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Hardback. Zustand: Good. One of the most interesting strands in aviation history has been the development of wing-in-ground effect (WIG) vehicles, or as they are more commonly known by their Russian name, ekranoplans. Beginning with a brief outline of the concept from the theory to viable technical solutions, the book gives a historical survey of the development of WIG research and construction in Russia. A large part of the book focuses on a type-by-type description of specific designs of ekranoplans developed in the Soviet Union and Russia in the course of half a century. Special emphasis is given to the activities of Rostislav Alekseyev, who has played an enormous role in the development of this new technology. Ekranoplans developed by several other major design bureaux, notably those led by Sukhoi, Bartini and Beriyev, are also considered. Economic and political transformations following the break-up of the Soviet Union led to the emergence of privately owned design bureaux and firms that are now pursuing the development of WIG craft in Russia, given the lack of interest on the part of the military and the state in this branch of transport technology. This new edition has been fully updated and highlights projects that are under development. Packed with photos, artworks and drawings, the book includes examples of similar technology being developed in countries outside of Russia, including the USA, Germany and China.…

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Zustand: Good. Volume 8. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, ISBN:9781857801460.
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Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good +. First Edition. Hardback The pictorial dust jacket has a closed tear to the rear although is generally in good condition The pages are clean throughout and beautifully illustrated with several black and white photographic images pp 320 A comprehensive history of how the import and acquisition of German aircraft and engines by Russia and the Soviet Union and the use of German scientific and technical innovation in aeronautics have helped shape the development of aircraft construction air transport and military aviation in preand post Communist Russianbsp. book.…

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Card. Zustand: VG. 1st. Well illustrated history of Soviet wing-in-ground effect craft. 127pp. VG copy in card covers.

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Rayon : Militaria Editeur : Midland Date de parution : 2002 Description : In-4, 128 pages, broché, occasion, très bon état. IMPORTANT : Pour les envois internationaux, merci de vous renseigner avant de passer commande. Les envois se font uniquement en point relais MONDIAL RELAY ou INPOST pour les pays suivants : Belgique, Espagne, Italie, Luxembourg, Pays-Bas, Pologne, et Portugal. Merci de nous indiquer en retour le point relais choisi ainsi que votre numéro de téléphone mobile pour assurer le suivi du colis. ATTENTION : Les expéditions nationales de plus de 2 kilos et les expéditions internationales de plus de 1 kilo se voient appliquer un supplément de port. Envois quotidiens du mardi au samedi. Les livres sont envoyés sous enveloppe bulles. Les frais de ports comprennent les frais d'affranchissements et d'emballage. Librairie Le Piano-Livre. Merci. Référence catalogue vendeur: X15181.…

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Hardcover. Zustand: VG. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: VG. 1st. Well illustrated history of impact of German aircraft and design of Russian aircraft from WW1 to the 1990s. 320pp. VG copy in slightly edge worn dust wrapper. Heavy - please inquire for overseas postage costs.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st. Heavilly illustrated history of Soviet wing-in-ground effect craft. 336pp. Fine copy in dust wrapper.

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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

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hardcover. Zustand: Good. Oversized hardcover with dust jacket. DJ is crisp and clean with a protective mylar cover. Book is bound in gray cloth over boards with silver lettering on the spine. Binding is good and tight. Corners are bumped. Pages are clean and bright, with minor bumping to the top free corner. Black and white images throughout. Midland Publishing Ltd. 384 pages. Copyright page dated 2004. A good copy. This volume comes from the Aviation collection of Prof. Chris Sterling. Sterling spent his lifetime teaching, writing, and collecting books on civil and military aviation. We are proud to house his Aviation collection, part of the extensive library which is his legacy. This is an oversized book, so extra shipping will be necessary for priority or international shipping. Please contact us with questions or if you would like to see photographs.…

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Hardcover. Zustand: VG. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: VG. 1st. Extensive and well illustrated history of Yakolev aircraft. 384pp. VG clean copy in dust wrapper.

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Zustand: Good. Original grey boards, silver lettered spine, dust jacket, numerous b/w illustrations and some in colour (mostly photographs), 4to.; Spine and top edge front dust jacket discoloured; bottom edge dust jacket spine/front cover slightly damaged.

