Famous Russian Aircraft: Mikoyan MiG-23 and MiG-27
- Hardcover
560 pages
- Release Date
30 October 2019
Summary
Originally conceived as a replacement for the famous MiG-21, changing priorities turned the MiG-23 into a STOL fighter with variable-geometry wings that first flew in June 1967. After two years of testing, the aircraft, codename Flogger, entered service in 1969. From then on development of the Flogger proceeded along two parallel lines firstly as a fighter/interceptor with a two-seat trainer variant and later as a fighter/bomber which evolved into the MiG-27 used by the Soviet Air Force. This…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781910809310 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1910809314 |
| Author: | Yefim Gordon |
| Publisher: | Crecy Publishing |
| Imprint: | Crecy Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 560 |
| Release Date: | 30 October 2019 |
| Weight: | 1.05kg |
| Dimensions: | 280mm x 216mm |
| Series: | Famous Russian Aircraft |
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Critics Review
“Whether you’re an aviation historian or a MiG-23⁄27 enthusiast, this is the ultimate title on the subject and finally completes the MiG OKB story for production fighters. Definitely recommended!”–Michael Benolkin “Cybermodeler Online” (2/12/2020 12:00:00 AM)
About The Author
Yefim Gordon
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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