OKB SUKHOI: A HISTORY OF THE DESIGN BUREAU AND ITS AIRCRAFT

Following the success of the acclaimed OKB MIG, Midland Publishing and its Aerofax imprint are pleased to present OKB Sukhoi. Like its predecessor, this is a definitive history of one of the world's most famous aircraft design bureaux.

Sukhoi, its founder Pavel O. Sukhoi, and its many stellar engineers and craftsmen are thoroughly documented in this new book. Prepared with the cooperation of the Moscow-based bureau, it is the result of unprecedented access to rarely seen records and vintage photographic archives. In addition, the authors have accessed other Russian sources long hidden from public viewing or western scrutiny. The result is a massive amount of fresh and previously unpublished information in what certainly will become the standard reference for all time on this important Russian aircraft producer.

Each individual Sukhoi aircraft type is reviewed in exceptional detail. Included are prototypes, testbeds, miscellaneous uncompleted projects and design studies, and a plethora of production types. Nearly a thousand three-view drawings and photographs depict every aircraft known to have been developed under the auspices of the Sukhoi name.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR  

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.

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