Sukhoi S-37 and Mikoyan MFI: Russian Fifth-Generation Fighter Demonstrators (Red Star, Vol. 1) (Paperback)

by Yefim Gordon (Author)

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Product Description
Conceived in the early 1980s to ease the threat posed by the American ATF program, these fighters were developed as the Soviet Union's fifth-generation fighters. This book gives a detailed account of how Russia's two leading fighter aircraft designers competed for the order and how a third contender never made it to the hardware stage. It deals with the way these aircraft were conceived, designed, built, and flown.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Midland (January 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1857801202
• ISBN-13: 978-1857801200
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #403,047 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book, July 15, 2002

By	brilliantdream (United States) - See all my reviews

Yefim Gordon discussed both the project history, prototypes, technical details (From Fuselage, Landing gear, control System... etc, basically everything), and a little bit about Russian's next-generation fighter's prospect and how US fighter projects affects Russian.

In sum, it's a good book. However, my friend (who is a die-hard fan of Russian aviation) told me that if you are already familiar with these two projects, you won't get anything new out of it except nice pictures. Personally I am very satisfied because I need a reference like this. So whether this book is for you will depend on how will you know Russian fighter projects.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but..., April 27, 2003

By	P. Tackowiak "ptack" (Basking Ridge, NJ USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

While a fairly good overview of these 2 aircraft, the evaluation of their capabilities is more than a little "soviet" sounding. In other words these 2 development projects are described as the greatest things since sliced bread. A more objective and blunt account of their drawbacks would have made this a great book. With the extremely limited funding available and the isolated nature of these aircraft as weapons systems (as compared to the F22 which will be a fully integrated theatre weapon and probably the last US manned air superiority fighter) the compromises made by the Russian manufacturers are major and would be interesting to read about.