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Tupolev Tu-16 : Versatile Cold War Bomber, Hardcover by Gordon, Yefim; Komiss...
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- Condition
- Book Title
- Tupolev Tu-16 : Versatile Cold War Bomber
- ISBN
- 9780764354182
- Publication Year
- 2017
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- Tupolev Tu-16: Versatile Cold War Bomber
- Item Height
- 279 mm
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing LTD
- Item Width
- 216 mm
- Subject
- Government
- Number of Pages
- 464 Pages
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Developed to meet a Soviet Ministry of Defense requirement for a fast bomber that would counter the threat posed by NATO, the Tu-16 was a ground-breaking project. It was the first Soviet medium bomber to feature swept wings, and it was built around a pair of turbojets that were the world's most powerful jet engines at the time. First flown in 1952, the Tu-16 filled such roles as nuclear bomb delivery, missile strike, reconnaissance, and Electronic Counter Measures. It also served as the basis for the first Soviet jet airliner, the Tu-104. Nearly 1,500 were built for the Soviet Air Force and the Soviet Navy, and the Tu-16 showed remarkable longevity, the final examples being retired in 1993. The type saw quite a bit of combat - from the Six-Days War of 1967 to the Afghan War. The Tu-16 was also produced in China and remains in Chinese service to this day. All known versions are described, as is the Tu-16's operational career. The book features many hitherto unpublished photos. AUTHORS: Yefim Gordon is an aviation journalist and photographer who has been researching Soviet/Russian aviation history for more than forty years. He has authored and co-authored more than 125 books on the subject and published hundreds of features and photographs in Russian and foreign aviation magazines. Dmitriy Komissarov is a translator and journalist whose work has been associated with aviation since 1993. He has translated or authored/co-authored more than seventy-five books on Soviet/Russian aircraft and written numerous features for Russian and foreign aviation magazines. Vladimir Rigmant started working in aviation engineering in 1963, and has been working for the Tupolev aircraft design bureau since 1986. He is the director of the Tupolev Joint-Stock Co. museum. He has authored several hundred magazine features on aviation and is also the author/co-author of more than twenty books on Soviet/Russian aircraft. SELLING POINTS: . Created in the early 1950s, the Tu-16 was the Soviet Union's first swept-wing heavy jet bomber . All known versions are described, as is the Tu-16's operational career . Features over 1,000 photos, with many previously unpublished 1033 colour and b/w images
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Schiffer Publishing LTD
ISBN-13
9780764354182
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239802971
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Publication Name
Tupolev Tu-16: Versatile Cold War Bomber
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Government
Publication Year
2017
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
464 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
279 mm
Item Width
216 mm
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United States
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