Download or read book Famous Russian Aircraft Ilyushin Il 28 written by E. Gordon and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Il-28 tactical bomber was a success in all its roles. From Torpedo-bomber, reconnaissance, trainer, and mail carrier, numerous specialized versions were also developed, including testbeds for avionics, weapons, and aircraft systems . A true fighting machine, by the mid 1950s it became the main strike aircraft of the Soviets and later saw action in various armed conflicts in the Middle East, Asia and Africa.

Download or read book Ilyushin Il 28 Beagle written by Yefim Gordon and published by Crowood Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Entering service with the USSR Air Force in 1950, the Ilyushin IL-28 Beagle has been dubbed 'The Russian Canberra.' This is the first in-depth study of the long-serving light bomber. Besides the USSR, it served with the air forces of Egypt, China, Czechoslovakia and Poland. The aircraft had a maximum speed of 600 mph at sea level and 515 mph at 36,000 feet. IL-28 was armed with two, fixed forward-firing 23-mm cannons and two, 23-mm cannons in a manually-directed tail position.Hardcover, 7-1/2 x 9-1/2, 224 pp, 24 color, 162 b/w and 36 line drawings

Download or read book Ilyushin Il 28 written by Dariusz Karnas and published by Scale Plans. This book was released on 2015-04-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scale plans in 1/72, 1/48 of Il-28 bomber variants. All bomber versions are shown.

Download or read book Aeroplane written by Adam Bialek and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-04-08 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Photographic documentation of the aircraft, with visible details of the external construction elements. The album contains only photos. There is no text or description in the album. IL-28. Reconnaissance plane, 1950, USSR. Span 22.65 m (with additional fuel tanks) Length 17.65 m Take-off weight (nominal) 19,500 kg Maximum speed 876 km/h Ceiling 12,300 m Range 3150 km Armament Powerplant: 2 x VK-1, rated at 2700 kG (2646 kW) The aeroplane was designed as a high wing, twin engine bomber, with a nose wheel. The crew was limited to three men: pilot, navigator/bombardier and rear gunner/radio operator. There were two pressurised compartments, increasing the crew's comfortable working environment in high altitudes. Under the straight leading edges, two engine nacelles with main undercarriage wheel bays were assembled. Swept vertical and horizontal stabilisers allowed for keeping appropriate steering and stability at high speeds. Armament consisted of a 3000kg maximum bomb load, carried in the fuselage inner bomb bay and four 23mm cannons - two fixed in front, on the both sides of fuselage and twin movable cannons at the rear. The first Il-28 bombers reached Soviet air regiments at the beginning of 1950 and gained recognition among the flying personnel for its outstanding flying characteristics. The ground crews valued the aircraft for its access to engines and other equipment. Along with the Il-28, a reconnaissance version was developed. It was flown in April 1950, and was intended for night or day use, tactical and operational reconnaissance. The aircraft's bomb bay was adopted to carry different cameras, photo flash bombs, flares and fuel tanks. Additional fuel tanks were attached at the wing tips. The Il-28R was armed with three 23mm cannons. In the following years the Il-28 was utilised for radio reconnaissance and electronic warfare (passive and active jamming of enemy electronics). The Il-28 aircraft were in service in many countries. They were also engaged in some military conflicts.

Download or read book Ilju in Il 28 written by Miroslav Irra and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book OKB Ilyushin written by Yefim Gordon and published by Aerofax. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Established in 1934, the Ilyushin design bureau is one of the best-known Soviet/Russian aircraft design companies. Over the years, the Ilyushin OKB has developed aircraft for widely varying roles. Its first aircraft to achieve production status, the DB-3 bomber, entered service in 1936. The IL-2 (Shturmovik) armored attack aircraft brought Ilyushin well-earned fame; this aircraft fought with considerable success during World War II. The OKB's involvement with combat aircraft continued with the experimental IL-22 four-jet counterpart of the English Electric Canberra. However, it was those years that marked the OKB's transition to transport aircraft from the twin-engined IL-12 of 1945 developed as a 'DC-3 replacement', followed by many successful aircraft, including the four-turboprop IL-18 airliner (1957), the four-turbofan long-half IL-62 (1961), the IL-76 military/civil freighter (1971) and the first Soviet wide-body airliner, the IL-86 of 1976. The company has also moved into general aviation with the IL-103 four-seater.

