THE HISTORY OF SOVIET AIRCRAFT FROM 1918
Written by Vaclav Nemecek
Published by Willow Books; Collins
in 1986
ISBN: 0002180332
THE HISTORY OF SOVIET AIRCRAFT FROM 1918
Written by Vaclav Nemecek.
Stock no. 1823750
1st.
1986.
Hardback.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Originally published in Czechoslovakia in 1969, followed by a German edition in 1974. This English translation has been considerably revised and expanded to include newly released information, and additional updating on modern planes. B/w photos. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 460 pages including colour photos to rear. ISBN: 0002180332. Top edge of text block slightly dusty, contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at edges and lightly scuffed.
Front cover
Contents
- Developments up to 1928
- Early Five Year Plan Fighters
- Fighters with Recoilless Cannon
- Multi-Seat Fighters
- Experiments with Parasite Fighters
- Experiments with Fighters in the 1930s
- A New Generation of Fighters
- Interceptor Fighters
- Fighter Strength 1943/45
- Last Piston Engine Fighters
- Rocket Aircraft
- Rocket Assisted Fighters
- Post-War Development of Rocket Fighters
- First of the Jet Fighters
- Jet Fighters of a New Generation
- Supersonic Fighters
- Fighters Update
- Ground Attack Update
- Heavy Bombers
- Long Range Bombers
- High Speed Bombers
- Night Bombers
- Dive Bombers
- High Altitude Bombers
- Jet Bombers
- Reconnaissance Aircraft and Light Bombers
- Bombers Update
- Reconnaissance A Update
- Development of Attack Aircraft in the 1930s
- Armoured Aircraft VIT
- World War 2 Ground Attack Aircraft
- Post-War Ground Attack Aircraft
- Military Training Aircraft
- Sports Aircraft
- Militray Training and Sports Aircraft Update
- Pre-War Commercial Aircraft
- Military Transport Aircraft
- General Purpose Aircraft
- Post-War Transport Aircraft
- Transport and Utility Aircraft Update
- Seaplanes for Patrol and Long-Range Reconnaissance
- Catapult Aircraft
- Torpedo Aircraft
- Aircraft for the Arctic
- Commercial Seaplanes
- Light Seaplanes
- Experimental Aircraft
- Helicopter Development in the 1930s
- Age of the Autogyros
- Bratukin's Helicopters
- Route to a New Genearl Purpose Helicopter
- Heavy Transport Helicopters
- Kamov's Helicopters
- Heavy Duty Turbine Helicopters
- Intermediate Turbine Helicopters
- Compound Helicopters
- Helicopters Update
- Specifications
- Index
- Colour Section