Mustang
Mustang

Author: Randy Leffingwell

Publisher: Motorbooks International

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 383

ISBN-13: 9780760321836

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Has any American car captured the balance between performance and style more perfectly than Ford's Mustang? Instantly recognizable and universally respected, the Mustang sets the standard for American automotive performance and innovation. Marking the 40th anniversary of America's favorite pony car, Mustang; Forty Years is a complete retrospective, from the postwar fixation on style and speed that spawned the Ford Mustang, to the completely new model waiting just around the corner. Covering every car, including the stock Ford models, Shelby GTs, Cobras, Bosses, Mach 1s, and many more, with extensively researched text and brilliant color photography, David Newhardt and Randy Leffingwell present the most comprehensive Mustang book available. Filled with company history, statistics, engine specifications, design changes, and personal stories from the board room to the race track, Mustang - Forty Years is a book for Mustang fans of all ages to enjoy for the next forty years and beyond! Award-winning writer and photographer, author Randy Leffingwell combines his fascination for all things mechanical with his considerable writing talent and a photographic eye honed by his years as a staff photographer for the Los Angeles Times to create fascinating and beautifully illustrated books about cars, motorcycles, and tractors.

Soviet Rocket Fighters
Soviet Rocket Fighters

Author: Yefim Gordon

Publisher:

Published: 2006-09-29

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781857802450

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Soviet Rocket Fighters covers the fascinating subject of Soviet aircraft designers' efforts to achieve ever-faster speeds by using liquid-propellant rocket motors. This book describes in detail several Soviet attempts at these designs, their testing, and the many difficulties encountered. Also gives an account of the tests of captured Messerschmitt Me 163 rocket-powered interceptors in the Soviet Union.

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.

Yakovlev Aircraft Since 1924
Yakovlev Aircraft Since 1924

Author: Bill Gunston

Publisher: Brassey's

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13:

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Alexandr S. Yakovlev was one of the most versatile aircraft designers of his age, but he had the misfortune to work in the USSR which made him almost unknown to the outside world. In 1926-27 he built his first aeroplane and from then on he designed structures which were, time and again, ahead of their time.

Soviet X-planes
Soviet X-planes

Author: Gordon Yefim

Publisher: Ian Allan Publishing

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781857800999

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This is the first book to collect stories of the most important Soviet aircraft, including experimental machines from the early 1900s through to the latest Russian prototypes of today. About 150 types are described, each with data and many with extensive drawings.

OKB Sukhoi
OKB Sukhoi

Author: Yefim Gordon

Publisher: Midland Publishing

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781857803143

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This book is the complete and definitive history of the famous Sukhoi Design Bureau, from its establishment in 1940 to the present day. Continuing the series of books exploring in detail the major Russian aviation companies, this is the most comprehensive study of Sukhoi ever undertaken, with every type of aircraft ever developed by the Sukhoi OKB dealt with in detail, with descriptions of all known versions and a wealth of recently declassified data. For each major type there are line drawings illustrating the difference between the versions, representative color side views, and specification tables showing the performance of different versions for comparison; production figures and information on Sukhoi aircraft operated abroad are also included. The book is illustrated with numerous hitherto unreleased photographs. This is an amazing piece of research and will be essential reading for all serious students of aviation history and the development of Sukhoi aircraft design.

Soviet Combat Aircraft of the Second World War: Twin-engined fighters, attack aircraft and bombers
Soviet Combat Aircraft of the Second World War: Twin-engined fighters, attack aircraft and bombers

Author: E. Gordon

Publisher: Motorbooks International

Published: 1999-04

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781857800845

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Arranged by designers, this second installment of a two-volume set includes the aircraft of such famous names as Ilyushin, Petlyakov, and Tupolev, as well as lesser-known types. In preparing this volume, the authors combed untapped archives in the Soviet Union to uncover a wealth of data that rewrites longheld Western beliefs.

Early Soviet Jet Fighters
Early Soviet Jet Fighters

Author: E. Gordon

Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781857801392

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This charts the development and service history of the first-generation Soviet jet fighters designed by such renowned fighter makers as Mikoyan, Yakovlev and Sukhoi, as well as design bureau no longer in existence--the Lavochkin and Alekseyev OKBs, during the 1940s and early 1950s. Each type is detailed and compared to other contemporary jet fighters. As ever the extensive photo coverage includes much which is previously unseen.