Download or read book Tupolev Tu 2 Sukhoi Utb 2 Shcherbakov Shche 2 written by Lechosław Musiałkowski and published by Polish Wings. This book was released on 2020-04-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The next book in the popular Polish Wings series is on the famous Russian WW2 bombers and trainers in Polish Air Forces. Covers duty of these aircraft during WW2 and postwar period.More than 120 photos, mostly unpublished, and many colour profiles.Book covers: Tu-2, UTB-2 and Shche-2 aircraft

Download or read book Wings over Ogaden written by Tom Cooper and published by Helion and Company. This book was released on 2015-04-19 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With Ethiopia in disarray following a period of severe internal unrest and the spread of insurgencies in Eritrea and Tigray, Ethiopia and its armed forces should have offered little opposition to well-equipped Somali armed forces which were unleashed to capture Ogaden, in July 1977. However, excellently trained pilots of the Ethiopian Air Force took full advantage of their US-made equipment, primarily their few brand-new Northrop F-5E Tiger II fighter-bombers, to take the fight to their opponents, win air superiority over the battlefield, and thus have their hands free to interdict the Somali supply links to stop the invasion cold. This air victory practically sealed the fate of the Somali juggernaut in Ogaden, especially so once Ethiopia convinced Cuba and the Soviet Bloc to support her instead of Somalia. In a fit of pique, Somalia forced all Soviet advisers to leave the country. Already bitter over similar experiences in Egypt in 1972, Moscow's revenge was designed as a clear message: nobody was to treat her in such fashion again. The USSR subsequently launched an air bridge to Ethiopia, unique and unprecedented in its extension and importance, delivering huge quantities of armament and equipment necessary for the Ethiopians to reconquer Ogaden, and beyond. In turn Somalia asked the USA for help and thus occurred an unprecedented switch of Cold War alliances. This volume details the history and training of both Ethiopian and Somali air forces, their equipment and training, tactics used and kills claimed, against the backdrop of the flow of the Ogaden war. It explains in detail, supported by over 100 contemporary and exclusive photographs, maps and color profiles, how the Ethiopian Air Force won the decisive victory in the air by expertly deploying the F-5Es - unequaled in maneuverability, small size and powerful armament - to practically destroy the Somali Air Force and its MiG-17s and MiG-21s.

Download or read book MiGs in the Middle East Volume 1 written by Davis Nicolle and published by Middle East@War. This book was released on 2021-02-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Egypt and Czechoslovakia signed the so-called 'Czechoslovak Arms Deal', thus initiating a unique era of close cooperation between major Arab military powers, the former Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and its allies. During the first decade of this period, the air force of Egypt, followed by those of (in chronological order) Syria, Iraq, Morocco and Algeria, were all equipped with dozens and then hundreds of Soviet-made fighters designed by the Mikoyan I Gurevich Design Bureau - the same swept-wing jets that took the Western powers by surprise during the Korean War. While the first generation of MiG jet fighter - the MiG-15 - saw only a relatively brief service in Egypt, its more efficient and uprated successor, the MiG-17F, entered service in bigger numbers, and then formed the backbone of additional air forces around the Middle East. The MiG-17PF became the first radar-equipped combat aircraft while the MiG-19 became the first supersonic fighter flown by the air forces of Egypt and Iraq, in the period 1958-1963. In Morocco and Algeria, the MiG-17 was the first and the only jet fighter in service during the first half of the 1960s.Unsurprisingly, MiG-15s, MiG-17s and MiG-19s thus served with many different units and - especially in Egypt and Algeria, and also in Syria - wore a wide range of very different, and often very colourful unit insignia and other markings. They were also flown by many pilots who subsequently played crucial roles in the future of their nations. Based on original documentation and extensive interviews with veterans, and richly illustrated, MiGs in the Middle East, Volume 1 is a unique source of reference on the operational history of MiG-15, MiG-17, and MiG-19 fighter jets in Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Morocco, and Syria from 1955 until 1956. This is the first volume in a mini-series.

