The Osprey Encyclopedia of Russian AircraftSweeping away the "red herrings" and spurious details invented in the West between 1950 and 1970, this exhaustive volume can be offered to the public with the knowledge that it documents the true histories of some 1000 aircraft types. Much of what was believed to be fact has been proven wrong in various degrees, and it can confidently be claimed that no book in the history of aviation has ever contained so much new information. The volume is prefixed by sections on aircraft designations, engines, air launched weapons and much more - this really is the definitive work on Russian aircraft. |
Common terms and phrases
Aeroflot ahead ailerons aircraft airframe anhedral antenna armament ASCC name Avietka avionics biplane bomber bombload bombs booms brakes built cabin CAHI canopy centre section centreline climb cockpit cowl crew cruise DIMENSIONS Span doors dorsal duct dural Ekranoplan engine fighter flaps flown flying four front ft² fuel fuel/oil fuselage hinged hydraulic inboard inlet kg/cm² km/h km/h at SL landing gear later length loaded main gears miles missiles monocoque monoplane Moscow nacelle NII testing nose gear outboard outer wings passengers PERFORMANCE Max speed pilot Polikarpov prodn production prop propeller prototype pylons radar range rear fuselage redesigned replaced retracting rocket rotor rudder seats service ceiling ShKAS ShVAK side single-seat skin Soviet spars struts tail tailplane tailwheel take-off tandem tanks tion trainer Tupolev turret twin tyres ventral WEIGHTS Empty wheels wing area