Mikoyan MiG-21 (Famous Russian Aircraft) - Hardcover
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First flown in 1956 and entering service in 1959, the MiG-21 'Fishbed' has proved to be one of the most successful of all Soviet era jet fighters, seeing service not only with the Soviet air force but with numerous other air forces worldwide. Among jet fighters, the
MiG-21 holds a wide range of records covering total production figures and the number of nations that operated it. For the first time this book will provide a detailed description of every single member of the MiG-21 family, from the Ye-2 swept-wing development aircraft to the latest 'distant relatives' of the 'Fishbed' developed in China. The book covers the MiG-21's combat career, including the Vietnam War, the Arab-Israeli conflicts, the Indo-Pakistani clashes, and various local wars in Africa. Also included are the fleet lists for each operator featuring known serials and construction numbers. A separate well-illustrated chapter will deal with the Chinese derivatives that were supplied to Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Iraq, Iran, and other nations.
For many years the Soviet designers deemed the MiG-21 to be the best light fighter in its category - until a Northrop F-5E Freedom Fighter captured in Vietnam found its way to the Soviet Union and met the MiG-21 in mock combat. The book details results of this 'flyoff', which came as a rude awakening for Soviet pilots and designers. Today, upgraded MiG-21s with state-of-the-art avionics still serve with the air arms of Romania.
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Yefim Gordon is one of Russia's leading aviation writers and publishers. He is the author of many books on Soviet aviation and currently lives in Moscow.
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hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 2008 edition. Dust Jacket in Good condition. 720 pages. Spine slanted. If not for the slant, book would be in Very Good condition. Clean cover and pages. Nice clean copy. First flown in 1956 and entering service in 1959, the MiG-21 'Fishbed' has proved to be one of the most successful of all Soviet era jet fighters, seeing service not only with the Soviet air force but with numerous other air forces worldwide. Among jet fighters, the MiG-21 holds a wide range of records covering total production figures and the number of nations that operated it. For the first time this book will provide a detailed description of every single member of the MiG-21 family, from the Ye-2 swept-wing development aircraft to the latest 'distant relatives' of the 'Fishbed' developed in China. Historic Oklahoma Bookstore on Route 66. Packages shipped daily, Mon-Fri. Seller Inventory # mon0000749171
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Leichte Abnutzungen. First flown in 1956 and entering service in 1959, the MiG-21 'Fishbed' has proved to be one of the most successful of all Soviet era jet fighters, seeing service not only with the Soviet air force but with numerous other air forces worldwide. Among jet fighters, theMiG-21 holds a wide range of records covering total production figures and the number of nations that operated it. For the first time this book will provide a detailed description of every single member of the MiG-21 family, from the Ye-2 swept-wing development aircraft to the latest 'distant relatives' of the 'Fishbed' developed in China. The book covers the MiG-21's combat career, including the Vietnam War, the Arab-Israeli conflicts, the Indo-Pakistani clashes, and various local wars in Africa. Also included are the fleet lists for each operator featuring known serials and construction numbers. A separate well-illustrated chapter will deal with the Chinese derivatives that were supplied to Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Iraq, Iran, and other nations.For many years the Soviet designers deemed the MiG-21 to be the best light fighter in its category - until a Northrop F-5E Freedom Fighter captured in Vietnam found its way to the Soviet Union and met the MiG-21 in mock combat. The book details results of this 'flyoff', which came as a rude awakening for Soviet pilots and designers. Today, upgraded MiG-21s with state-of-the-art avionics still serve with the air arms of Romania. Seller Inventory # 92695637-6da8-49ea-b4f6-9073f3fb6775