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Russia's Military Aircraft of the 21st Century; Red Star Volume 26
Gordon, Yefim and Komissarov, Dmitriy (Translator) and Komissarov, Sergey (Translator)
Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Midland [An imprint of Ian Allan Publishing], Hinckley, England, United Kingdom, 2006
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Trade paperback. Zustand: Very good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. The format is approximately 8.5 inches by 11 inches. 127, [2] pages. Illustrations ( photographs,most in color and some line drawings). Tabular Data. Information on inside of the back cover. Illustrated front and back covers. Cover has slight wear and soiling. Yefim Gordon (born 1950 in Vilnius, Soviet Union) is a Lithuanian aircraft photographer and author who specializes in Soviet aircraft and Russian aviation. Gordon graduated in 1972 from the Polytechnic Institute Kaunas as an engineer/electronic technician. Since 1973 he lives in Moscow, where he collected photographs and books on the history of Soviet aviation. This collection became a large archive. Since the 1980s he is a professional aviation journalist and writer. He has authored and co-authored about 100 books on Soviet and Russian aviation in Russian, English, Polish and Czech, published articles in nearly 100 journals and photo reports. He also works as a photographer. The 2018 edition of Jane's All The World's Aircraft shows 50 of his photographs. Gordon is co-owner of the Moscow aviation publisher Polygon Press Ltd. His works are also distributed by Midland publishing (now Ian Allan Publishing), Hikoki Publications Japan and Crécy publishing ltd. As a co-author, he regularly collaborates with Dmitri and Sergey Komissarov. This interesting survey looks at Russian military aviation in the post-Soviet era. While difficulties with funding means that the large new aircraft programs of the Cold War era are likely to remain things of the past, military aviation in Russia is not standing still. Upgrades to existing programs and reorganization of current resources are two of the ways in which combat capability is being not just maintained but enhanced. This volume looks at programs like the new Mi-8MTKO and Mi-24PN night-capable helicopters from Mil. The latest Sukhoi upgrades such as the Su-24M2, Su-25SM, and Su-27SM are also explored, along with the programs designed to extend the capabilities of the Tu-95MS and Tu-160 bombers by allowing for the carriage of new and more capable missiles. The revamping of the Russian Air Force's training fleet with the Yakovlev's Yak-130 is also considered, contrasting the differences between the first ones built and production-standard aircraft.…

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Gebunden. Zustand: New. KlappentextOne of the most unusual strands in aviation history has been the development of wing-in-ground effect (WIG) vehicles, or as they are more commonly known by their Russian name, Ekranploans. Beginning with a brief outline .

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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. 21,74 x 2,86 x 30,48 Gebundene Ausgabe SEHR GUTES EXEMPLAR---Founded in 1927, the design bureau headed by Aleksandr S. Yakovlev started out with light aircraft but soon became a "fighter maker" when the prospect of war loomed large.Originally designated I-26, Yakovlev's simple but rugged fighter, first flew in 1940 and entered production at the end of the year as the Yak-1.The Yak-9 followed in 1942 and brought a greater proportion of metal to the airframe design leading to the development of the long-range Yak-9D, the up-gunned tank buster versions (Yak-9-37, Yak-9T, Yak-9K etc.) and the Yak-9B light bomber.Later flown by the French pilots of the Normandie-Niemen squadron of the Soviet Air Force the Yak-3 introduced in 1943 came to be recognized as one of the best fighters of WW II.This detailed history is richly illustrated with unit badges, nose art, scale drawings, color side views and three-views. Previously unreleased photos and personal stories from pilots in the Great Patriotic War ensure Yakovlev Fighters of World War II is a detailed reference source for modelers, enthusiasts and historians alike. Für Ihre Zufriedenheit versenden wir mit DHL und ausschließlich mit Trackingcode für eine sichere Sendungsverfolgung! Weitere Angebote unter antiquariat-kastanienhof , 272 Seiten. nein.…

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Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnConcentrates entirely on Soviet/Russian aircraft that either remained paper projects or were abandoned at the prototype construction stage.