Download or read book I 28 Beagle written by Nikolaj Vasil'evič Âkubovič and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Aeronaves de Ilyushin written by Fuente Wikipedia and published by University-Press.org. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fuente: Wikipedia. Paginas: 25. Capitulos: Ilyushin Il-10, Ilyushin Il-78, Ilyushin Il-2, Ilyushin Il-28, Ilyushin Il-18, Ilyushin Il-62, Ilyushin Il-14, Ilyushin Il-96, Ilyushin Il-4, Ilyushin Il-86, Ilyushin Il-114, Ilyushin Il-76, Ilyushin Il-38, Ilyushin Il-12, Ilyushin Il-22, Ilyushin DB-3, Ilyushin Il-80, Ilyushin Il-102, Ilyushin Il-40. Extracto: El Ilyushin Il-10 (en ruso: -10, designacion OTAN: Beast ) fue un avion de ataque a tierra sovietico desarrollado al final de la Segunda Guerra Mundial por la OBK Ilyushin. Tambien fue construido bajo licencia en Checoslovaquia por Avia con la designacion Avia B-33. Al inicio de las hostilidades en el frente este durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, la Fuerza Aerea Sovietica (VVS) utilizo con exito el avion de ataque a tierra Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik, que utilizaba los motores en linea Mikulin AM-38. Con el progreso de la guerra, las autoridades sovieticas comenzaron a planificar al que seria su sucesor. El principal objetivo fue el aumento de su velocidad y maniobrabilidad a baja altitud, que le permitiera evadirse de las armas antiaereas de pequeno calibre, que era el mayor peligro al que se enfrentaban los aviones de ataque a tierra, y era uno de los principales fallos del Il-2. La dos propuestas mas maniobrable y ligeras, fue el Sujoi Su-6, desarrollado por Pavel Sujoi desde 1942. Al mismo tiempo, Sergey Ilyushin desarrollaba el avion pesado VSh o Il-8 M-71, derivado del diseno del Il-2, en el que se basaba parcialmente. Ambos proyectos fueron motorizados por el prototipo de motor radial M-71, el cual no llego a producirse en serie. En 1943, Ilyushin inicio los trabajos de un Nuevo avion, el Il-1, el cual podia ser biplaza o monoplaza, y era un caza-interceptor blindado, pensado especialmente para dar caza a los bombarderos y transportes enemigos. El Il-1 era similar al diseno del Il-2, pero era mas moderno y compacto y estaba motorizado por los nuevos Mikulin AM-42. Pero la...

Download or read book Ilyushin IL 76 written by Yefim Gordon and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A familiar sight both in military and worldwide commercial use, the Ilyushin IL-76 was the Soviet's answer to the Lockheed Starlifter. Compiled by noted Russian aviation writers and historians from a wealth of first-hand Russian sources, this book is a comprehensive history of each variant and its service. Extensive tables detail each aircraft built with complete notes on every operator-both civil and military-and their fleets. For military enthusiasts and modelers.

Download or read book Enemy at the Gates written by Justo Miranda and published by Fonthill Media. This book was released on 2019-12-08 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the Nazis started to threaten the world with their efficient machine of propaganda, the main concern of European governments was the overwhelming reaction of panic that the expected bombing of the Luftwaffe might cause within the civil population. During the Munich Agreement in 1938, the democracies were defended by old biplanes and a bunch of modern fighters: 50 Hurricanes, 20 Morane-405 and 5 Fokker D.XXI. France and Great Britain took up the production of USA airplanes and cancelled exports to small countries, which were forced to design and build their own PANIC FIGHTERS with the intelligence and skill that desperation provides. When nothing seemed able to contain the German advance, France, Great Britain and the USSR developed several programs of emergency fighters, as did Australia, to face the Japanese expansion. At the time the course of events switched, it was the Axis powers that had to create their own PANIC FIGHTERS, some of them suicidal. The present book includes several last resource designs of fighters that are practically unknown and that were developed in times of tribulation by Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Japan, Yugoslavia, Latvia, Netherland, Poland, Romania, Sweden and Switzerland.

Download or read book Russia s Military Modernisation An Assessment written by The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new IISS Strategic Dossier examines the recent development of Moscow’s armed forces and military capabilities. It analyses the aspirations underpinning Russia’s military reform programme and its successes as well as its failures. The book also provides insights into Russia’s operational use of its armed forces, including in the intervention in Syria, the goals and results of recent state armament programmes, and the trajectory of future developments. This full-colour volume includes more than 50 graphics, maps and charts and over 70 images, and contains chapters on: Russia's armed forces since the end of the Cold War Strategic forces Ground forces Naval forces Aerospace forces Russia’s approach to military decision-making and joint operations Economics and industry At a time when Russia’s relations with many of its neighbours are increasingly strained, and amid renewed concern about the risk of an armed clash, this dossier is essential reading for understanding the state,capabilities and future of Russia’s armed forces.