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MIKOYAN MiG-21 /MIDLAND 2008 /Yefim Gordon Keith Dexter /English Gordon, Yefim, Dexter, Keith, Komissarov, Dmitriy MiG21 Mikoyan MiG-21 - Famous Russian Aircraft 2008 Flugzeugtypen VTOL-Prototyp HubdüsenYe-8 Bug ModellbauerPlanes Pilots Bauvarianten Kaunas Polytechnical Institute engineer electronics designer Soviet aviation Russian aviation
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Softcover. Condition: gut. 2008. Die Mutter aller MiG-21-Bücher Atemberaubend. Kurz: atemberaubend. Ich hätte nie gedacht, dass man zu nur einem Flugzeugtypen mehr als 700 Seiten füllen kann - und diese sind sogar lesenswert! Dies ist das definitive Buch zur MiG-21, nicht nur was den Umfang betrifft, sondern auch die Breite der abgedeckten Aspekte. Yefim Gordon zeigt nicht nur die komplette Entwicklungsgeschichte von den ersten Konzeptideen bis zu den heute noch fliegenden letzten Bauversionen und Updates der Fishbed. Nein, es werden auch Nebenprojekte, Konzeptideen oder Versuchsträger (etwa als VTOL-Prototyp mit Hubdüsen im Rumpf, oder die schnieke Ye-8 mit festem Bug) abgehandelt. Insgesamt umfasst das Buch die haarklein aufgedröselte, dabei jedoch nicht ins Haarspalterische abgleitende, Evolution der MiG-21 vom simplen Schönwetterjäger bis zum agilen Mehrzweckkampfflugzeug der Neuzeit, Stand 2008. Es ist der helle Wahnsinn! Angereichert wird das Ganze noch mit Details aus den Berichten der Testpiloten, Seitenrisse, gute Detailphotos, etc. Und wäre DAS noch nicht genug, gibt es dasselbe auch noch für die Trainerversionen und die große Familie der Lizenz- und Plagiats-Nachbauten in China sowie deren weit verzweigten Stammbaum. Hinzu kommen außerdem Berichte zum Einsatz der MiG-21 bei den russischen Streitkräften sowie ein historischer Überblick zu quasi allen Kampfhandlungen, an denen MiG-21 beteiligt waren - so objektiv und vollständig dargestellt, wie es eben geht. Und es geht NOCH weiter! Ein weiterer großer Abschnitt widmet sich den (allen!) Betreibern der MiG-21. Hier finden sich (wie auch im Rest des Buches) zahlreiche Farbfotos, die vor allem Modellbauern auf der Suche nach Farbangaben für Exoten den Atem stocken lassen dürften. Zahlreiche dieser "Vorlagen" sind übrigens als Seitenansichten im 'Planes & Pilots'-Band #14 zur MiG-21 wieder zu finden - die beiden Bücher ergänzen sich hervorragend! Hinzu kommen in diesem Abschnitt auch noch detaillierte Tabellen der bekannten Maschinen anhand ihrer Registrierungsnummern mit Hinweisen auf ihren Anstrich (als grobe Farbangaben), Besonderheiten und ihres Verbleibes, z. B. durch Absturz, Verkauf oder als Museumsstücke. Die 700 Seiten sind also wirklich mit Infos gefüllt! Alles in allem ist das Buch eine echte Empfehlung, und sei es nur um mit stockendem Atem von Seite zu Seite zu blättern. SO stelle ich mir wirklich eine echte Typen-Dokumentation vor! Wer also (irgend-)eine Frage zur MiG-21 hat, hier ist die Chance groß, eine Antwort zu finden. Alleine die Bilder sind das Buch wert, der Lesestoff und die zahlreichen Profilzeichnungen der wichtigsten Bauvarianten aber auch. Deshalb: ein enthusiastischer Daumen hoch! Und Respekt vor dieser akribischen wie auch sehr gut aufbereiteten Arbeit. Leider fehlt - wie bei allen Publikationen der Reihe - ein Stichwortverzeichnis oder eine feinere Gliederung, so dass ein gezieltes Suchen etwas mühsam ist. Autor: Yefim Gordon was born in 1950 in Vilnius, Lithuania, and graduated from the Kaunas Polytechnical Institute in 1972 as an engineer/electronics designer. He has been a resident of Moscow since 1973, when, as a hobby, he started collecting photographs and books on the history of Soviet aviation. This has now developed into a major archive. Since the 1980s he has been a professional aviation journalist and writer, with over 80 books published on Soviet/Russian aviation in Russian, English, Polish and Czech, as well as close to 120 magazine features and photo reports. He is also an accomplished photographer, with countless photos published in the western press; the current edition of Jane's All the World's Aircraft features more than 50 of his photographs MIKOYAN MiG-21 /MIDLAND 2008 /Yefim Gordon Keith Dexter /English Gordon, Yefim, Dexter, Keith, Komissarov, Dmitriy Mikoyan MiG-21 - Famous Russian Aircraft 2008 MIKOYAN MiG-21 /MIDLAND 2008 /Yefim Gordon Keith Dexter /English Gordon, Yefim, Dexter, Keith, Komissarov, Dmitriy MiG21 Mikoyan MiG-21 - Famous Russian Aircraft 2008 Flugzeugtypen VTOL-Prototyp HubdüsenYe-8 Bug ModellbauerPlanes Pilots Bauvarianten Kaunas Polytechnical Institute engineer electronics designer Soviet aviation Russian aviation In deutscher Sprache. 720 pages. Seller Inventory # BN43118
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