».
context_page_description: The Central Air Force Museum is an aviation museum in Monino, Moscow Oblast, Russia. A branch of the Central Armed Forces Museum, it is one of the world's largest aviation museums, and the largest for Soviet aircraft, with a collection including 173 aircraft and 127 aircraft engines on display. The museum also features additional displays, including Cold War-era American espionage equipment, weapons, instruments, uniforms, artwork, and a library containing books, films, and photos is also accessible to visitors.
  The Central Air Force Museum is located on the grounds of the Gagarin Air Force Academy on the site of the former Monino Airfield, 40 kilometers east of Moscow.
context_section_description: The Central Air Force Museum (Russian: Центральный музей Военно-воздушных сил РФ) is an aviation museum in Monino, Moscow Oblast, Russia. A branch of the Central Armed Forces Museum, it is one of the world's largest aviation museums, and the largest for Soviet aircraft, with a collection including 173 aircraft and 127 aircraft engines on display. The museum also features additional displays, including Cold War-era American espionage equipment, weapons, instruments, uniforms, artwork, and a library containing books, films, and photos is also accessible to visitors.
  The Central Air Force Museum is located on the grounds of the Gagarin Air Force Academy on the site of the former Monino Airfield, 40 kilometers (25 mi) east of Moscow.
caption: An exhibit room of the Central Air Force Museum.
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