Sukhoi Fitters in Action
Author: Hans-Heiri Stapfer
Publisher:
Published: 1989-01-01
Total Pages: 50
ISBN-13: 9780897472142
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBeskriver de russiske jagerbombere Sukhoi Su-7, -17 og -22.
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Author: Hans-Heiri Stapfer
Publisher:
Published: 1989-01-01
Total Pages: 50
ISBN-13: 9780897472142
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBeskriver de russiske jagerbombere Sukhoi Su-7, -17 og -22.
Author: E. Gordon
Publisher: Crecy Publishing
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781857803457
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFollowing on from the collection of successful ' Famous Russian Aircraft' titles, Yefim Gordon has teamed up with Keith Dexter and Dmitriy Komissarov to produce this insight into the Sukhoi fighter bomber family. In the early 1950s the reborn aircraft design bureau headed by Pavel O. Sukhoi started its renewed activities by creating two aircraft sharing the same fuselage design and powerplant – the delta-wing T-3 and the swept-wing S-1. The former became the progenitor of several interceptors, starting with the Su-9; the other aircraft became the Su-7 tactical fighter but soon evolved into the Su-7B fighter-bomber. Known to the West as the Fitter, the Su-7B and its improved Su-7BM and Su-7BKL versions formed the backbone of the Soviet fighter-bomber aviation. They were also exported to many "friendly nations" – first and foremost to some Warsaw Pact member states (Poland and Czechoslovakia), as well as to non-aligned nations like India, Algeria, Egypt, Iraq and others. The Fitter saw action in quite a few wars – the Indo-Pakistani border conflict of 1971, the Arab-Israeli wars. The initial Su-7 Fitter-A was superseded by the Su-17 which differed primarily in having variable-geometry wings. The prototype made its maiden flight in 1966; the production version completely supplanted the original Su-7 in Soviet Air Force service in the 1980s. The "swing-wing" Su-17 proved highly efficient in the Afghan War, earning the affection of the pilots who flew it. Its high combat capabilities were duly recognized abroad; apart from the Warsaw Pact (Poland, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary and Bulgaria), the Su-20 and Su-22 export variants were delivered to Egypt, Iraq, Peru, Yemen, Afghanistan and other nations. Iraq used its Su-22s against Iran in the war of 1980-88, and the ultimate Su-22M4 is still in service with the Polish Air Force – albeit with upgrades to make it compatible with NATO operational standards. This new title written by 3 aviation enthusiasts, including expert in the field Yefim Gordon, and is illustrated with a whole host of unpublished photos, as well as numerous line drawings and colour side views, which will undoubtedly be of interest to aviation enthusiasts and scale modellers alike. The "in service" and "operators" chapters feature insignia and unit badges/nose art worn by individual aircraft, making this a must have for any aviation and scale model enthusiast's collection.
Author: Robert Pied
Publisher:
Published: 2022-04-05
Total Pages: 140
ISBN-13: 9782931083130
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA complete photographical portrait of the SU-22 Fitter, the export version of the Russian Su-17; Russia's first swing-wing fighter.
Author: John C. Fredriksen
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2001-08-01
Total Pages: 407
ISBN-13: 1576075516
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn depth descriptions and photographs of the aircraft of 21 nations presented with a unique human dimension that goes behind the machines to the people involved. Invaluable for specialists, accessible to enthusiasts, International Warbirds: An Illustrated Guide to World Military Aircraft, 1914–2000 puts the most legendary fighter aircraft of the 20th century developed outside the United States on vivid display. It offers 336 illustrated "biographies" of the most significant warplanes used in squadron service from World War I to the Balkan conflict, including numerous models from Great Britain, France, Russia, and Japan, as well as notable machines from Israel, Canada, China, India, Brazil, and other nations. Entries span the history and scope of military aircraft from bombers and fighters to transports, trainers, reconnaissance craft, sea planes, and helicopters, with each capsule history combining nuts-and-bolts technical data with the story of that model's evolution and use. Together, these portraits offer an exciting, well-researched tribute to visionary designers and builders as well as courageous pilots and crews across the globe, and tell a vivid tale of how air power became such a decisive factor in modern warfare.
Author: Tom Cooper
Publisher: Helion
Published: 2023-04-15
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781804512296
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSince 1966, the backbone of the fighter-bomber fleet of the air forces of Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Yemen was - and sometimes still is - formed by Sukhoi-designed fighter-bombers.
Author: Donald Nijboer
Publisher: Erin, Ont. : Boston Mills Press
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 200
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis pictorial book looks inside the cockpit of aircraft from 1947 to 1965 from the United States, United Kingdom, Sweden, Canada, France and the Soviet Union. Featured aircraft includes a pilot's perspective on what it was like to fly.
Author: Robert Pied
Publisher:
Published: 2021-06
Total Pages: 116
ISBN-13: 9782931083079
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWalk-around and action photography of the Su-25.
Author: Francois Verlinden
Publisher:
Published: 1998-10-01
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 9781930607248
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Gerhard Frawley
Publisher: Australian Aviation
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9781875671427
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLatest edition of the bestselling biennial features a separate entry for every civil aircraft type currently in service -- nearly 400 in all -- canvas-bodied single-seaters to the 777.
Author: Yefim Gordon
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Published: 2015-04-30
Total Pages: 180
ISBN-13: 1473853575
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA history of this supersonic Soviet interceptor, including useful information for model makers. In the late 1950s, the Sukhoi Design Bureau, already an established fighter maker, started work on a successor to its Su-9 and Su-11 single-engined interceptors for the national Air Defense Force. Similar to its predecessors, the new aircraft, designated Su-15, had delta wings; unlike the Su-9/Su-11, however, it had twin engines and lateral air intakes freeing up the nose for a powerful fire control radar. First flown in May 1962, the Su-15 officially entered service in 1965 and was built in several versions, the late ones having cranked-delta wings and a more capable radar. Being an air defense fighter, the Su-15 frequently had to deal with intruders. Unfortunately the aircraft gained notoriety in two separate incidents involving shoot-downs of Boeing airliners (a 707 in 1978 and a 747 in 1983), both of which were South Korean and had intruded into Soviet airspace on what were very probably clandestine spy missions. This book describes the developmental and service history of the Sukhoi Su-15, and contains a comprehensive survey of all model-making kits currently available on the market.