MikeC Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 Happy New Year All, I was perusing the Ejection Site (http://users.bestweb.net/~kcoyne/frame_sg.htm, it's a useful resource) for information about the Soviet K-36DM, which is the seat in the Su-22M Fitter, when I noticed that the seat is built by Zvezda, who apparently have quite a track record in egress systems. Anyway, is this the same concern that now produces models as well (and if so, we can probably assume that any Soviet bang-seats will be accurate)? Can anyone enlighten us, as enquiring minds (well this one anyway) want to know. TIA, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Berkut Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 I am not sure, but i think they are same company. Probably diveded into at least two sections, air and space. I have nothing to confirm this, just thinking... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kotey Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 (edited) it is two different organisation, which have same name - Zvezda, but Zvezda, which maked ejection seat have 50-yeart history (its make first spaceman Yuriy Gagarin spacesuit and all other USSR-made spacesuits), K-36 ejection seat family (different wersion used in different a/c - from russian shuttle Buran to light training a/c). Zvezda, which maked model have shortly history - about 15 years. Edited January 1, 2008 by kotey Quote Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 I might also add that the Soviet Union had a bunch of companies or brands that used the name "Zvezda" - star, which naturally implied to the red star, an important symbol in the socialist world and hence these names. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flankerman Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 There a dozens of Russian compamies that use the name 'Zvezda' - it just means 'Star'... There's a newspaper :- http://www.redstar.ru/ A Model company :- http://www.zvezda.org.ru/?lng=eng The ejection-seat & space hardware company :- http://www.zvezda-npp.ru/english/00.htm A TV Company :- http://tvzvezda.ru/ A magazine :- http://magazines.russ.ru/zvezda/ A company in the Ukraine :- http://zvezda.kiev.ua/ Another newspaper :- http://www.nevod.ru/local/zvezda/page.php/zvezda/2007-12-28/ This one ?....... http://zvezda.ru/ Another in St Petersburg... http://www.zvezda.spb.ru/ A better site for Zveda ejection seats :- http://www.zvezda-npp.ru/ A travel company :- http://zvezda.travel.ru/ The famous rocket & missile manufaturer - Zvezda-Strela :- http://www.korolev.ru/english/e_navigator_d.html I could go on....... Ken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Berkut Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 Ohh, dou. I read that you wrote "modules" (parts of something...) and i was thinking of space modules! DOU. :( No, Zvezda model company and Zvezda seat maker are NOT same company. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MikeC Posted January 2, 2008 Author Share Posted January 2, 2008 Thanks chaps, not only answered my question, but increased my Russion vocabulary as well. Cheers, M Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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