Vakhmistrov's Circus: Zveno Combined Aircraft - The Projects, Development, Testing and Combat [Maslov, Mikhail] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Vakhmistrov's Circus: Zveno Combined Aircraft - The Projects, Development, Testing and Combat Review: Nicely Illustrated, Excellent Monograph For This Price Point - Mr. Maslov has produced an excellent book at this price point. It's nicely illustrated and has good amount of text describing the men involved, technical difficulties, development, and use. The pages devoted to technical development were quite satisfying with adequate numbers of illustrations/photographs covering the unique equipment used to mate the aircraft along with illustrations of proposed parasite aircraft. Some of the Helion books covering some aspect or another of Soviet aviation have suffered from poor reproduction of photo's/drawings, etc., I can happily say this monograph does not. The photographs and drawings are of sufficient quality to allow direct visual comparison with the contemporary equipment used to recover the F9C Sparrowhawk onboard the USS Akron and USS Macon. At 144 pages it's a great introduction to Soviet composite aircraft. One minor caveat; if you're looking for in-depth technical descriptions of the aircraft involved like the TB-3, they're not there. Overall, highly recommended for those with an interest in composite aircraft or pre-war Soviet aviation. Review: Umfassende und mit vielen neuen Aspekten versehene Darstellung der russischen Entwicklungen zu Huckepack Flugzeugen, wobei auch neu zugängliche Quellen neue Informationen und Bewertungen enthalten. Reichhaltig bebildert und illustriert sind für die damalige Zeit hochinnovative Ideen und Konzepte erläutert. Wenngleich sich vieles im Rückblick auch als technische Sackgasse darstellt, sind teilweise auch Wege aufgezeigt worden, die für heute Luftfahrzeuge und Transportkonzepte relevant sind. In diesem Sinne eine klare Empfehlung für Luftfahrt Interessierte - insbesondere mit Schwerpunkt auf die russische Luftfahrt. Englischer Text.
| Best Sellers Rank | #5,982,636 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #2,434 in Aviation History (Books) #5,871 in Russian History (Books) #6,855 in Military Aviation History (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 5.0 5.0 out of 5 stars (7) |
| Dimensions | 7.25 x 0.5 x 10 inches |
| ISBN-10 | 1911096753 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1911096757 |
| Item Weight | 14.4 ounces |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 144 pages |
| Publication date | April 3, 2017 |
| Publisher | Helion and Company |
J**L
Nicely Illustrated, Excellent Monograph For This Price Point
Mr. Maslov has produced an excellent book at this price point. It's nicely illustrated and has good amount of text describing the men involved, technical difficulties, development, and use. The pages devoted to technical development were quite satisfying with adequate numbers of illustrations/photographs covering the unique equipment used to mate the aircraft along with illustrations of proposed parasite aircraft. Some of the Helion books covering some aspect or another of Soviet aviation have suffered from poor reproduction of photo's/drawings, etc., I can happily say this monograph does not. The photographs and drawings are of sufficient quality to allow direct visual comparison with the contemporary equipment used to recover the F9C Sparrowhawk onboard the USS Akron and USS Macon. At 144 pages it's a great introduction to Soviet composite aircraft. One minor caveat; if you're looking for in-depth technical descriptions of the aircraft involved like the TB-3, they're not there. Overall, highly recommended for those with an interest in composite aircraft or pre-war Soviet aviation.
T**R
Umfassende und mit vielen neuen Aspekten versehene Darstellung der russischen Entwicklungen zu Huckepack Flugzeugen, wobei auch neu zugängliche Quellen neue Informationen und Bewertungen enthalten. Reichhaltig bebildert und illustriert sind für die damalige Zeit hochinnovative Ideen und Konzepte erläutert. Wenngleich sich vieles im Rückblick auch als technische Sackgasse darstellt, sind teilweise auch Wege aufgezeigt worden, die für heute Luftfahrzeuge und Transportkonzepte relevant sind. In diesem Sinne eine klare Empfehlung für Luftfahrt Interessierte - insbesondere mit Schwerpunkt auf die russische Luftfahrt. Englischer Text.
G**Y
Yes ,a wonderfull book,well written with good photos some new to me nice profiles added to the text..IF you have an interest on russian aviation history,well worth to have in your book collection.Gary
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