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Myasishchev M-4 and 3M: The First Soviet Strategic Jet Bomber

Door Yefim Gordon

Categorie
Vliegtuigen & Luchtvaart
Boeknummer
#365252-KH4
Titel
Myasishchev M-4 and 3M: The First Soviet Strategic Jet Bomber
Auteur
Gordon, Yefim
Boektype
Paperback
Uitgeverij
Hinckley : Midland Publishing
Jaar van uitgave
2003
ISBN10
1857801520
ISBN13
9781857801521
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Paperback, illustrated with numerous photographs in b/w, 4to. Red Star Volume 11.
Samenvatting
This is the story of the Soviet Union's first intercontinental jet bomber, which was to have become a carrier of nuclear missiles and the Soviet answer to the Boeing B-52. Much to the surprise of many, the little-known Myasischev bureau was chosen to do the job; it had been disbanded a few years earlier and reinstated solely to create such a bomber. Known to the West as the Bison, the new bomber employed many innovative features (including a bicycle landing gear) and was created within the short period of just one year; Western military observers were stunned when the aircraft was formally unveiled at the 1953 May Day parade. The M-4 and the much-improved 3M remained in service for 40 years until retired and scrapped in compliance with the START treaty. The Bison also served as the basis f... (Lees verder)or the VM-T Atlant specialized cargo aircraft designed to piggy-back the Buran space shuttle and components of the Energiya launch rocket. Also described in this book are the many projected derivatives of the M-4 designed in the 1950s, including longrange airliners.
Pagina's
127
Conditie
Goed — Bottom corner front cover creased.
Prijs
€ 15,00

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