Author : Bill Gunston
Publisher : Brassey's
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 14,47 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN :
Alexandr S. Yakovlev was one of the most versatile aircraft designers of his age, but he had the misfortune to work in the USSR which made him almost unknown to the outside world. In 1926-27 he built his first aeroplane and from then on he designed structures which were, time and again, ahead of their time.
Author : Yefim Gordon
Publisher : Specialty Press (MN)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,17 MB
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 9781857802030
8-1/2 x 11, 400 b/w photos, 16 pgs of color, plus line drawings
Author : Robin Higham
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 13,60 MB
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 9781585442416
In this precise, interpretive and informative volume, Higham looks at everything from the roots of strategic bombing and tactical air power to the lessons learned and unlearned during the invasion of Ethiopia, the war in China and the Spanish Civil War. He also considers the problems posed by jet aircraft in Korea and the use of Patriot missiles in the Persian Gulf. He covers anti-guerrilla operations, doctrine, industrial activities and equipment, as well as the development of commercial airlines.
Author : John Greenwood
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 11,45 MB
Release : 2014-06-11
Category : History
ISBN : 1135251932
In the light of new archival material the editors take a fresh look at Russian aviation in the twentieth century. Presenting a comprehensive view of Russian aviation, from its genesis in the late czarist period to the present era, the approach is essentially chronological with a major emphasis on the evolution of military aviation. The contributions are diverse, with appropriate attention to civilian and institutional themes.
Author : Norman Polmar
Publisher : Zenith Press
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 15,99 MB
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 9780760309575
Book discusses the requirement for and the design, development, and operation of the U-2, from 1954 when the design began, to the current overflights of the Balkans and Iraq. Includes extensive discussions of U-2 overflights of hostile countries (USSR, China, North Korea, North Vietnam) and NASA's use of the U-2.
Author : Bill Gunston
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 28,70 MB
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN :
MiG Aircraft since 1937 reunites Bill Gunston, and Moscow-based Yefim Gordon, who previously worked together on Yakovlev Aircraft since 1924, also in the Putnam series. With their contacts in Russia, the authors have been allowed unprecedented access to the archives of both the former Soviet Union's design bureaux and the MiG company itself. As a result, they present here the first definitive and fully accurate work of reference on all the MiG designs, complete with hundreds of photographs and drawings - several of which have never been published before - as well as previously unrecorded details of MiG variants.
Author : Antonio Filippone
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 665 pages
File Size : 11,96 MB
Release : 2012-12-17
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 113978966X
This book discusses aircraft flight performance, focusing on commercial aircraft but also considering examples of high-performance military aircraft. The framework is a multidisciplinary engineering analysis, fully supported by flight simulation, with software validation at several levels. The book covers topics such as geometrical configurations, configuration aerodynamics and determination of aerodynamic derivatives, weight engineering, propulsion systems (gas turbine engines and propellers), aircraft trim, flight envelopes, mission analysis, trajectory optimisation, aircraft noise, noise trajectories and analysis of environmental performance. A unique feature of this book is the discussion and analysis of the environmental performance of the aircraft, focusing on topics such as aircraft noise and carbon dioxide emissions.
Author : Jason Nicholas Moore
Publisher : Fonthill Media
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 22,98 MB
Release : 2021-07-30
Category : History
ISBN :
The Red Air Force had just started to re-equip with modern monoplane fighters when the Germans opened Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union. Hundreds of fighters were destroyed in the first few days, but many of these were obsolete biplanes. Soviet Fighters of the Second World War details fighter development from the dark days of Barbarossa to eventual triumph over Berlin. Starting with outdated aircraft such as the Polikarpov Po-2 biplane and monoplane fighters, the Soviets then settled on two main lines of development: the inline-engine LaGG-3 and its radial-engine derivatives, the La-5 and La-7, and the inline-engine Yakovlev fighters, which were produced in greater numbers than any other series of fighters. Not only are these aircraft accurately described, but experimental fighters are also dealt with. In addition, colour profiles illustrate these aircraft in terms of design, camouflage and markings. From the I-15bis biplane of the late 1930s to the superb La-7 and Yak-3 fighters of the last year of the war, all Red Air Force fighters are covered in this comprehensive volume.
Author : E. Gordon
Publisher : Midland Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,20 MB
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 9781857802870
The latest volume in the 'Red Star' series examines the development of Soviet VTOL aircraft designed by the Yakovlev Aircraft company. As with other volumes in the 'Red Star' series, the book includes a comprehensive account of the development and operational record of the aircraft.
Author : Donald Nijboer
Publisher : Zenith Press
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 50,84 MB
Release : 2016-06
Category : History
ISBN : 0760349568
Jump into the cockpits of fighter aircraft from WWI to modern day. Incredible photography of the MiG, Messerschmitt, Tomcat, and many more.
