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From: NM, United States
Remarks: This book gives the full story of how the Soviet Union?s most potent strategic bomber, the Tupolev Tu-160 (known to the Western world as the Blackjack), was designed, built and put into operational service. The author reveals many unknown aspects of the Tu-160 story, including the development tender in which many of the Soviet Union?s top-class aircraft design companies participated. The book is richly illustrated with colour photos, many of which were taken at the Long-Range Aviation base in Engels which is home to the Russian Air Force?s Tu-160s. The book is all the more interesting since Russia is now resuming production of the Tu-160 to bolster its strategic potential in order to offset the reduction in ballistic missiles. 2003 new copy, paper covers, 8 1/2 x 11, glossy page stock, 128 pages, c200 colour and b/w photos, plus line drawings and colour side views
