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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 355
EAN num: 9781857802214
ISBN number: 1857802217
Label: Classic Publication
Manufacturer: Classic Publication
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 192
Printing Date: July 15, 2006
Publishing house: Classic Publication
Sale Popularity Level: 566552
Studio: Classic Publication
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This is the latest among Midland's very successful 'Secret Projects' series. This, the second of three volumes covering Soviet secret aviation projects, is devoted to post-World War II fighters and will include designs from famous bureaus such as Lavochkin, Mikoyan, Sukhoi, Yakovlev, Myasishchev, and Tupolev. The book covers early post-war fighters, competitions for the first-generation supersonic designs (MiG-21 and Su-7/-9), advanced designs of the 1960s which led to the MiG-2 and competitions to build the specifications which resulted in the MiG-29, Su-27, and MiG I-44. A number of previously unpublished Yakovlev designs from the late 1950s and early 1960s form a separate chapter, followed by another covering Yakovlev's VSTOL work. The book also describes the competition between design bureaus for orders and shows the progress made in aircraft design behind the Iron Curtain. It will give both experts and enthusiasts the chance to compare this work to Western aircraft programs of the era.
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I enjoyed reading this book; it had a short "blurb" about many development types and prototypes in the history of Soviet aviation. Almost every subject had at least one picture; some were photographs, some were artwork, some were models. This work is strictly introductory; there were many fascinating types and I would have liked to see more information, but this at least gives a starting point for future research. And if you just want to look at pictures of neat planes, there are plenty in this book for you to look at.
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The overall book content is very good but I think the autors were very succinct on projects description.
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Any reader of military history who wishes to follow the evolution of modern Soviet fighters must look at Soviet Secret Projects: Fighters Since 1945. It provides a powerful military aviation history of the achieved and proposed projects, including designs unknown to the West, and drafted as possible prototypes which never got off the ground. These projects were created by the former Union between 1945 to present and offer not only grey and white photos and sketches of projects, but background history into the competition between projects.
Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch
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