Download or read book Over Fields of Fire written by Timofeeva-Egoro and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the 1930s the Soviet Union launched a major effort to create a modern Air Force. That process required training tens of thousands of pilots. Among those pilots were larger numbers of young women, training shoulder to shoulder with their male counterparts. A common training program of the day involved studying in ''flying clubs'' during leisure hours, first using gliders and then training planes. Following this, the best graduates could enter military schools to become professional combat pilots or flight navigators. The author of this book passed through all of those stages and had become an experienced training pilot when the USSR entered the war.Volunteering for frontline duty, the author flew 130 combat missions piloting the U2 biplane in a liaison squadron. In the initial period of the war, the German Luftwaffe dominated the sky. Daily combat sorties demanded bravery and skill from the pilots of the liaison squadron operating obsolete, unarmed planes. Over the course of a year the author was shot down by German fighters three times but kept flying nevertheless.In late 1942 Anna Egorova became the first female pilot to fly the famous Sturmovik (ground attack) plane that played a major role in the ground battles of the Eastern Front. Earning the respect of her fellow male pilots, the author became not just a mature combat pilot, but a commanding officer. Over the course of two years the author advanced from ordinary pilot to the executive officer of the Squadron, and then was appointed Regimental navigator, in the process flying approximately 270 combat missions over the southern sector of the Eastern Front initially (Taman, the Crimea) before switching to the 1st Belorussian Front, and seeing action over White Russia and Poland.Flying on a mission over Poland in 1944 the author was shot down over a target by German flak. Severely burned, she was taken prisoner. After surviving in a German POW camp for 5 months, she was liberated by Soviet troops. After experiencing numerous humiliations as an ''ex-POW'' in 1965 the author finally received a top military award, a long-delayed ''Golden Star'' with the honorary title of ''Hero of the Soviet Union''. This is a quite unique story of courage, determination and bravery in the face of tremendous personal adversity. The many obstacles Anna had to cross before she could fly first the Po-2, then the Sturmovik, are recounted in detail, including her tough work helping to build the Moscow Metro before the outbreak of war. Above all, Over Fields of Fire is a very human story - sometimes sad, sometimes angry, filled with hope, at other times with near-despair, abundant in comradeship and professionalism - and never less than a large dose of determination! ABOUT THE AUTHORAnna Alexandrovna Timofeeva-Egorova was born on 23 September 1916. After attending school she had hoped to learn to fly but this wish was delayed due to one of her brother''s becoming a victim of the Communist security system, which deemed him an ''enemy of the people''. After a number of setbacks Anna learned to fly, and during the first part of the Great Patriotic War flew Po-2 biplanes for the 130th Aviation Signals Squadron, being shot down three times. She then switched to flying the fearsome Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik ground-attack aircraft with the 805th Ground Attack Regiment (805 ShAP), 197th Ground Attack Division. Anna flew approximately 270 combat missions before being shot down in the summer of 1944, being severely injured and taken prisoner by the Germans. Thanks to her determination, and the skill, dedication, care and kindness of numerous individuals, she made a remarkable recovery and was liberated when the Soviets overran her POW camp near K�strin in 1945. However, her troubles were not over, as the Soviet authorities initially believed her to be a traitor and collaborator and subjected her to 11 days of continuous interrogations. She was released, although her injuries were such that was medically discharged from the Air Force in 1945. She continued to fight to clear her name after the war - she was eventually reinstated into the Communist Party and in 1965 finally received the award of ''Hero of the Soviet Union''. She died in October 2009.

Download or read book Sukhoi Su 57 Op HS written by Yefim Gordon and published by Hikoki Publications Limited. This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As early as 1979, Soviet aircraft designers started work on a program called I-90, a fighter for the 1990s. Two Soviet aircraft design bureaus took on the task, Mikoyan and Sukhoi. Work began in 1983 but with the dissolution of the Soviet Union the project stalled. In 2002 the Russian government kicked off a new program under which Sukhoi began development of what was then known as PAK FA (Future Tactical Aviation Aircraft System). Known in house as the T-50, this aircraft strongly resembled the American F-22 Raptor in overall appearance. The first prototype took to the air on January 29, 2010 and in 2017 the fighter was allocated the service designation Su-57. In 2018 the aircraft had its combat debut when four of the prototypes were briefly deployed to Syria during the Russian campaign against the IS terror network in that country. Production was officially launched in May 2019, with the Russian Air Force having 70-plus on order. This work charts the development and trials history of the 1.44, Su-47 and Su-57, as well as other project versions that did not make it to the hardware stage. It is illustrated with numerous previously unpublished photos and drawings.

Download or read book The History of Soviet Aircraft from 1918 written by Václav Němeček and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Om de mange, hovedsagelig militære fly, der er produceret i Sovietunionen siden 1918