Vliegtuigfabrieken - Rusland / USSR: boeken - historie

Soviet Aircraft Industry

Soviet aircraft industry was an essential part of the USSR's campaign for global dominance in the twentieth century. Thanks to the thick fog of secrecy that enveloped it throughout the Cold War, it has long inspired the fascination of analysts and enthusiasts in the West; until the collapse of the USSR in 1991, details of Soviet aircraft were often a matter of conjecture.
This book aims to uncover fully the mystery surrounding this topic.

Drawing on original and previously unpublished information obtained directly from the former USSR, Soviet Aircraft Industry examines the unique characteristics of Soviet-designed aircraft - particularly military types, which were the cause of great concern to the West.
Further, by virtue of the industry's central role throughout Soviet history, this book provides a rare and important perspective into the broader theme of Russia's great communist experiment.

Specificaties

Auteur:	Peter G. Dancey
Uitvoering:	288 blz, 25 x 17 cm, hardcover
Illustraties:	64 z/w foto's
Uitgever:	Fonthill Media (GB, 2015)
ISBN:	9781781552896

Lavochkin Fighters of the Second World War

Lavochkin fighters remain little known in the West, although with the Yakovlev fighter series, they were the backbone of the Red Air Force fighter force during the Second World War.
This is a comprehensive history of the three main variants of the Lavochkin fighter series during the war: the partially successful LaGG-3 inline-engine fighter; the successful radial-engine La-5 fighter; and the superb radial-engine La-7 fighter, one of the best piston-engine fighter aircraft of the entire war, even surpassing the Spitfire and Bf 109 in terms of agility and performance at low altitudes.

Both the design and history of these fighters are featured, including how the mediocre inline-engine LaGG-3 was turned into a superb fighter by the replacement of the Klimov inline engine by the Shvetsov M-82 radial engine.
Besides describing the wartime designs, a section on the post-war successors to the Second World War fighters - the all metal La-9 and La-11 - that saw extensive service, and accurate colour profiles that detail all variants are included in this stunning book.

Specificaties

Auteur:	Jason Nicholas Moore
Uitvoering:	240 blz, 25 x 17 cm, hardcover
Illustraties:	110 z/w- en 50 kleurenfoto's
Uitgever:	Fonthill Media (GB, 2016)
ISBN:	9781781555149

Berijew - seit 1934 (Typenkompass)

Der 1932 gegründete russische Flugzeughersteller Berijew zählt zu den grossen Namen im Geschäft. Die Firma spezialisierte sich früh auf die Entwicklung und Herstellung von amphibischen Flugbooten.

Es wurden jedoch auch konventionelle Maschinen entwickelt und hergestellt. Bekannte Muster sind beispielsweise das turboprobgetriebene U-Boot-Bekämpfungsflugboot Berijew Be-12, das unkonventionelle Experimentalflugzeug WWA-14 oder das strahlgetriebene Amphibienflugboot Be-200. Derzeit arbeitet das Unternehmen an einem überschweren Amphibium mit 1000 Tonnen Startgewicht.

Rudolf Höfling gibt dem Leser alles an die Hand, was es zu diesem Thema zu wissen gibt.

Jeder Typ wird anhand eines Fotos, einer historischen Beschreibung und eines technischen Datenblatts vorgestellt.

Specificaties

Auteur:	Rudolf Höfling
Uitvoering:	128 blz, 20.5 x 14 cm, softcover
Illustraties:	140 z/w- en kleurenfoto's
Uitgever:	Motorbuch Verlag (D, 2017)
Serie:	Typenkompass
ISBN:	9783613040250