A Guide to the Russian Federation Air Force Museum at Monino

KOROLKOV, B; KAZASHVILI, V

ISBN 10: 0764300768 / ISBN 13: 9780764300769

Published by Schiffer Military, 1996

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Brown cloth boards with brown lettering to spine and front. Boards are generally in very good order. No particular bumping or wear to corners or edges. Spine is intact and bright with just a little mild bumping to ends. Textblock is tight, bright and clean. 174 pp + adverts. Pictoral glazed paper dust jacket with black lettering to spine and front. Dj is in a good condition albeit with some very mild creasing to the edges. Additional photos are available upon request. When securely packed this item will weigh in the region of 940g. Unless specifically mentioned, all our books are photographed so you can see what you are buying. ABE may, however, display a stock image whilst processing ours. (YBP Ref: 031152:7b) Size: 4to - over 9 3/4" - 12" Tall Language: ENG 940 G.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Guide to the Russian Federation Air Force Museum at Monino
• Publisher: Schiffer Military
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0764300768
• ISBN 13: 9780764300769
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 940 grams
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Aviation

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Synopsis

Deep in a green pine forest, some 38 kilometers from Moscow is the Russian Federation Air Force Museum at Monino - a truly unique collection. The museum is founded on a rich collection of full-scale aircraft exhibits, as well as helicopters, aircraft engines, armament and search-and-rescue equipment, and reflects the history of Russian and Soviet aviation development from 1909 to the present. Included in this guide: Aviation of the Late 19th and the Early 20th Century; "Letatlin", "Mozhaisky Flying Aircraft", Wright Brothers Airplane, Blerior Aircraft, Utimtsev Engine. "Grizodubov-1" Aircraft, "Ilya Muromets", "Voisin", "Sopwith", Farman-IV": Aircraft of the 1920s & 1930s; ANT-2, ANT-4 (TB-1), ANT-6 (TB-3), ANT-25 (RD), ANT-40 (SB), DB-3 (Il-4), U-2 (Po-2), P-5, I-16: Aircraft of World War II and Post-war Rotary Aircraft; MiG-3, Yak-9u, La-7, La-11, Il-2, Il-10m, Pe-2, Tu-2, Tu-4, Il-12, Il-14, AN-2, AN-14: Subsonic and Transonic Jet Aircraft; Bi-1, MiG-15, MiG-15UTI, MiG-27, La-15, Su-25, Yak-17, Yak-23, Yak-25, Yak-25RV, Yak-36, Yak-38, Tu-16, Tu-104, Tu-95, Tu-114, Il-28, Il-18, Il-62, 3M, M-17, Yak-40, Yak-42, An-8, An-10A, An-12, An-24, Be-12, Be-32; Supersonic Jet Aircraft; MiG-19, MiG-21, MiG-21 I ("Analogue"), MiG-23, MiG-25, MiG-29, "Buran" analogue. Su-7, Su-9, Su-7b, Su-7L, Su-7Bkl, Su-11, Su-15, Su-17, M, Su-100, Su-24, Su-27, La-250, Yak-27r, Yak-28L, Tu-22, Tu-22M, Tu-128, Tu-144, M-50: Helicopters: Mi-1, Mi-4, Mi-6, Mi-10, Mi-8, Mi-2, Mi-12, Mi-24A, Ka-15, and KA-18. KA-25, KA-26. Yak-24: Lightweight Aircraft and Trainers: "Burevestnik", UT-2, Yak-12R, Yak-11, Yak-18, Yak-18U, Yak-18PM. Yak-18T, Yak-30, Tak-50, Yak-52B, L-29 "Dolphin", Stock-2, and many other examples of aircraft ordnance, and armament. Colonel-General B. Korolkov is head of the Gagarin Air Force Academy. V. Kazashvili is the chief curator of the Russian Federation Air Museum of Monino.