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Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker - Warbird Tech Vol. 42

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In this book, Volume 42 in the Warbird Tech Series, their full treatment is given to the Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker. This is one of the most advanced fighter aircraft in use today. The basic design was begun in 1971, and really began volume production in about 1986, giving some idea of the time it takes to create a state-of-the-art aircraft design today. The Su-27 was designed in response to the United States development of the F-14 and F-15 fighters. It is large and fast, with exceptional range, heavy armament, and very high agility. Although little used in actual combat, the impressive air combat maneuvring capacity should make it an excellent dogfighter.

This aircraft has become a staple of Russia's sales on the international market with sales to the expected countries that were in the old Soviet Union, but also to other countries such as Mexico, Venezuela, India and China. Even the United States has purchased two aircraft, probably for military training.

Now that we are friends with Russia, it is great to see books such as this which not too many years ago would have been considered top secret.

I read this regular book, here in Brazil. This book is short, brief and easy to understand. There's also text about the Su-27 derivatives, such as the Su-33 and Su-35.
Even so, I have to give just three stars for it, because of these causes:
1- The photos are about two hundreds; but they are mainly in black and white. Between pages 65 and 72 there's many photos with color. Almost all photos are regular, in quality. About the half of this book are photos.
2- The text itself seems to be a group of magazine's articles about the Su-27 and it derivatives. There isn't enough text about this great fighter and its derivatives. Even the chapter 5, only about the Su-27 used in ships, isn't with enough text to read. Any chapter has enough text about its subject.
With regular photos and even more, just a regular text, this a regular book, about a great Russian fighter.

Any one who's seen the F-15 fly knows that is a tough jet to beat, but with the Su-27, you've got a jet that likes to make sure everyone in the sky knows it is around!
The Su-27 is jet that was designed by builders who know what a pilot need in jet, from avionics to track & shoot down any thing that flies, to engines & aerodynamics that has no bounds to fly circles againts any & all who come up against it!
With new models of the flanker coming off the production line, it pays to know what the fellow across the street is flying!