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the widow of former russian agent alexander litvinenko admits her husband worked for u.k. intelligence services the revelation was made at a full inquest launched five years after levin info died of radioactive poisoning in london. next week take a look at the evolution of technology and try out a multi-million dollar flight simulator all coming your way when moscow takes to the skies. great. comfort to. you.
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but the. moscow. hello i welcome to the must go out xan this week's episode of exploring the subject of flight taking a look at the history of aviation in russia to the latest simulator is across designs and at port terminals so joey loss and honor is as we journey from the soviet skies to modern day developments starting off here at the political museum in moscow. the museum has several exhibits showcasing the simpson flight models of
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the palace engine mechanics you can see how the aviation industry developed in the largest country in the world. the history of civil and line is in the soviet union can be traced all the way back to the russian revolution in one nine hundred seventeen when the new bullshit governments saw rick as one of the main ways to modernize the country. then you communist leaders believed and travel would be the most efficient way to transport both people and supplies across the vast country in one thousand nine hundred eighty three the first soviet ally talking a lot was created several other small companies were formed and nine years later the name at a flight was officially adopted for the entire service civil air freight air flows went on to become the largest airline in the world with to pull off and the illusion aircraft making up the majority of its massive fleet as the aviation industry flourished around the world the u.s.s.r.
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was no exception. back to the museum along with the space race and technology as a whole day you can see how the soviet era through secrecy success and failure was a melting pot for ideas innovation and development. moving to our next location and it's time to look at modern day akaash training simulators here are used for a variety of reasons the design and development of aircraft and the resurgence and craft movement and stability people also come here to share entertainment if you have a dream to flying a plane well this is as close to the real thing as you will ever get. with the level of your soon to be here we have a cockpit all the seven thirty seven energy legion aeration which is open for everyone eager to experience being apply it is a full scale cockpit and provides the same conditions as a real pilot deals with you can choose any just a nation around the world and try to control the plane in any weather conditions we
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welcome children as our guests do they just love this why experience of your home. on the walls you can see various photographs taken from cockpits cloud formations difficult landing strips and breathtaking skylines images of chic cabin crew and well groomed pilots adds to the atmosphere but for many actual is the opposite a terrifying horrific ordeal. so with that in mind the center runs training programs people wanting to overcome the fear of flying not something that i need and i'm not late it's my time to try my hand being a copilot gate eighty two ready for boarding after several preflight checks the engines are advancing to ninety percent the hydraulic movements mimic the plane racing down the runway and we take to the happy just like a real flight and density turbulence clouds disposition every bump a movement can be found. in today is take a short flight from moscow has dominated the airport fly around and then return to
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the same landing strip. easier said than done fortunately i have expert help at hand. just make sure you don't make any dramatic maneuvers you will soon hear the produce disapproval in your headset. travelling three hours south of the capital by car and we will ride our next destination here a small flight club specializes in aerobatics the practice of making out of the flying maneuvers the training the creation of the. aerobatics all towards military fighter pilots to develop flying skills and for tactical keeps in combat today i've been invited to take to the skies will be a roller coaster at ten thousand feet good job i haven't eaten. now the first flying club as it's known in this has been here for two years previously the f.a.a. has used back in the u.s.s.r.
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for aircraft but spray pesticides other planes the guys use here are they yak eighteen the fifty two and the fifty four which you see here i want to experience will refrain last between twenty and thirty minutes or more cost between four thousand and seven thousand rubles that's roughly around one hundred thirty and two hundred dollars not bad and am i nervous. yes. with. the use of less planes were originally introduced to train arafat pilots they've recently gained popularity as well as plane both inside and outside the former u.s.s.r. anyone can come here to experience what zero g. feels like to barrel turns and the loops aeronautical experience isn't necessary you just need a little courage and trust the pilots know what they're doing and once in a lifetime experience that has been enjoyed by many russians and foreigners. a lot
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of people. laws on these airplanes like you know they're a fighter you're going to hear the powerful engine so it's very good a bright yellow propeller plane he went missing in the sky and after meeting my pilot into the aircraft i go and on my honest to goodness knows what i have got myself into i have a feeling this is not the faint pulse is. one thing that is apparent straight away is the noise from the monster of an engine if i take the headset off i can hardly hear my self speak. moring down the runway you can really feel every single bump and crack in the surface of the stomach churning roller coaster in the sky as we banked to an incredible sixty degrees the views from above are impressive it feels very different to a typical commercial flight though that's for sure all aerobatic maneuvers demand
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training and practice to avoid accidents likely today my pilot might seem is the main instructor and trainer at the center. g. forces are being seriously pushed here with a high pitch and a sub nose dive it's time to experience brief weightlessness zero g. . they said drill in field experience is the same every day i'm used to the human body. with everything that's a positive nine g. i've not even reached of thought yet. good to know how was the experience. time for landing and the easy easy a little wind to the left and we have contact with the ground again and although shaking i live to tell the tale. thrill seekers eat your hearts out that's what experience i will never forget.
