Mr. Mig
Mr. Mig

Author: Paul T. Entrekin

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2012-07-11

Total Pages: 151

ISBN-13: 1477132996

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As indicated by the subtitle, “The Real Story of the First MiGs in America”, this is a collection of stories that offer, for the first time, a concise depiction of many first-hand accounts of how these jets were acquired. In addition to historical facts and figures dating to the inception of the Russian Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau, substantial effort has been taken to expose myths and bring to light facts that are significant and important regarding how, where, when and why the MiG aircraft were obtained and who obtained them. In addition to the history of the MiG jet’s inception, the modern day stories of the people in America that acquired them are no less intriguing. As a bonus, you’ll learn of the experiences of the first person to own and operate a MiG in the United States and the free world including a peek into the arena of airshow flying.

Fighter Aircraft Since, 1945
Fighter Aircraft Since, 1945

Author: Frank Schwede

Publisher: Pen and Sword

Published: 2017-11-30

Total Pages: 158

ISBN-13: 1473891310

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The world's first jet engines were already available shortly before the end of the Second World War, but they had not been developed to a high enough standard to take part. This changed after 1945 when, on both sides of the Iron Curtain, one technological development surpassed the others and records tumbled almost every week. The era of the piston engine was finally over and jet fighters now dominated the skies. By the mid-1950s their speed had already reached double that of the speed of sound; an achievement which a few years earlier, would have sounded to many like science fiction.

OKB MiG
OKB MiG

Author: Piotr Butowski

Publisher: Specialty PressPub & Wholesalers

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 9780904597806

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This is the first English- language book to provide such detailed insight into the once highly secretive world of Soviet military aircraft production, and into the elite MiG design bureau. The most thorough and authoritative history of its kind ever published.

MiG Aircraft Since 1937
MiG Aircraft Since 1937

Author: Bill Gunston

Publisher: US Naval Institute Press

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13:

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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.

Soviet Aircraft Industry
Soviet Aircraft Industry

Author: Peter G Dancey

Publisher: Fonthill Media

Published: 2017-04-22

Total Pages: 333

ISBN-13:

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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.

Russian Aviation and Air Power in the Twentieth Century
Russian Aviation and Air Power in the Twentieth Century

Author: John Greenwood

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-06-11

Total Pages: 367

ISBN-13: 113525186X

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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.

Russia at War [2 volumes]
Russia at War [2 volumes]

Author: Timothy C. Dowling

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2014-12-02

Total Pages: 1166

ISBN-13: 1598849484

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This easy-to-use reference explores the people and events that shaped Russian military history—and impacted Europe, Asia, and the world—over the past eight centuries. Russian military history is an often-overlooked field. Yet Russia is and has long been an important player in global politics, and its military exploits have been central to its role on the world stage. This study of Russia's military past provides insights into European and U.S. history, including the conduct of the two World Wars and the Cold War, and will help readers better appreciate the current geopolitical situation. This work covers major events and figures in Russian military history from the end of Mongol domination in the 14th century to the present day. More than 650 entries by scores of expert contributors detail events, individuals, organizations, and ideas that have influenced Russian warfare over 800 years. Two alphabetically arranged volumes explore such conflicts as the Russo-Polish Wars, the Great Northern War, the Russo-Turkish Wars, the Napoleonic Wars, the Crimean War, the Russo-Japanese War, World War I, World War II, and the Cold War, including the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Cross references and further readings in each entry serve as jumping-off points for further exploration.

OKB Mikoyan
OKB Mikoyan

Author: E. Gordon

Publisher: Midland Publishing

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781857803075

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A complete history of the famous Mikoyan Design Bureau from its establishment in 1939 to the present day. Every type developed by the Mikoyan OKB is dealt with in detail, with descriptions of all known versions and a wealth of recently declassified data.

Soviet Fighters of the Second World War
Soviet Fighters of the Second World War

Author: Jason Nicholas Moore

Publisher: Fonthill Media

Published: 2021-07-30

Total Pages: 454

ISBN-13:

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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.

The Lavochkin
The Lavochkin

Author: Mantelli - Brown - Kittel - Graf

Publisher: Edizioni R.E.I.

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 54

ISBN-13: 2372971557

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Lavochkin, Semyon Alekseyevich (1900-1960) Russian chief designer. Chief Designer of OKB-301 1937-1960. Lavochkin was appointed Chief Designer of OKB-301 in 1937. His office has designed and built thousands of fighter planes during World War II, from Lavochkin LaGG-1 until the Lavochkin La-9. The first fighter Lavochkin was designated I-22 and was also the first of the triad of new Soviet interceptors to take flight, exactly March 30, 1939. As happens from there in 2-3 years with the fighters '5 Series' Italian, and Indeed, as already happened with 'Series 0', the three competitors will all have some success and everyone will be rewarded by production contracts, but without resemble very much less be subject to the same development and operational success. Lavochkin - or Lavochin, depends transilitterazione - together with Gorbunov and Gudkov, had given rise to a hunting simple and robust, relatively good-looking, but he had the problem of the choice of strategic materials, or rather, the choice not to use them . It was in fact the only one of the three that was built entirely of wood, except of course for the basic elements such as the shopping cart, the weapons, the engine, the ailerons (metal and coated canvas). The retractable landing gear and the engine M-105P were signs of a relative modernity, and certainly worthy of note was its top speed of 605 km / h. The weapons were high rates of fire, two and one ShKAS ShVAK. Again designated as I-301, then took the name of LaGG-1. But for the production became LaGG-3.