Mikoyan's Piston Engined Fighters, Vol. 13 (Red Star)
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| Rating | : | 4.97 (863 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1857801601 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the AuthorYefim Gordon is one of Russia’s leading aviation writers and publishers. He is the author of many books on Soviet aviation and currently lives in Moscow.
Yefim Gordon is one of Russia’s leading aviation writers and publishers. He is the author of many books on Soviet aviation and currently lives in Moscow.
Good book on a rare subject Ron O As an aviation enthusiast, especially WW II, I am always on the look out for something different. Information about the Russian Air Force isn't overly common in the US, so when I saw this in a brick and mortar store at a cheap price, I picked it up. It is full of quality pictures and the text is fairly well written. It was slightly marred by a couple of spelling and editing errors. I also struggled to understand the Soviet organizational structure as the book used the Soviet names for things, which is a. Comprehensive study of the development of the early Migs Overall the book is an excellent reference .,although I expected to find three view drawings of all the types covered not just of the Mig -3.
Apart from developmental problems, these aircraft were prevented from entering production by the changing military situation, which saw the end of the Luftwaffe raids against Moscow. When engaged, it gave the diminutive fighter a top speed of 513 mph -- impressive in its day. This title describes in detail the first aircraft -- a series of piston-engined fighters -- produced by the famous Mikoyan Design Bureau during and immediately after World War II. Though only a handful were built, the I-250 was the final step toward the MiG-9 of 1945, the Soviet Union's first true jet fighter.. The first of these, the I-200 of 1940, entered limited production the following year as the MiG-1. This book discusses these aircrafts' operational history and describes both the standard production type and the various experimental variants including the radial-engined MiG-9, the first aircraft to be