MAKS-1999

The fourth salon MAKS - 99 – the last in the previous memorable for the World’s aviation XX century was held from the 17-th till the 22-th of August of 1999. It was that century when the aviation made a vast step from the very birth and the first flights of  the Wright's aircraft to the stupendous achievements in the development of the aviation-and-space technologies.

MAKS-99 was opened on the 17-thof August of 1999 by the newly appointed Government Chairman V.V.Putin, who pointed out in his speech that the Russian government attached great importance to the role of Russian aviation-and-space industry.

More than 450 companies from 28 countries took part in the exhibition. The exposition of the exhibition was placed in 21 halls of the total area of 17 000 sq.m. and 30 chalets. At the static display area 150 aircrafts were shown. For the demonstration of the fifth-generation fighter Sukhoy company for the first time exposed the pilot model of the sweepforward airplane C-37 “Berkut”.

The 5-th international symposium “Newest Technologiest of the 21-st Century” with the motto: “The  flight safety is the key to success” was held in the TSAGI.

More than 500 000 people visited the exhibition.