Soviet Secret Projects: Fighters Since 1946 v. 2 by Tony Buttler (1-Nov-2005) Hardcover

Soviet Secret Projects

by Tony Buttler

This is the latest among Midland's very successful 'Secret Projects' series. This, the second of three volumes covering Soviet secret aviation projects, is devoted to post-World War II fighters and will include designs from famous bureaus such as Lavochkin, Mikoyan, Sukhoi, Yakovlev, Myasishchev, and Tupolev. The book covers early post-war fighters, competitions for the first-generation supersonic designs (MiG-21 and Su-7/-9), advanced designs of the 1960s which led to the MiG-2 and competitions to build the specifications which resulted in the MiG-29, Su-27, and MiG I-44. A number of previously unpublished Yakovlev designs from the late 1950s and early 1960s form a separate chapter, followed by another covering Yakovlev's VSTOL work. The book also describes the competition between design bureaus for orders and shows the progress made in aircraft design behind the Iron Curtain. It will give both experts and enthusiasts the chance to compare this work to Western aircraft programs of the era.

Unknown Binding

First published July 15, 2006

Reviews

[Sleepy Boy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Text was very dry, besides the cover there is zero artwork unlike the publishers previous WWII German Secret Aircraft books. Most of the photos are of the models built, some interesting photographs. Ok but not great.