This comprehensive new book describes the current state of Russia's military air assets - the Air Force/Air Defence Force, the Naval Aviation, the air arms of the Border Guards, the Federal Security Service and the Ministry of Interior (the police). The book details the Russian Air Force's current o...

This is the complete, comprehensive history of the famous Mikoyan Design Bureau, from its establishment in 1939 to the present day. Every aircraft type developed by the Mikoyan OKB is covered in detail, with descriptions of all known versions and a wealth of recently declassified data. Line drawing...

The Avro Lancaster is one of the most well known and revered aircraft in aviation history. The RAF's heavy bomber was developed during the early years of World War 2 when Britain's only means of taking the offensive to Germany was through the Royal Air Force's strategic night-bombing campaign. The ...

This authoritative, new study reveals how imported American aircraft, engines, and aviation equipment were used in pre-revolutionary Russia, the Soviet Union, and today's Russia, influencing the development of aircraft industry, civil, and military aviation over the years. U.S. aviation first 'set ...

2009 marks the 25th anniversary of Virgin Atlantic's maiden flight from Gatwick to Newark in the USA, although the origins of the company are slightly older, dating back to the formation of British Atlantic Airways in 1982. BAA was originally conceived as a an airline flying between Britain and the ...

This comprehensive book shows how the imports of German aircraft and engines and the use of German scientific and technical achievements in the field of aeronautics have influenced the development of aircraft construction, air transport, and military aviation in Russia and the Soviet Union. The book...