Soviet Secret Projects: Fighters Since 1945, Vol. 2 [Hardcover]

Tony Buttler (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 15, 2006

This is the latest among Midland's very successful 'Secret Projects' series. This, the second of three volumes covering Soviet secret aviation projects, is devoted to post-World War II fighters and will include designs from famous bureaus such as Lavochkin, Mikoyan, Sukhoi, Yakovlev, Myasishchev, and Tupolev. The book covers early post-war fighters, competitions for the first-generation supersonic designs (MiG-21 and Su-7/-9), advanced designs of the 1960s which led to the MiG-2 and competitions to build the specifications which resulted in the MiG-29, Su-27, and MiG I-44. A number of previously unpublished Yakovlev designs from the late 1950s and early 1960s form a separate chapter, followed by another covering Yakovlev's VSTOL work. The book also describes the competition between design bureaus for orders and shows the progress made in aircraft design behind the Iron Curtain. It will give both experts and enthusiasts the chance to compare this work to Western aircraft programs of the era.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Classic Publications; First Edition edition (July 15, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1857802217
• ISBN-13: 978-1857802214
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,406,574 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A powerful military aviation history of the achieved and proposed projects, August 19, 2006

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This review is from: Soviet Secret Projects: Fighters Since 1945, Vol. 2 (Hardcover)

Any reader of military history who wishes to follow the evolution of modern Soviet fighters must look at Soviet Secret Projects: Fighters Since 1945. It provides a powerful military aviation history of the achieved and proposed projects, including designs unknown to the West, and drafted as possible prototypes which never got off the ground. These projects were created by the former Union between 1945 to present and offer not only black and white photos and sketches of projects, but background history into the competition between projects.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The title is a little misleading,, August 25, 2009

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This review is from: Soviet Secret Projects: Fighters Since 1945, Vol. 2 (Hardcover)

as for those of us in the west, most soviet projects tended towards being secret. That said, this book is excellent in every sense. Readable, with three view drawings galore, rough figures, anecdotes, histories of companies and individual projects. Quite excellent in all areas (well, some of us always want more raw data), very few people will find this book anything other than a very worth while purchase, and very worth while read.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good overview of Soviet aircraft development, January 2, 2008

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HaloJonesFan (San Jose, CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Soviet Secret Projects: Fighters Since 1945, Vol. 2 (Hardcover)

I enjoyed reading this book; it had a short "blurb" about many development types and prototypes in the history of Soviet aviation. Almost every subject had at least one picture; some were photographs, some were artwork, some were models. This work is strictly introductory; there were many fascinating types and I would have liked to see more information, but this at least gives a starting point for future research. And if you just want to look at pictures of neat planes, there are plenty in this book for you to look at.