Military, Civilian & Rescue Rotorcraft. Each of over 120 types is afforded a double-page entry which typically includes a colour profile, a photo file of around ten colour or b/w images, a brief history, assorted facts and figures, a specification table and colour graphics illustrating aspects of performance in comparison with its contemporaries.

Though the Cold War was responsible for decades of suspicion and mistrust between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, it was also responsible for an amazing leap forward in aircraft research, design, and development. The wild blue yonder never looked so exciting! This book features more than 120 military aircraft in service between 1945 and 1985. It covers each plane in great detail and is filled with over 2,000 illustrations and photos of each plane in action.
Each spread highlights the fascinating journey from concept and design to combat missions. Photo files, action data, facts and figures, maps, and other innovative graphics bring the action to life! Sit behind the controls of a B-52 Strato Fortress! This awesome plane began its service in 1952 and will likely continue to fly until 2040--a tribute to the designers and engineers who developed it.

As the Warsaw Pact disbands and the military information on Soviet material becomes more accessible, aviation professionals and enthusiasts are studying Russian topics more intensively than before. This volume seeks to act as a base for a broader study of Soviet rotary wing aviation.

Тhis book is also known as "Helicopters and Other Rotorcraft Since 1907 The Pocket Encyclopedia of world Aircraft in Color".
Книга не скан, а фотографии разворотов, качество вполне приличное.

Modern Military Helicopters is an up-to-date handbook based on Jane's unrivalled data-base. Fully illustrated and listing every variant, including the latest Russian designs, it is the definitive pocket guide available today.
Includes all variants; Full technical data; 200 photographs.

Red Star vol.26
This interesting survey looks at Russian military aviation in the post-Soviet era. While difficulties with funding means that the large new aircraft programs of the Cold War era are likely to remain things of the past, military aviation in Russia is not standing still. Upgrades to existing programs and reorganization of current resources are two of the ways in which combat capability is being not just maintained but enhanced. This volume looks at programs like the new Mi-8MTKO and Mi-24PN night-capable helicopters from Mil. The latest Sukhoi upgrades such as the Su-24M2, Su-25SM, and Su-27SM are also explored, along with the programs designed to extend the capabilties of the Tu-95MS and Tu-160 bombers by allowing for the carriage of new and more capable missiles. The revamping of the Russian Air Force's training fleet with the Yakovlev's Yak-130 is also considered, contrasting the differences between the first ones built and production-standard aircraft.

Presented in an innovative landscape format, and illustrated with a wide selection of photographs, this is a fascinating and informative guide to over 120 warplanes in service around the world today. The book covers a wide range of military aircraft and includes current and future UK and European fighter aircraft such as the Panavia Tornado, as well as less well-known aircraft currently in service around the world.

Twenty-First Century Warplanes and Helicopters features the most important military fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft currently in service around the world. These include the warplanes currently in US service, such as the B-1 and B-2 bombers, the F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-15 Eagle and F-14 Tomcat. Also featured are the warplanes and helicopters that area a crucial part of NATO's air defence network, such as the Tornado, Harrier, Eurofighter Typhoon and PAH-2 Tiger. In addition, the book contains the most important airborne warning and air control system (AWACS) aircraft in service, such as the Sentry, E-767 and Mainstay.

В каталоге представлена информация о российских вертолетах и 70 предприятиях России, Украины, Австрии, Белоруссии и Чехии, разрабатывающих, производящих вертолетную технику и оборудование, занимающихся ремонтом и эксплуатацией вертолетов.
Каталог не скан, а фотографии разворотов.

In the early 1950s a need arose in the Soviet Union for a heavy transport and assault helicopter capable of airlifting cargo weighing up to 6 tons (13,230 lbs) - primarily artillery systems. THe chief Soviet "helicopter maker" - OKB-329 headed by Mikhail L. Mil - took on this important task. The prototype of the V-6 (eventually redesignated Mi-6), which first flew in June 1957, was a much larger machine. For the first time not only in the Mil OKB's practice but also in the world helicopter design practice, the powerplant consisted of two gas turbine engines; another peculiarity was the use of auxiliary wing offloading the main rotor in cruise flight. The Mi-6 provided a major boost to the Soviet Air Force's capability. In 1959 it served as the basis for the unconventional Mi-10 capable of straddling bulky loads.

Since the Wright brothers made their famous flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903, aviation has emerged as the indispensable arm of American military power. In this detailed history, Charles J. Gross traces its development from the Wright brothers' triumph over gravity through the air war for Kosovo. Drawing on examples from all periods and all service branches, he explains the roles of politics, economics, and technology in shaping air power in the US armed forces and assesses the impact of military aviation on warfare. Gross discusses major developments in aircraft, doctrine, training, and operations. He also provides discussions of airlift, in-flight refueling, military budgets, industry, and interservice squabbling. He examines Eisenhower's "New Look" and MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction); McNamara's effort to use "commonality" of equipment to cut costs; Kennedy's buildup of the military; the Nixon Doctrine and the failure of air power to resolve the long drawn-out conflict in Southeast Asia; and the growing reliance on American air power in the post-Cold War world. This illustrated volume offers a broad history of American military aviation. Military professionals, scholars, policy makers, and the general public should find this book an invaluable guide to the "indispensable arm."

Иллюстрированный справочник Роберта Джексона посвящен одной из важнейших составляющих воздушного флота - вертолетам. Рассматривая, как военные, так и гражданские вертолеты, автор дает нам развернутое представление об истории создания, тактико-техническим характеристикам и сравнительным особенностям наиболее известных и прославленных мировых марок.
Великолепные цветные иллюстрации, схемы, таблицы и хроникальные снимки являются замечательным дополнением к рассказу и вместе дают полное представление о том или ином описываемом образце вертолета.
Особенность этого издания в том, что книг о современных военных и гражданских вертолетах на российском рынке мало, а, кроме того, переводчик, работавший над этой книгой, - ас в своем деле, главный редактор журнала об авиации, добавил статьи об отечественных вертолетах.

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The revised edition of the "Aerospace Systems" catalogue gives brief descriptions of Russian military/dual-use air and space systems and services offered for export by the Rosoboronexport State Corporation. It covers most important defence-related aerospace technologies developed in Russia, namely:
Aircraft, Helicopters, Unmanned air systems, Flight simulators, Aeroengines, Avionics, Armament, Airfield equipment, Ground Monitoring Equipment, Life support equipment, Space systems and services.

This volume includes the complete history of McDonnell and McDonnell Douglas after the two companies merged in 1967. In addition, it details the products of Hughes aviation.

The great leaps in aviation history - the Wright brothers'first flight, Lindbergh's first crossing of the Atlantic, Yeager breaking the sound barrier - were all made by pushing the boundaries of aeronautical science, wringing extraordinary performance out of experimental and untested aircraft.
However, for every success like these there were new aircraft designs which flew badly (or not at all), crashed on landing, burned up fuel at an alarming rate, exploded without warning, or pointlessly wasted millions of dollars.

В книге описывается авиационная техника и структура бельгийских ВВС.

В книге описывается авиационная техника и структура ВВС Нидерландов.