German Aircraft in the Soviet Union and Russia - Y. Gordon - Last item!
German Aircraft in the Soviet Union and Russia is 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 pre- and post-Communist Russia.
The first aircraft to reach Russia found their way there before World War I and during the course of the war around 150 aircraft were captured. Subsequently the Soviet Union acquired several hundred fighters, reconnaissance aircraft and passenger aircraft produced by Fokker, Dornier and Junkers, and some Heinkels, and the Soviet Navy also managed to obtain a quantity of HD-55 flying boats. After World War 2, the Soviet authorities set up special design bureaux staffed with German engineers in the Soviet-occupied part of Germany for the purpose of developing jet engines and jet-powered aircraft. These bureaux were soon transferred to the USSR and their work resulted in the production of the mighty NK-12 turboprop engine, which still powers the Tu-95 strategic bombers.
Written by military aviation experts and packed with stunning photographs, this is an intriguing and revelatory tale including much unique material on secret collusion between these two mighty nations in the field of military aviation. As such, it will appear to all aviation historians, and the detailed illustrative material will provide excellent references for modellers.
Hardcover with bookjacket, 21,5 x 28 cm, 320 pages, fully illustrated
The first aircraft to reach Russia found their way there before World War I and during the course of the war around 150 aircraft were captured. Subsequently the Soviet Union acquired several hundred fighters, reconnaissance aircraft and passenger aircraft produced by Fokker, Dornier and Junkers, and some Heinkels, and the Soviet Navy also managed to obtain a quantity of HD-55 flying boats. After World War 2, the Soviet authorities set up special design bureaux staffed with German engineers in the Soviet-occupied part of Germany for the purpose of developing jet engines and jet-powered aircraft. These bureaux were soon transferred to the USSR and their work resulted in the production of the mighty NK-12 turboprop engine, which still powers the Tu-95 strategic bombers.
Written by military aviation experts and packed with stunning photographs, this is an intriguing and revelatory tale including much unique material on secret collusion between these two mighty nations in the field of military aviation. As such, it will appear to all aviation historians, and the detailed illustrative material will provide excellent references for modellers.
Hardcover with bookjacket, 21,5 x 28 cm, 320 pages, fully illustrated
| Author: | Sergey Komissarov Yefim Gordon Dmitriy Komissarov |
| Language: | English |
