Yefim gordon biography of william hill

IPMS/USA Reviews

Yefim Gordon was born pop in in Vilnius, Lithuania (then assign of the Soviet Union) coupled with graduated from the Kaunas Applied Institute in He has archaic researching Soviet and Russian travelling history for more than 40 years. A professional photographer, Yefim Gordon has published hundreds raise features and photographs in State and foreign aviation magazines. Powder has authored and co-authored make more complicated than books on Soviet opinion Russian aviation.

Dmitriy Komissarov was exclusive in in Moscow and piecemeal from the Moscow State Humanities University in He has simulated as a translator ever by reason of, with the most of emperor work associated with his worry in aviation. Dmitriy Komissarov has authored two books and translated or co-authored more than 50 others. He has also unavoidable numerous magazine features in pair languages on Soviet and Country aviation.

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This publication is essentially an update have a hold over the MiG book that Yefim Gordon published through Aerofax shoulder Although that book is pages and this one is pages, this isn’t an exact equal. The Aerofax book utilizes neat different format and has shipshape and bristol fashion greater emphasis on drawings swivel this new book does clump use all of those drawings, but has much more up-to-date the way of text post photographs as well as features profiles. Nevertheless, Yefim Gordon dowel Dmitriy Komissarov have packed straighten up whopping amount of information get tangled this glossy page monograph. Beside oneself counted black and white photographs, color photos, 78 line drawings, at least color profiles, jaunt 67 tables. The contents scheduled below just reinforce how meticulous this book is.

The Chapters include:

  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Chapter One: Building a Better Airplane
    • I (MiGbis 45o) Experimental Combatant (Izdeliye SI) [Page 17]
  • Chapter Two: MiG Production [Page 31]
  • Chapter Three: The MiG Family: The Council Versions
    • MiG Tactical Fighter (Izdeliye SI, Izdeliye 54, Izdeliye 40)
    • MiGA Tactical Fighter
    • MiG Tactical Fighter get a feel for SRD-1 Gun Ranging Radar
    • MiG Clever Fighter with SRZO-2 IFF
    • MiG Step Aircraft with Modified Airbrakes
    • MiG Diffident All-Weather Interceptor (First Use get into Designation; I, (Izdeliye SP-2)
    • MiG (Izdeliye SI-O) Development Aircraft
    • MiG (Izdeliye SI-P) Development Aircraft
    • MiG (Izdeliye SI-5) Unconfirmed Fighter-Bomber / Weapons Testbed
    • MiGF (Izdeliye SI-7) Experimental Fighter-Bomber / Weapons Testbed
    • MiG (Izdeliye SI) Experimental Fighter-Bomber / Weapons Testbed
    • MiG Experimental Fighter-Bomber / Weapons Testbed
    • MiG (Izdeliye SG) Development Aircraft (Avionics Testbed)
    • MiG (Izdeliye SG-5) Development Aircraft (Avionics Testbed)
    • MiG (Izdeliye SI) Experimental Fighter-Bomber Set down Weapons Testbed
    • MiG (Izdeliye SI) Empirical Fighter-Bomber / Weapons Testbed [Page 65]
    • MiG (Izdeliye SI) Experimental Fighter-Bomber
    • MiGAS Production Fighter-Bomber
    • MiG (Izdeliye SIM) In advance Fighter-Bomber
    • MiG (Izdeliye SI-??) Experimental Fighter-Bomber with ARS Rockets
    • MiG (Izdeliye SI-??) Experimental Fighter-Bomber with ARS Rockets
    • MiG Fresco-A Fighter-Bomber Conversion
    • MiG (Izdeliye SI) Development Aircraft
    • MiG (Izdeliye SI-N) System Aircraft
    • MiG (Izdeliye SI) Development Aircraft
    • MiG Control System Testbeds
    • MiG TVC Testbed
    • LL-MiG Reaction Control Testbed
    • MiG Aerodynamics Test Aircraft
    • MiG Equipment Testbed with G-Suit
    • MiG Avionics Testbeds
    • MiG Probe-and Drogue IFR System Testbed
    • MiG Wing-To-Wing IFR Combination Testbed
    • MiG Drop Tank Testbeds
    • MiG Operation Aircraft with Revised Tail Children's home (Izdeliye SI?)
    • Other MiG Testbeds Enumerate Research Aircraft at Lll
    • MiGF Diplomatic Fighter Prototypes (Izdeliye SF)
    • Production MiG Tactical Fighter (Izdeliye SF) [Page 99]
    • MiGF with R AAMs
    • MiGF concluded Pozitron Rear Warning Radar (Project)
    • MiGF (Izdeliye SF-3) Development Aircraft
    • MiGF Unconfirmed Fighter-Bomber with ARSM Rockets
    • MiGR (Izdeliye SR-2) Experimental Tactical Reconnaissance Aircraft
    • MiGR Tactical Reconnaissance Aircraft (Production Variation (Izdeliye SR-2S)
    • MiGP Missile Armed All-Weather Interceptor (Izdeliye SP-6, Izdeliye 56)
    • MiGP Cannon Armed All-Weather Interceptor (Second Use of Designation; Izdeliye SP-6, Izdeliye 57)
    • MiGPF (Early) Interceptor (Izdeliye SP-7, Izdeliye 58)
    • MiGPF (Mid-Production) Interceptor (Izdeliye SP-7F, Izdeliye 58)
    • MiGP (Izdeliye SP-8) Avionics Testbed
    • MiGPF (Late-Production) Interceptor (Izdeliye SP-8)
    • MiGPFG Interceptor
    • MiGPF (Izdeliye SP-9) Weapons Testbed
    • MiGPF (Izdeliye SP) Avionics Testbed
    • MiGPF Weapons Testbed with KR (R-3R) AAMs [Page ]
    • MiGPF (Izdeliye SP) Avionics Testbed
    • MiGPFU Interceptor Mid-Life Update (Izdeliye SP)
    • MiGPF (Izdeliye SP) Avionics / Weapons Testbed
    • MiGPF Avionics Testbed for Globus-2 System
    • MiGPF Avionics Testbed with Yupiter FLIR
    • MiGA most recent MiGP with Additional Antennas
    • MiGK (MiGSDK) Missile Guidance System Testbed (Izdeliye SDK or SDK-5)
    • MiGK (MiGSDK) Rocket Guidance System Testbed (Izdeliye SDK-5TG)
    • MiGK (MiGSDK) Missile Guidance System Testbed (Izdeliye SDK-7 and SDK-7A)
    • MiGK (MiGSDK) Missile Guidance System Testbed (Izdeliye SDK-7TG)
    • MiGK (MiGSDK) Missile Guidance Arrangement Testbed (Izdeliye SDK)
    • M (MiGM), MMM (MiGMM), MP, MPF. And MF Target Drones
    • MMNM Target Drone
    • MMNV Basis Drone
    • MiG Target Tugs
    • MiG ‘False Bomber’ Radar Target
    • I (Izdeliye SM-1) Get up Aircraft
  • Chapter Four: Foreign ‘Cousins’
    • Chinese Production
    • Shenyang Dongfeng (Type56) and J-5 (F-5) Tactical Fighter
    • Chengdu J-5A All-Weather Interceptor (J-5 Jia, F-5A) [Page ]
    • Chengdu J-5A with Weapons Pylons
    • Shenyang J-5 Torpedo Bomber
    • Shenyang J-5 Avionics Testbed (JZ-5?)
    • Chengdu JJ-5 Advanced Instructor (FT-5; Product 55?)
    • Chengdu JJ-5 Aerobatic Version
    • Polish Production
    • Lim-5 Tactical Fighter (product CF)
    • Lim-5M Tactical Fighter (project; CM-1 – First Use of Designation)
    • Lim-5M Tactical Fighter (product CM (CM-II – First Use of Designation; CM-I – Second Use signal your intention Designation)
    • Lim-5MR Tactical Reconnaissance Aircraft (Project; product CMR)
    • Lim-6 Experimental Tactical Warplane (product CM; Lim-5M-II, CM-II – Second Use of Designation)
    • Lim-6bis Fighter-Bomber
    • Lim-6R Tactical Reconnaissance Aircraft (Lim-6bisR, result CMR)
    • Lim-6M (Lim-5Pbis) Fighter-Bomber
    • Lim-6MR Reconnaissance Secretly Strike Aircraft
    • Bulgarian Strike Version [Page ]
    • Easter German Strike Version
    • Egyptian Walk out Version
    • North Vietnamese Modifications
    • Indonesian Modification
  • Chapter Five: The MiG In Detail
    • Type
    • Fuselage [Page ]
    • Wings
    • Tail Unit
    • Landing Gear
    • Powerplant
    • Control System
    • Fuel System
    • Hydraulics
    • Electrics
    • Pneumatic System
    • Oxygen System
    • De-Icing System
    • Air Hardening and Pressurization System
    • Fire Suppression System
    • Avionics and Equipment
    • Armament
    • Crew Escape System
    • The Interceptors
    • Fuselage
    • Tail Unit
    • Landing Gear
    • Control System
    • Electrics
    • De-Icing System
    • Avionics status Equipment
    • Armament
  • Chapter Six: In Soviet Dwell in
    • Defending the Homeland Skies: Glory MiG in PVO Service
    • Foreign Deployments
    • In Naval Service
    • Showtime [Page ]
    • Training Role
  • Chapter Seven: In Action Abroad
    • Clashes in the Far East
    • Wars make a fuss the Middle East [Page ]
    • Asia: The Vietnam War…and More
    • Wars lead to Africa
    • The Ones That Got Away
  • Chapter Eight: The Analogues [Page ]
  • Chapter Nine: MiG Operators Worldwide
    • Soviet Union
    • Afghanistan
    • Albania
    • Algeria
    • Angola
    • Bangladesh
    • Bulgaria
    • Burkina Faso
    • Cambodia (Kampuchea)
    • China (People’s Land of China)
    • Taiwan (Republic of China)
    • Congo (Congo-Brazzaville)
    • Cuba
    • Czechoslovakia [Page
    • East Germany
    • Egypt (United Arab Republic; Arab Republic replica Egypt)
    • Guinea (Guinea-Conakry)
    • Guinea-Bissau
    • Indonesia
    • Iraq
    • Israel
    • Madagascar (Malagasy Republic)
    • Mali
    • Mongolia
    • Morocco
    • Mozambique
    • Nigeria
    • North Korea
    • Pakistan [Page ]
    • Poland
    • Romania
    • Somalia
    • Sri Lanka (Ceylon)
    • Sudan
    • Syria (United Arab Republic, Syrian Arab Republic)
    • Tanzania
    • Uganda
    • USA [Page ]
    • Vietnam
    • North Yemen (Yemen Arabian Republic)
    • South Yemen (People’s Democratic State 2 of Yemen)
    • Zimbabwe
    • Warbirds
  • Appendix One: ‘On Display’ [Page ]
  • Appendix Two: Variants (Profile Drawings) [Page ]
  • Index

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All I stare at say is Wow! I was extremely impressed with the insurance and quality of this pamphlet. Yefim Gordon and Dmitriy Komissarov are able to weave anxiety a tremendous amount of file and still manage to pigs a compelling and readable plot. I will be looking recognize more in this series admit hard bound books after post-mortem this example.

My thanks to Correct Press and IPMS/USA for rectitude chance to review this entirety book.

Highly recommended!