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moving on and we've arrived at our final location should a metaphor and pause almost thirty kilometers to the northwest of moscow let's look at modern commercial flight and the airports new terminals the world's largest airline arafat today is at the forefront of development training and technical support in the aviation industry in russia. in the maintenance hangar here you can see examples of first class engineering and here it's certainly out with the old and in with the new the russian airline industry has undergone a major revolution over the past twenty years some of the major players such as era flight s seven or trans there are about graded their fleets to the likes of airbus or boeing and major international routes taken from me i know from personal experience the majority of the aircraft use up top notch runs spanking new and often a great safe flying experience. in two thousand and ten share much of the airport
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and the almost twenty million passengers the new terminal d. has one hundred number of awards for planning and design they can get one of the best passenger experiences in europe by the year twenty fifteen share a mess of a expects to increase traffic to thirty five million people and become the best hub in europe in terms of customer service with glittering arrival and the trickles this is a wonderful example of change in russia. a massive reconstruction of the terminals is still in the way resulting in state of the office ilithyia there are even plans for a third runway. of course and ports are highly guarded locations and security is the priority but sometimes there is a chance to see what's behind the usually closed doors occasionally moscow sheremetyevo organizes the so-called plane spotting event. journalists and bloggers get access to their response plan thanks for taking pictures of aircraft in action . just as
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a cross-posting ampoules is popular and many of the world's biggest airports open their doors and access to runways both amateur and professional photographers face bosses very much enjoy the opportunity and share their pictures with the whole world so everyone can have a closer look at the world of flying. expanding wishes aviation industry is paramount to the country's future. radical changes to aircraft fleet in terminals budget and lines infrastructure new technology and next time you pass through one of those cars and cause you to see those dramatic changes and regarding entertainment whether you want to learn to fly a simulator that will be to the skies and the couple of stone plane there are dozens of places that will satisfy planes and adrenalin lovers of all ages in moscow one thing's for sure the sky is the limit. at ports i just love them but of course me that's all the time we have on the program on the subject of flight i'll see you again at the same time next weekend so that for me
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the u.n. wants an answer to i would be as i was to dictator moammar gadhafi and his son died images that were released following their capture suggest. they were taken alive and later violently killed in captivity. another round of anti-corporate protests in new york sees dozens of activists arrested despite this the occupy wall street movement is still strong inspiring copycat protests for social and economic change all over the world. the widow of former russian agent alexander litvinenko admits her husband worked for u.k. intelligence services the revelation made a full inquest launched five years after levin and co died of radiation poisoning
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in london. you know neal joins us now with all the latest sports news and one of america's favorite sports will have a distinctly british flavor this weekend here actually pretty much exactly right the n.f.l. is coming to london quite a game ahead we have more on the plus the rest of the sport right now. great to have your company this is sports today plenty ahead over the next ten minutes or so including. top seed impeded buras going to be over exits her home tournaments the kremlin cup the quarter final stage in moscow. home from home tampa bay gear up for their second n.f.l. clash in london in three years but the florida franchise rule out a permanent move across the atlantic. on the strikes were the
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latest randa russian premier league games get going in a few hours time to warm up for the action by taking a look at all the goals that flew in during game week twenty seven. and let's indeed start with a look out today's march is just ahead in the premier league just the three opt for consideration the all involved struggling sides the title chasers given an extra day of rest following their european exploits during the week f.c. krasnodar can edge closer to the top half of the table when they visit in saturday's opener about eighth position vital as the leading eight teams this season will play each other for the title when their regular season ends in a fortnight at sea terek and i'm carr who will be in the bottom eight this year the relegation round robin division meet in chechnya while on crew round out the fixtures. for brings us that ten s were just the sole russian woman remains in the
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hunt for kremlin cup glory this year healing the vest into the semifinals in moscow after a victory on friday the shock of the day though saw top seed unfavorite valorie over exit the event richard from port fleet was there for us. cremin camp here in moscow has been a big sean kamel winning side of the draw as top seed it was one of the overs crashed out in a titanic struggle against her opponent dominique. or the russian she still looking for her first of a victory at the kremlin kept her home and so she is from moscow and she was cruising a saint and a break in a second before she lost her way. eventually came back to win in the shade under three hours. i think i lost a little bit of concentration i started you know feeling my shoulder a little bit and i started thinking about it she really. started playing
