Gordon Yefim: Mil Mi-8/Mi-17 Rotary Wing Workhorse and War Horse

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: The Soviet Union's ubiquitous and versatile helicopter, first flown in 1961 and still in production, and which has served worldwide and participated in many conflicts and in many roles, is fully documented here from first-hand Russian sources, with much fresh information and photos. Over the years, the Mi-8 and its variants have become veritable aerial workhorses, participating in countless…

Gordon: OKB Yakovlev: A History of the Design Bureau and Its Aircraft

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: The Yakovlev design bureau started life in 1927 when Aleksandr Sergeyevich Yakovlev (1894-1977) brought out his first aircraft, the two-seat AIR-1. The first nine designs created by Yakovlev remained in prototype form, being developed largely at his own initiative; in 1935, however, his fortune changed when the UT-2 primary trainer entered large-scale production. In the immediate pre-war years…