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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 623.7463
EAN num: 9781844152414
ISBN number: 1844152413
Label: Pen and Sword
Manufacturer: Pen and Sword
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 256
Printing Date: 2006-09
Publishing house: Pen and Sword
Sale Popularity Level: 486611
Studio: Pen and Sword
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This historic Russian aircraft was very first delivered to the Soviet Air Force at the height of the Cold War in 1961. It remained in service until replaced by the much modified Tu-22M Backfire which was introduced in the early 1970s and still remains in service. It was the very first Soviet supersonic bomber and was used for reconnaissance and bombing, in the latter role carrying either conventional or nuclear bombs. The early aircraft had a range of 1,800 miles but later models had a much increased radius of action through the introduction of in-flight refuelling.
This book looks at the design and development of the aircraft up to the introduction of the type M Backfire. Details of construction, weapon systems, photo-reconnaissance and jamming equipment are included to cover the several variant models. Operational use is explained and the text includes many first-hand accounts from Russian aircrew of the period. The book will be superbly illustrated by unique official photographs and manuals.
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This book is no 'Famous Russian Aircraft: Tu-22 Blinder' book. No big photographs, no walkaround but I found it more interesting to read that Yefim Gordon books (that are very good but systematic and a bit tedious). Quotes and stories are interesting. If you want to learn about the radical changes this plane introduced for bomber pilots, read this book.
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Tu-22 has been one of my favorite aircrafts of the VVS (Soviet Air Force). For a long time only some photos in the western sources very available to the readers. From the beginning of the perestroika, end of 80s, a mass wave of material rushed from different sources, but once again - nearly nothing on Tu-22. First publications began to appear in the Russian and Western aviation periodicals in the late 90s. This book is the very first serious dedication to the subject. One can see, the authors did a great job of going through a lot of research and interviewing the people that dealt with Tu-22 over the years.
Very detailed technical sections describe Tu-22, its equipment and weaponry in particular and as a combat complex. Tu-22 service sections are accompanied by pilot and navigator schemas, maps and drawings - that you don't see in most of the aviation books.
Now the negative:
First impression - low level design and planning. The most of the photos are of pure quality, no drawings, colour panel is very poor. Very poor colour design and positioning, although the content is very attractive, its appearance kills the impression. I think the book could benefit from more photos of much better quality, especially those from 90s - you can find plenty of them in the western aviation periodicals.
The 'technical' sections are too technical and in my view could be better placed as appendix. Lack of the walk-around section - only some poor photos of the bomb bay and cockpit.
Design section - very brief, mostly talking about the soviet procedures of introducing a new aircraft into the service. I think there should be much more - projects, drawings, people.
I wish more should be dedicated to people, working and flying Tu-22, at least their names should be fully written (not only the second name) and photos presented, beginning from the Tupolev OKB test pilot Yuriy T. Alasheyev.
In general, I think this aircraft deserve much more. The reading is quite easy, besides the technical sections. I can recommend this book to any aviation enthusiast, but keep in mind the mentioned above problems. I hope that this book will take the shape of a "Famous Russian Aircraft" serious in the nearest future.
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