Customer Reviews

Mil's Heavylift Helicopters: Mi-6 / Mi-10 / V-10 / Mi-26 - Red Star Vol. 22

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Long awaited subject, very informative and well researched book. I have several of Yeffim Gordon's books and they are all wonderful. This book covers the design stages and includes pictures of models that did not make it to the finals but that are interesting and one can see the progression of a concept, the things that worked and the things that didn't. The main thread of this and the other books is that they not only are factual but also present some details that are unique from native's point of view.

The photos are mostly black and white and in an age of digital perfection I sometime forget that this is a subject that was classified not so long ago. Nevertheless, I wish there were more close ups and more color photos and that the 3-d drawings include front and top views as well. I understand however that the space is limited and there are four helicopters covered.

It is a great refference material for historians and hobbyists alike and it is a great addition to my library of Soviet Aircrafts!

Borislav

I read this very good book, here in Brazil. This book is divided into four chapters:

a)Chapter one is about Mi-6. This big helicopter isn't flying today, but during two decades, the Mi-6 was the biggest opperational helicopter flying, in the world.

b)Chapter two is about Mi-10. This big helicopter had big legs. This chapter isn't just about the normal Mi-10, but also about the "short" legged Mi-10 K. Mi-10 remains the heighest helicopter ever made.

c)Chapter three is about the V-12. This massive helicopter had four engines and just two were ever produced. None was used with practical uses.

d)Chapter four is about the Mi-26. This massive helicopter is the only of the four helicopters covered in this book that remains flying and also in production today. About three hundreds Mi-26 were produced(see page 93).

The other reviewer wrote these sentences:"The photos are mostly black and white and in an age of digital perfection I sometime forget that this is a subject that was classified not so long ago. Nevertheless, I wish there were more close ups and more color photos and that the 3-d drawings include front and top views as well. I understand however that the space is limited and there are four helicopters covered."

I agree with these sentences, but I have to give fives stars for this book, because:

1-The authors of this book know, what are they talking about.

2-The quality of the paper is excellent.

3-This book is concise.

4-The text is for the general public, not for aerospace engineers.

5-This book never talks about politics. Science can't be mixed with politics or religion. Please, I'm not a Communist or "Liberal" in American ways.