Verlag: Published by Midland Publishing, 4 Watling Drive, Hinckley First Edition . 2008., 2008
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In den WarenkorbZustand: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original midnight blue paper covered boards, silver title and author lettering to the spine. 4to 11½'' x 9''. Contains 336 printed pages of text with colour and monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 9781857803082 AEROPLANES.…

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - One of the most interesting strands in aviation history has been the development of wing-in-ground effect (WIG) vehicles, or as they are more commonly known by their Russian name, ekranoplans. Beginning with a brief outline of the concept from the theory to viable technical solutions, the book gives a historical survey of the development of WIG research and construction in Russia. A large part of the book focuses on a type-by-type description of specific designs of ekranoplans developed in the Soviet Union and Russia in the course of half a century. Special emphasis is given to the activities of Rostislav Alekseyev, who has played an enormous role in the development of this new technology. Ekranoplans developed by several other major design bureaux, notably those led by Sukhoi, Bartini and Beriyev, are also considered. Economic and political transformations following the break-up of the Soviet Union led to the emergence of privately owned design bureaux and firms that are now pursuing the development of WIG craft in Russia, given the lack of interest on the part of the military and the state in this branch of transport technology. This new edition has been fully updated and highlights projects that are under development. Packed with photos, artworks and drawings, the book includes examples of similar technology being developed in countries outside of Russia, including the USA, Germany and China.…

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OKB Ilyushin; A History of the Design Bureau and its Aircraft
Gordon, Yefim, and Komissarov, Dmitriy, and Komissarov, Sergey
Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Midland [An imprint of Ian Allan Publishing], Hinckley, England, 2004
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. The format is approximately 8.75 inches by 11.5 inches. 384 pages. Illustrations (some in color). Tabular Data. Technical specifications. The dust jacket has some sticker residue on the front. Much of the text is in three-column format. This is a large, heavy book that if sent outside of the united states will require additional shipping costs. Established in 1934, the Ilyushin design bureau is one of the best-known Soviet/Russian aircraft design companies. The Ilyushin OKB has developed aircraft for widely varying roles. The IL-2 armored attack aircraft brought Ilyushin well-earned fame; this aircraft fought with success during WWII. The OKB transitioned to transports from the twin-engined IL-12, developed as a 'DC-3 replacement', followed by many other aircraft, including the four-turboprop IL-18 airliner (1957), the four-turbofan long-half IL-62 (1961), the IL-76 military/civil freighter (1971) and the first Soviet wide-body airliner, the IL-86 of 1976. Ilyushin was established under the Soviet Union. Its operations began on 13 January 1933, by order of P. I. Baranov, People's Commissar of the Heavy Industry and the Head of the Main Department of Aviation Industry. Sergey Vladimirovich Ilyushin (30 March [O.S. 18 March] 1894 9 February 1977) was a Soviet aircraft designer who founded the Ilyushin aircraft design bureau. He designed the Il-2 Shturmovik, which made its maiden flight in 1939. It is the most produced warplane, and remains the second most-produced aircraft in history. With the outbreak of World War I in 1914, Ilyushin was conscripted into the Imperial Russian Army. When a request came for seven volunteers to serve in the fledgling Aviation Section, he was quick to volunteer. He worked at first as a mechanic and member of the ground crew. In the summer of 1917, he was qualified as a pilot. With the Russian Civil War, Ilyushin was drafted into the Red Army in May 1919, working as aviation technician. That autumn, a White movement Avro 504 biplane made a forced landing near Petrozavodsk. Ilyushin led a team which dismantled it, and sent it to Moscow where it was reverse-engineered into the U-1 trainer. In the autumn of 1921 Ilyushin entered the Institute of Engineers of the Red Air Fleet on 21 September 1921. In 1925 one of his designs was sent to a competition in Germany, where it took first prize for flight time. Ilyushin obtained a degree in engineering in 1926 and served until November 1931 as an aeroplanes section manager within the Soviet Air Force Scientific-Technical Committee, with involvement in the development of the design requirements for the new aeroplanes of Nikolai Polikarpov and Andrei Tupolev. He was also appointed Assistant Chief of the Air Force Research and Test Institute. In 1933 Ilyushin became chief of the TsKB at the V.R. Menzhinski Moscow plant which later grew into the Ilyushin OKB in 1935. His single-engined Ilyushin Il-2 ground-attack aircraft, the single most-produced combat aircraft design in history, and the Ilyushin Il-4 twin-engined bomber were used extensively in World War II. After the war, Ilyushin concentrated primarily on commercial airliners, such as the Ilyushin Il-18 and Ilyushin Il-62, which saw extensive use with Aeroflot and with Soviet client states. He became an Academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union in 1968. …