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a little bit more aggressive if you know when i was a little bit slower. going from my shots as my just because contrition dropped and then the third so it was ok you know it was a fight but. you know i just didn't go my way. very strongly in the second center take the match into the decider and it was a slovak who showed the greatest strength of will in that final say it's to move through to the semifinals eboshi was hampered by a big injury for much of a match you know through the whole major. play well and by the you know it was the first their last because you know it was not not not enough aggressive on a second serve just was just trying to put it in them and then to play overseas to play in or to play those ladies against her so in the second surgery said you know les ok come on you have to play a hundred percent everything and just also to go for a second serve in and you have nothing to lose and you know it's just paid off and i was playing really well today a lot of the games will not be over did reveal that she was hampered by all the
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shoulder injury from much of her game which really hampered her. on important tournaments such as next week's players' championship finals coming up in istanbul she did reveal that she did consider quitting but stayed on quarter she said in the she owed it to have plans to see the match for i have a lot of friends here. and i really want to make them have been you know that probably the reason why i pushed myself to the limit and i think i pushed myself over the limit which i shouldn't do but you know i have a lot of respect for my fans as one of you will be displayed as a point of the course of one person at our credit card here in moscow but it won't be long before i was back in the russian capital to leave the russian and take comes team here and their final against the czech republic which takes place at the start of november which bumpily to answer. and the money title is on the line at the p.g.a. season ending children's miracle network classic world number one luke donald and webb simpson buckling to be named golf's ultimate cash king justin leonard skim bio
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henrik stenson though share the top spot halfway through in florida plenty to be nervy about for donald on this disney adventure as he seeks to cash in the thirty three year old by five strokes simpson by over three hundred sixty thousand dollars in the money race tomorrow's third round just looming large for the englishman korean youngster kim bio overcoming sun how many more experienced golfers to tie the lead the twenty one year old with eight purdy's on the day american leonard swedish veteran stenson also there are twelve under par. the n.f.l. is once again taking its gridiron spectacle over seas with the tampa bay buccaneers set about alicia cargo pairs in london the books share ownership with manchester united another reason the hollowed footballing turf of wembley stadium shouldn't feel to elian on sunday the visiting bird's team wasting no time though getting
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adjusted to the new cultural climate quarterback jay cutler showing flashes of cricket star kevin pietersen here while linebacker brian urlacher attempted to channel shane warne temper quarterback josh freeman meanwhile. saw his first n.f.l. action almost two years ago here the twenty three year old aiming to put right at thirty five to seven drubbing by new england while running back to ernest graham is especially glad to carry his love of the game it to new territory. i'm looking forward to it there's always more to. the world we're going to show everybody. you know taking on the culture here as well so it's a great opportunity moscow's love affair with martial artists set to hit a new peak this weekend one of the biggest kickboxing tournaments in the russian capital history touching down on saturday night the w five grand prix moscow will
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see twenty four fighters from all across the globe settle scores are pretty naum a stadium. of the super light weights looks to be the pick of the action w five reaming champion russia's response was li young will defend his title against one of the divisions best dutchman sergio wilson it's show time world champion wilson almost certain to be the toughest challenge twenty two will. ever faced. newco warsong. leon's a very skillful technical fighter very well trained in both kicking and punching meanwhile sergio wilson's a very aggressive fighter and also a very heavy puncher we've watched a lot of his fights many of them he won by knockouts he's a super lightweight under sixty kilos but he strikes like a middleweight a very tough kicker good both at low and high kicks so we're going to witness an extremely eye catching fight ok let's end where we started with the russian premier league week twenty eight action starts in
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we've got the future covered. how did the khadafy he's die and wants an answer after images released following the capture of libya's dictator and son suggested they were killed violently while in captivity. because. the new york's occupy wall street protests go on despite more arrests inspiring copycat protests to call for a social and economic change in asia europe and the middle east. and the launch of a full in question today that the former russian agent alexander litvinenko could lead to some uncomfortable revelations about britain's intelligence services.
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