[OKB SUKHOI] – A History of the Design Bureau and Its Aircraft
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Characteristics
Book cover finish | Hardcover ( square back binding ) |
Condition | Used very good |
Number of pages | 592 |
Published date | 2010 |
Language | English |
Collection / Series | MIDLAND |
Size | 22.86 x 29.21 x 2.54 cm |
Author | Yefim Gordon, Dmitriy Komissarov |
Editor | Midland Publishing |
Description
This book is the complete and definitive history of the famous Sukhoi Design Bureau from its establishment in 1939 to the present day. Every type of aircraft developed by the Sukhoi OKB is dealt with in detail, with descriptions of all known versions, including the latest military and commercial programmes and recently declassified intriguing projects.
For each major type included, there are line drawings of the various versions; specification tables comparing the performance of different variants; production figures and also information on Sukhoi aircraft operated abroad.
An impressive array of previously unpublished photographs, which will delight all fans of Russian aviation, are also included. This is, without doubt, the most comprehensive study of Sukhoi aircraft ever published and is an awesome feat of research that will be essential reading for all interested in the history and development of Sukhoi aircraft design.