Transcontinental Arctic Aviation in the 19th-21st centuries: goals, objectives, prospects for development

• Published in: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
• Main Authors: Tambovtsev, K S, Anosova, N E
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: IOP Publishing 2020
• Subjects: Arctic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/539/1/012003; https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/539/1/012003/pdf; https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/539/1/012003

Abstract The purpose of the article is to analyze the role of transcontinental Arctic aviation in the development of the Arctic. The analysis is based on scientific papers written by Russian and foreign authors and archival documents of the 19th-21st centuries. The main focus of the article is on the Arctic (polar) and transcontinental aviation. The use of aviation for geographical research, the development of special types of aircraft, the construction of airfields, as well as the specifics of personnel training are reviewed. The article discusses the history of the aviation use for the needs of the Far North, its goals in the past and prospects for the future. The facts from the biography of the heroic explorers of the North and the participants of those events: scientists, geographers, pilots, military and government leaders (Chkalov V.P., Baidukov G.F., Belyakov A.V., Bogdanov A.N., Lebedev A.S., Ignatiev A.A., Stalin I.V., NagurskyYa.I., and others) are given. The authors analyze the effectiveness of achieving scientific, geographical, economic, military, and other goals in the Arctic zone. The concept of aviation use depends on the socio-political situation in the Arctic states. The authors consider the needs for civil aviation equipment in the Arctic in the period 2021-2032.