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Title: Jetliners of the Red Star Condition: New Author: Charles Kennedy Format: Hardback EAN: 9780993260438 ISBN: 9780993260438 Publisher: Astral Horizon Aviation Press Genre: Travel & Transport Release Date: 05/06/2018 Description: This book tells the story of every jetliner produced by the Soviet Union, including the Tupolev Tu-104 (the world's first successful passenger jet), the Ilyushin Il-62 (Aeroflot's flagship) and the supersonic rival to Concorde, the Tu-144. Other chapters cover the Tu-154 workhorse, the Il-86/-96 jumbo jet and the world's first regional jet, the Yak-40 (and -42). The meltdown of political certainties coincided with the Tu-204, which was able to form a bridge out of the old Soviet era into the current age. The story of commercial aviation and aero engineering behind the Iron Curtain is told in fascinating detail accompanied by beautiful illustrations taken from Russian archives by Charles Kennedy, one of aviation's best-known writers. Not only for aviation fans but also a fascinating look Soviet history, European socialism and the evolution of technology. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Item Height: 240mm Item Length: 170mm Item Width: 15mm Release Year: 2018 Missing Information?
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